studio pop filters from Middle Atlantic Products Inc. In 2002 Shure adopted hearing conservation as the company's corporate cause, and established the Shure Bid for Hearing program. In 2003, Shure moved to new headquarters in Niles, Illinois, in a building designed by architect Helmut Jahn that was originally the headquarters of HA•LO Industries. The Technology Annex designed by Krueck and Sexton Architects, opened in 2005, houses Shure's Performance Listening Center. In 2008, Shure celebrated the opening of The S.N. Shure Theater and Interactive Display at their corporate headquarters. In 2016, Sandy LaMantia announced his retirement and Christine Schyvinck, Vice President of Global Operations, Marketing, and Sales and Chief Operating Officer, was promoted to president and CEO. In October 2020, Shure acquired Midas Technology, Inc., also known as Stem Audio, which specializes in table, ceiling and wall microphones as well as loudspeakers, control interfaces and hubs. International offices 1991: Shure Europe GmbH opened in Heilbronn, Germany, to provide sales, service and support to Shure distribution centers in 34 European countries. 1999: Shure Asia Limited is opened in Hong Kong to serve Distribution Centers and distributors throughout Asia and the Pacific Rim. 2002: Shure Distribution GmbH established as a subsidiary of Shure Europe GmbH, to handle direct sales with Shure dealers in Germany. 2003: HW International, Shure's United Kingdom Distribution Center, acquired and renamed Shure Distribution UK. 2005: Sales and marketing office opened in Shanghai, China. 2006: Sales and marketing office opened in Tokyo, Japan. 2010: New subsidiary formed in the Netherlands 2011: Office for product development in Copenhagen, Denmark. 2014: Sales and marketing office for Middle East & Africa opened in Dubai, U.A.E. 2018: Shure Distribution GmbH Begins Direct Distribution of System and Consumer Retail Products in Austria 2018: Shure Distribution Switzerland GmbH starts direct operations Production facility expansion 1982: Manufacturing facility opened in Wheeling, Illinois 1983: Phonograph cartridge manufacturing facility opened in Agua Prieta, Mexico 1984: Wired microphone manufacturing facility opened in Juarez, Mexico 1989: Juarez, Mexico facility expanded 1994: Agua Prieta facility expanded in 1994 2005: Manufacturing facility opened in Suzhou, China Products Wired microphones Shure first began manufacturing their own products in 1932 with the introduction of the 33N two-button carbon microphone. The Model 40D, Shure's first condenser microphone, was introduced the next year, and the first of a line of crystal microphone, the Model 70, was introduced in 1935. With the introduction of the 55 Unidyne microphone