Universal Electronics has named Kuldip Johal as the company's new VP Sales Subscription Broadcasting for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India. Johal has spent the last 15 years working for Samsung Electronics, responsible for overseeing the development of the company's set-top box operator business. Before that he spent four years as business development manager for Pace Micro Technology. At the company, Johal's responsibilities will include the acquisition of new customers, the development of new product categories and the further acceleration of consumers upgrading to smart remote controls. Kuldip assumed his new role at the company on July 7, 2017 and will be reporting into the company's Managing Director, Menno Koopmans.