FOR-A America Appoints Jo Aun To Lead U.S. Product Development

FOR-A America named Jo Aun as Senior Manager of Product Management and Engineering, reporting directly to Satoshi Kanemura, President and COO.

In this new position, Jo will guide the planning, development, and rollout of FOR-A’s broadcast and video technology across the U.S.

A key part of Jo's new role will be as a liaison between U.S. operations and FOR-A Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo. He will serve as the key connection between U.S. customers and FOR-A's engineering teams in Japan, ensuring that customer feedback directly informs product strategy. He will also lead engineering activities, manage system integrations, and support training for U.S. staff on FOR-A’s proprietary IP technologies.

Jo rejoins FOR-A after serving as a System Consultant, specializing in IP and cloud solutions, at Riedel Communications. Earlier in his career, he was Deputy Sales Engineering Manager at FOR-A Corporation in Tokyo, where he supervised international system integrations, including projects for the New World Symphony in Miami and large-scale U.S. houses of worship.

Aun will oversee the product life cycle from concept and market analysis to rollout and post-sales support. He'll ensure the parent company’s technical vision is aligned with global business objectives.

Jo's appointment comes on the heels of Satoshi Araki joining FOR-A America as Product Manager, IP. Araki also came to FOR-A America from FOR-A Corporation headquarters, where he was an instrumental member of the company's systems integration division, leading integration efforts of all IP-related products.

At NAB this year, FOR-A introduced FOR-A IMPULSE (Integrated Media Platform with UnLimited StructureE) – a live production platform that features signal processing, multi-view, switching, graphics, audio mix, and media player as software function nodes.

Last year, FOR-A introduced the SMPTE ST 2110 resource sharing software, Hi-RDS; as well as FOR-A MixBoard – a software-based switcher; and updates to the software-based live production platform, SOAR-A (Software Optimised Appliance Revolutionized by FOR-A). FOR-A's live production ecosystem works with all flavors of IP, featuring full support for ST 2110 standards.

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