Meet Our Team!
It Just Sounds Right!
Music is Stewart Suda’s lifelong passion. His father brought the magic of song into his childhood home. Stewart, his brothers, sister, and children all played instruments. Stewart still plays guitar and sings. Music is integral to his life. He is committed to the best listening experience for himself and others.
Stewart’s career spans decades in a variety of industries including entertainment, sales, and consulting. He has managed and owned different businesses. No matter what he has done, he has maintained the highest standards for himself, those he works with, and any product he associates himself with. Indeed, he excelled in the challenging business of NASCAR and sales of luxury motor vehicles. His customers expect the best, as does he.
Stewart purchased his first Decca cartridge in 1972, sparking a lifelong passion for the distinctive London Decca sound—one that continues to this day.
Andy Whittle is a renowned loudspeaker designer with a career spanning over forty years.
Key Highlights
Early career started at Goodmans Loudspeakers, designed award winning Maxim loudspeaker. Had a position at Celestion working on guitar speakers. Moved to Mordaunt Short/Epos and worked on the award winning EPOS ES11 with Robin Marshall.
Became Technical director of Rogers in the early 90’s and designed a number of products including the AB1 sub woofer, DB101, LS range of speakers
2000 on, Managing director of Exposure Electronics, set up 2010 product line
2010 operations manager/speaker designer for Audio Note UK ltd. Worked on the Field Coil E loudspeakers, industry game changer..
2018 to date introduced Rogers UK Loudspeakers back to market and set up UK manufacturer, designed AB3a active subwoofer and updated award winning E20a valve amplifier.
Design Philosophy
Whittle, who holds a Degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA, has expertise in complete system design and the capability to voice products that produce a natural room filling sound stage. Significant experience with BBC LS3/5A forms the basis for midrange vocal performance.
Kori Carothers is a professional musician, recording artist, composer, and voting member of the Recording Academy. A longtime Whisperings Solo Piano Artist, she has spent decades in the independent music world as both an artist and business owner, developing a deep understanding of music from the creative, recording, production, and business sides of the industry.
Throughout her musical journey, Kori has had the privilege of working with some extraordinary artists, producers, and engineers. Her last three albums were recorded with Grammy Award-winning producer and guitarist Will Ackerman at his renowned Imaginary Road Studios in Vermont. She continues to record there with Will and engineer, producer, and musician Tom Eaton, both of whom have become trusted collaborators and dear friends.
Kori has also worked with award-winning producer, engineer, songwriter, and musician Jeff Silverman, a former Motown staff writer with nearly four decades in the music industry. Jeff's extensive career includes work on Gold and Platinum album projects with some of the most recognized names in music. His talent, friendship, and encouragement have played an important role in Kori's musical journey.
Kori's relationship with London Decca brings together two worlds she knows intimately: music and technology. Rogers British Music Systems USA, led by Stewart Suda, sponsored her album On A Cold Frosty Morning, further strengthening a relationship that ultimately led to her becoming part of the London Decca team.
In addition to her career as a musician, Kori has designed websites for more than a decade and has operated her own business, Koritunes LLC, since 2008. At London Decca, she combines that technical experience with the perspective of a working recording artist—someone who understands firsthand just how much the quality of sound matters when the music finally reaches the listener.