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Mr. Althoff has served as President-Latin America since September 2004. Immediately prior to joining InfoSonics Mr. Althoff served as a consultant in telecommunications and from 2001-2003 was Vice President of Telecom Solutions with Brightstar Corporation. From 1995-2001 Mr. Althoff held key positions for Ericsson Mobile Phones in the Americas particularly in Latin America where he was Vice President of Sales and Distribution. During 2000-2001 Mr. Althoff was responsible for the sales & marketing of smartphones modules and modems in all of the Americas. Throughout his tenure with Ericsson in Latin America Mr. Althoff was responsible for opening regional markets management recruitment and played key roles in the development of the Supply Chain as well as that of Sales Marketing and overall branding. It was precisely during 1999 a period of rapid growth in Latin America led by Mexico Brazil Argentina and Chile when Ericsson’s market share for handsets in Latin America reached 30% the highest of any region in the world. Mr. Althoff has a Masters Degree in Economic Studies in Education from Stanford University. | 