Raymond J. Lepper

With over 30 years in the Consumer Electronics industry, Mr. Lepper has worked in all the segments of the CE supply chain, from manufacturing and distribution to retail. Returning to the US in 1998, after four years in the U.K., where he headed up KEF Audio (UK), the well known British loudspeaker company, Mr. Lepper worked as President of Home Media® Stores, L.C, the Richmond, VA based residential electronics systems integration company he co-founded in 1994.

In addition to his work developing the business and the brand of Home Media, he has been an active member of the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) where over seven years he served on CEDIA's Board of Directors and on its executive committee, as Secretary, Vice-President, President, and Past-President. He chaired the CEDIA Professional Certification Board of Governors and was the first chair of CEDIA's Education Council and its Global Program Committee.

In addition to his volunteer work for CEDIA, Mr. Lepper is the past Chair of the Virginia Council of CEOs and a current member of the Richmond Forum Board of Directors. He is a frequent resource for technology writers and editors of national magazines and newspapers and has written on a range of subjects for CE industry magazines including Residential Systems, CE Pro, Dealerscope, Custom Retailer, and the British Audio Journal.

Since April 2011, after selling Home Media, Mr. Lepper’s Panamint Group has been involved coaching and advising small business CEOs and consulting for several startup businesses. Most recently he served as Director of Operational Alignment for VIA International, the largest residential system integrator in North America. Throughout his career, Mr. Lepper has been involved in building and leading first-class organizations.