GLOBAL: PK Sound has appointed Conrad Whelan as Chairman of the Board, strengthening its leadership team as the company continues to expand the global reach of its patented robotic line array technology and position itself for long-term growth within the professional audio market.

Whelan has served on the PK Sound board since 2018, and his appointment to Chairman reflects the company’s increasing focus on scaling its technology platform and commercial presence across the live sound industry.

“The live sound industry is at an inflection point,” says Whelan. “The venues, the touring companies, the rental houses are being asked to make decisions about technology that will define how their businesses operate for the next decades. My ambition is to make sure PK Sound gives them the clearest possible reason to move forward with confidence. Better technology means better audience experiences and better business outcomes for us and our partners.”

The appointment places an experienced technology entrepreneur at the forefront of PK Sound’s strategic direction. Whelan is widely recognised as Uber’s founding engineer, having developed the dispatch algorithm that became central to the ride-hailing platform’s global growth. Since then, his career has spanned decentralised computing, advanced data infrastructure and emerging technology ventures.

For production companies, system integrators and touring professionals working with PK Sound systems, the move signals a continued emphasis on innovation, scalability and long-term technology development. “What PK Sound has built is genuinely rare,” Whelan adds. “Patented robotic technology that gives engineers precise, real-time control over acoustic coverage is not an incremental improvement; it’s a different way of thinking about what a line array can do. The opportunity now is making sure the right people understand that, and that we’re building the kind of company that earns long-term trust across the industry.”

PK Sound CEO Jeremy Bridge welcomed the appointment, highlighting Whelan’s influence on the company’s strategic development over the past several years. “Conrad has always asked the questions that make us dig deeper,” says Bridge. “His instinct is to cut through to what actually matters, for the business and for the people we serve. That’s exactly the kind of leadership we need as we scale our patented technology in the market.”