Commercial Integrator recently sat down with QSC president Jatan Shah to get the inside scoop on Acuity Brands acquiring QSC. The acquisition news, which broke Oct. 24, immediately captured the industry’s imagination given the possibilities this union holds for the future of intelligent spaces. During a 16-minute interview, Dan Ferrisi, group editor, commercial and security, Emerald, asks Shah when and how Acuity Brands and QSC began dialoguing, how the company plans to accelerate growth and expand into new markets, what’s most exciting about melding Q-SYS technology with Acuity’s data-driven vision, and how executive leadership plans to preserve and refine QSC’s enduring company culture.
QSC President Jatan Shah on ‘A Pivotal Moment’
“We think this is a pivotal moment for the industry,” Shah explains. “[You take] the audio, video and control expertise that QSC has and then you combine it with what Acuity offers, which is a significant step forward creating smarter, more efficient and more people-centric spaces.” It’s a potent combination in …