 Robert C. Crooks retained his former position as president of the company and was also appointed as vice president of engineering at Randall.Robert's son, Robert W. Crooks, was appointed comptroller at Randall while continuing as secretary of treasury at Standel.Don L. Randall became chief executive officer and chairman of the board at Standel Co. For a while Standel practically operated as an independent business entity (continuing to manufacture Standel amplifiers) but the company also worked in close affiliations with Randall and produced Randall's first amplifiers, which were "hybrid" designs with solid-state preamplifier and tube power amplifier (and very much similar to following SG Systems amplifiers).