ABOUT BIAMP

STEVE METZGER

President and CEO

Steve Metzger is president of Biamp Systems. He joined the company in 2000 and served as a Regional Manager, and later the Vice President of Business Development and Chief Operating Officer before being appointed President. During his tenure with the company, Steve established the product management group, expanded training to global markets, developed new business opportunities, and has contributed to the overall growth of Biamp. In 2008, he led an effort to acquire Creative Audio, an engineering company located in Brisbane Australia. Metzger is a member of the CEO Advisory Council for Greenlight Greater Portland, a regional economic development organization, and is a board member of the Good Neighbor Center, a homeless shelter for families. He spends his free time enjoying the beautiful outdoors that Oregon has to offer and woodworking. He has been married for 29 years and has one daughter.

GRAEME HARRISON

Executive Vice President of Marketing

Graeme Harrison has worked for Biamp Systems for 20 years. He first started as the company’s Regional Manager in Europe serving Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India. He then transitioned to International Sales Manager and later Vice President of International Sales before being promoted to his current position. Prior to working for Biamp, Graeme worked with Renkus-Heinz, Inc. and Hill Audio.

Graeme's first degree was in chemistry and he also worked as a research chemist for various petroleum companies, including BP. However, he made the move from chemistry to his first love, music, because he was and still is a musician. His music experience these days is limited to thrashing about on the drum set in his basement and occasional forays with the Biamp band.

Actively involved with TED (Technology Entertainment and Design), Graeme attends TED Global each year as well as other regional TED conferences to gather ideas from outside of the industry and meet and exchange ideas with new innovative individuals from a wide array of backgrounds. Beyond being passionate about meeting new people, he’s passionate about food, wine, traveling, as well as environmentalism and corporate social responsibility (CSR) and worked alongside Steve Metzger to found the Charitable Leadership Committee within Biamp. Graeme is also a member of the Northwest China Export Council.

MATT CZYZEWSKI

Executive Vice President of Operations

Matt Czyzewski is the Executive Vice President of Operations at Biamp Systems. Matt is responsible for leading the Engineering, Manufacturing, and Education and Training departments. Prior to this, Matt served as the Vice President of Business Development and was the Vice President of Engineering for more than 10 years. During this time he led and managed the product concept and development phase for Biamp's award-winning Audia® and Nexia® DSP product lines. Matt has been with Biamp for 15 years and has more than 25 years of industry experience.

Matt developed his passion for this industry while employed as a technician for a systems integrator in Toledo, OH. In that role he repaired equipment, designed and installed sound systems in religious, educational and commercial applications. It was during this time that he obtained his BSEE degree from the University of Toledo.

Matt is a member of IEEE, AES, and serves as the Biamp representative to the AVnu Alliance and Biamp representative for PAMA. In his spare time, Matt is an avid golfer.