PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 20, 2026--
Diversified, a global leader in audiovisual, broadcast and digital experience integration, today announced the appointment of Tyler Affolter as chief revenue officer (CRO), a strategic leadership move that reflects the company’s continued focus on growth at the intersection of media, workplace and digital experience.
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Organizations today are building environments that go far beyond standalone AV systems or isolated production. They require broadcast-grade performance, enterprise collaboration, digital signage and immersive experiences to work reliably at scale. Diversified has been expanding its capabilities to meet that demand, helping clients better connect content, communication and experience across their environments.
As CRO, Affolter will lead Diversified’s global commercial organization, helping accelerate growth across the company’s established media, collaboration and digital signage businesses while extending those core strengths into broadcast and experiential AV. He will further align go-to-market strategy with Diversified’s engineering, delivery and services capabilities, supporting the company’s next phase of growth as it expands its leadership in mission-critical media-rich environments, strengthens its ability to serve global client ecosystems and grows lifecycle support capabilities that extend well beyond deployment.
“Our strategy is centered on where the market is going and what our clients need from us next,” said Paul Lidsky, CEO of Diversified. “Clients are looking for partners who can support media, enterprise AV, digital experience and services across environments that are becoming more connected and more critical to business performance. Tyler brings the commercial leadership and large-scale services experience to help us strengthen that model globally and continue executing with focus and discipline.”
Affolter brings more than 20 years of enterprise revenue leadership experience across project-based and managed services organizations serving global clients. Most recently, he led a large-scale global practice at NTT Data with accountability across the full product lifecycle—from concept and development through delivery, transformation and market differentiation. He has also held senior leadership roles at Verizon Business, Lumen Technologies and AT&T, where he built a reputation for driving revenue growth, developing high-performing teams and leading transformation across cloud, infrastructure, security, networking and managed services.
“What stands out about Diversified is the clarity of its strategy and the strength of its operating model,” said Affolter. “The company is built for where broadcast-grade performance and enterprise-scale requirements come together. That creates a real opportunity to combine commercial focus, technical depth and lifecycle support in a way that helps clients move faster and operate with more confidence. The focus now is on scaling that advantage.”
To meet Affolter, join us at Booth NES4 in the Central Hall Lobby this week at NAB.
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About Diversified
Diversified is a global leader in audiovisual, broadcast and digital experience integration, recognized for delivering some of the world’s most iconic spaces. We serve leading enterprises, media organizations and public-sector agencies by designing, building and operating environments where content, communication and experience converge. From corporate campuses and smart workplaces to sports venues, retail networks and broadcast operations, Diversified delivers complex, large-scale systems with the engineering rigor and operational discipline required to perform at scale. For more information, visit Diversified’s website and follow us on LinkedIn.
Diversified, a global leader in audiovisual, broadcast and digital experience integration, today announced the appointment of Tyler Affolter as chief revenue officer (CRO).
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, in an attack on his family that stretched across two houses in a Shreveport, Louisiana, neighborhood left shaken by one of the nation’s deadliest mass shootings in recent years, police said.
The gunman's wife, who was the mother of their children, and another woman were also shot and critically wounded in the attack Sunday, according to the Shreveport Police Department. The gunman, identified as Shamar Elkins, died after fleeing the scene and a police pursuit that ended with officers firing on him.
Officials said the children — three boys and five girls — ranged in age from 3 to 11 years old. Another child jumped off the roof of the house and was expected to survive.
“This is a tragic situation — maybe the worst tragic situation we’ve ever had,” Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux said.
Elkins and his wife were in the process of separating and had been due in court Monday, said Crystal Brown, a cousin of one of the women who were shot. She said the couple had been arguing about the separation before the shooting.
“He murdered his children,” Brown said.
Authorities said the attack began before dawn, when Elkins shot a woman at one home in the neighborhood south of downtown and then fatally shot the children at another house a few blocks away. Elkins' nephew was among the slain children, according to the Caddo Parish coroner’s office.
Liza Demming, who lives two houses down from where most of the victims were shot, said her security camera captured video of the suspect running away along with the sound of two shots.
“That’s pretty much all I saw, was him running out of the house and the cars leaving,” she said.
Demming later went outside and saw the covered body of a child on the home’s roof.
State Rep. Tammy Phelps said some children tried to get away through the back door. “I can’t even imagine what the police officers, first responders actually dealt with when they got here today,” she said.
Mourners laid flowers outside the single-story house on 79th Street and others lit candles for the victims in the parking lot of a nearby shopping plaza.
“It just makes you take your children and hug them and hold them and tell them how much you love them,” said Kimberlin Jackson, who attended the vigil.
Investigators were not aware of other domestic violence issues involving Elkins, Shreveport police spokesman Chris Bordelon said.
Elkins did not appear to have an extensive criminal history in court records, which showed he was placed on probation in 2019 after pleading guilty to illegal use of weapons. In that case, Elkins told police that someone driving a vehicle pulled a gun on him “and then took off,” according to a police report.
Brown, the cousin of one of the women who were shot, said she was at church Sunday morning when the pastor told congregants about the shooting at the end of the service. She described the children as happy and friendly.
“They worked, came home, they stuck to themselves," she said. “Just an everyday family.”
The shooting in Shreveport, a city of about 180,000 residents, was the deadliest in the U.S. since January 2024, when eight people were killed in a Chicago suburb, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University.
Contributing were Associated Press reporters John Seewer in Toledo, Ohio, Jake Offenhartz in New York, Jeff Martin in Atlanta, Steve Karnowski in Minneapolis, Terry Tang in Phoenix and Christopher Weber in Los Angeles.
Councilman Reverend James Green consoles people outside the scene of a mass shooting, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Shreveport, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Council woman Tabatha Taylor, right, hugs an unknown person outside the scene of a mass shooting in Shreveport, La., Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Police work outside the scene of a mass shooting, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Shreveport, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
People light candles during a prayer vigil for the victims of a mass shooting earlier in the day, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Shreveport, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
A man holds a candle during a prayer vigil for the victims of a mass shooting earlier in the day, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Shreveport, La. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
