Effective at the end of business on March 31, 2015, Mark S. Kopaskie resigned as Universal Electronics Inc.'s Executive Vice President, General Manager U.S. Operations and will cease being a Section 16 reporting person. Thereafter, he will continue his employment as a non-executive employee providing assistance to the CEO and other executive officers on special projects until December 31, 2016. Effective January 5, 2015, Lou Hughes was promoted to the position of Executive Vice President, Americas.

He and Mr. Kopaskie worked together during the three month transition and, effective April 1, 2015, will assume all direct reports and responsibilities previously held by Mr. Kopaskie within that region. Mr. Hughes, age 50, joined UEI in 2005 as General Manager of Simple Devices as part of the company's acquisition of Simples Devices Inc. in that same year.