By SEMA News Editors
Systematic Holdings, XS Power Batteries' Parent Company, Acquires Lithium Pros, Ampere Audio
Systematic Holdings, the Knoxville, Tennessee-based parent company of XS Power Batteries, has added Lithium Pros and Ampere Audio to its family of brands.
With the acquisitions, Ampere and Lithium Pros become sister companies of Sundown Audio, XS Power Batteries and several other brands under the Systematic Holdings umbrella.
The acquisitions further the overall portfolio of the company, according to Scottie Johnson, owner and CEO of Systematic Holdings.
Lithium Pros offers a range of power solutions for racing, marine and other industries and brings vast application knowledge, proprietary BMS systems and state-of-the-art testing equipment to the Systematic family, according to the company. With Systematic's product development capabilities, and manufacturing and distribution capacity, the newly combined team will expand to multiple new markets.
Ampere Audio was founded by Andrew Bailey in 2011 and offers a variety of subwoofers ranging in size, as well as amplifiers and other audio equipment. The brand will be re-evaluating and expanding its line of products to include a variety of new offerings. More details on the company's direction will be released at a later date.
For more information, visit xspowerbatteries.com.
AAM Group Adds Erin Boyle to Supplier Relations Team
The AAM Group has hired Erin Boyle to join its supplier relations team in the new role of supplier relations leader. The new position is intended to achieve greater support and compliance for supplier partners among AAM's distribution membership.
Boyle will lead multiple processes that affect the entire member, supplier and AAM HQ chain, according to the company, including identifying underperforming brands and advocating for their growth, influencing members to show preference for supporting suppliers, facilitating the resolution of member service requests, supporting marketing efforts for supplier partners and more.
Prior to AAM, Boyle served as a senior sales analyst for King Engine Bearings and operates her own analytics and sales consultation business focusing on analytics, ACES/PIES linking and industry standards.
For more information, visit theaamgroup.com.