The executive team at NUGEN Audio has announced the immediate promotions of its senior team members, Charles Blessing and Sophie Guest, who will be stepping into the roles of CEO and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), respectively. The changes come as NUGEN Audio Co-founder Dr. Paul Tapper steps back from his position as CEO to focus on his new immersive gaming brand, Fruity Systems. Tapper will continue to serve as a Director and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for NUGEN Audio. Additionally, Guest will join Blessing and Tapper on the company’s Board of Directors.

As CEO, Charles Blessing will continue to push forth the company’s forward-thinking efforts and provide the leadership needed to take NUGEN Audio into the future. Blessing, who previously served as the brand’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) first joined the company as a Software Engineer in 2013. Prior to that, Blessing, who has a degree in Computer Science and Maths from the University of York, held several programmer and engineer positions with Team17 Software.

Sophie Guest has been promoted to CMO and will now join Tapper and Blessing on the Board of Directors. Guest first joined NUGEN Audio in 2018 as Creative Marketing Manager and most recently served as Marketing Director. A creative thinker who moonlights as a radio presenter and voiceover artist, Guest is a graduate of Manchester Metropolitan University, from which she holds a degree in Hospitality and Events Management. After pivoting from her initial career path, Guest held various sales, marketing and promotions positions before coming to NUGEN Audio.