Bill Kasuga co-founded Kenwood Electronics Inc. in 1961 as a distribution company for Trio Corp., a Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer, and gradually built Kenwood into a name synonymous with quality stereo systems. The company name was changed to Kenwood U.S.A. Corp. in 1975. In 1993 Kasuga was named chairman of the board for the company, which then had sales of more than $500 million and more than 300 employees. Kasuga stepped down as chairman in 1995, but continued with Kenwood as a member of the executive committee, the 401k Trustees Board and as an advisor to Kenwood’s president. He formally retired from Kenwood on June 1, 2002. Today he serves as an advisor to Kenwood’s president. Kasuga graduated from the University of San Francisco, served in the U.S. Army for 16 years and worked for A&A Trading Corp., an importing affiliate of RadioShack, before founding Kenwood. He is also a CEA Lifetime Achievement Award winner.