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Belgium - ADB has appointed Pascale Van Eycken as marketing communication officer. Van Eycken, who formerly worked as an e-business manager in the pharmaceutical industry, will provide the company's sales force with technical and promotional material, and work to widen the exposure and strengthen the company's image. She will also continue with improvements to the ADB website, and be responsible for designing and editing the company's monthly newsletter for its distributors, as well as the company's presence at exhibitions, including concept and booth design.

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USA - Former director of sales and marketing, Larry Howard, has been named director of strategic development for Community Professional Loudspeakers. Howard will direct Community's efforts, developing new business in the themed entertainment, cruise ship, casino, and hotel industries, as well as in the military, OEM, and business music markets.

Howard says: "I am excited to be able to take advantage of our new product groups, as well as our well-established R-Series and WET Series loudspeakers. The results of our product development strategies have put us in a position to be effective in any world market."

Howard's experience in the pro audio industry goes back to 1989 when he was show systems supervisor at Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida.

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UK - Julia Lee has been appointed director of sales and marketing at Community Professional Loudspeakers. Responsible for overseeing the operation of Community's international sales teams, regional sales managers and the independent sales representatives, Lee will also develop and implement the company's market strategy and brand architecture.

Lee has eight years' experience expanding Community's market worldwide, both as inside sales manager and international sales manager. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and recipient of Pennsylvania's Export Award of Achievement, Lee has also worked in the field of international trade law and intellectual property protection.

(Lee Baldock)

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UK - Bosch Security Systems based in Denham has announced an expansion of its UK marketing communications team following the recent appointment of managing director Jeremy Hockham.

Samantha Dean has now become marketing communications manager for the company responsible for all advertising, PR, exhibitions, newsletters and general publicity. Previously marketing coordinator, she now heads up the Bosch marketing team, which has also recently been expanded to include Leigh Hutchinson and Christine Cooper as marketing account support executives.

"I'm excited to be joining Bosch at a time of rapid expansion in both people and product ranges - Bosch now has one of the most comprehensive ranges of CCTV, Fire and Intrusion Detection, PA and Communications products in the marketplace," said Dean.

Before joining Bosch, Dean was marketing manager for VLPS Lighting Services.

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USA - XL Touring Video is pleased to announce the appointment of David Hyslop as Operations Manager of their west coast facility. Hyslop is a 24-year veteran of the television production industries, and comes to XL Video with experience in all aspects of sales and operations activities. XL's general manager Valdis Dauksts commented: "It's wonderful to be able to expand our existing team's capabilities with David's industry knowledge and experience. We look forward to working with David, and in turn, offering our existing and new customers an even higher range of service."

Hyslop added he's thrilled to join the XL Touring Video family. "Today's LED technology allows creative designers to instantly change an environment; that's very exciting," he says. "To work with the individuals at the cutting-edge of this technology is a fantastic opportunity."

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Hong Kong/UK - Lighthouse Technologies continues to expand both its reach and commitment to the European LED display market with the promotion of Simon Taylor to Northern Europe sales manager and the appointment of Theo van Beek to director - business development Europe, say the company.

Having achieved Lighthouse's Sales Person of the Year award for 2004, Taylor's position is set to further strengthen Lighthouse's market position in Northern Europe and is the next step in the company's regional focus, which follows on from the inception of the Western and Central Europe and Southern Europe offices at the end of 2004.

"There's a great opportunity to build on our current business in Northern Europe," comments Taylor. "With installations such as the new Samsung sign next to Coca Cola in Piccadilly Circus and the huge amount of rental business that Lighthous

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USA - Production Resource Group (PRG) has announced new responsibilities for two top managers in its Los Angeles office. Susan Tesh, who has been serving as general manager of West Coast Operations, has been named vice-president, sales and customer service. Tom Sorce, formerly the company's vice-president of business development, assumes the role of general manager, Los Angeles, with primary responsibility for business operations.

"Los Angeles is one of our most important markets. Having these two highly skilled professionals working together as a team gives us increased capacity and flexibility to deliver the quality and attention to detail that our customers have come to expect from PRG - along with the quick turnaround this market requires," says Jere Harris, PRG's chairman and CEO.

Tesh has earned a national reputation for her work with live television production

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UK - UK cabling specialist VDC Trading has strengthened its corporate structure by announcing two new appointments to its Board of Directors.

Giles Copeman, who has been technical manager at VDC for the past five years, and Ben Holden, who is production manager, join managing director Niall Holden and technical director Dug Guthrie on the Board with effect from the beginning of August.

"In the last few months we have re-branded VDC to emphasize its dynamic image. This process culminated with the launch of our new website and product catalogue, both of which have been well received, as indicated by our recent record sales figures and our growing customer base," says Niall Holden.

"The decision to strengthen the Board reflects our determination to continue to grow the company by offering the broadest possible range of quality products, the best technical advice

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USA - Community has promoted Christopher Barrow to the position of manager of new product development. A graduate of DeVry University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Technical Management, Barrow also has an extensive engineering background with experience in amplifier design and invention. He has previously held the position of production and development engineer at Community, where much of his time was spent designing crossovers and spearheading the development of new product lines under the tutelage of Community president and chief engineer, Bruce Howze.

"Chris is one of the brightest young engineers I have met," said Howze, "and he has that rare ability to completely understand the entire developmental process for new loudspeaker products from both an engineering and organizational perspective."

"I look forward to helping Community develop the

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USA - Theatrical Lighting Systems Inc (TLS Inc) has appointed Tim Dillon as its new addition to the Rental division as project manager. Dillon has served three years in the United States Army and comes to TLS Inc already familiar with the Rental Division, having been a customer for the past several years.

While pursuing his education at Glenville State College, Dillon became a light and sound technician for countless musical and theatrical productions. After graduation he joined the Army and became a technician and performer in the 98th Army Band. In addition to his work with the Army Band, Dillon toured with the US Army Soldiers Show.

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UK - TL Audio announced that LIPA graduate Sarah Yule will be joining the company as international sales manager. Yule has been involved with the recording industry since the tender age of 15, and graduated with a 2:1 degree in Ba (hons) Sound Technology from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts in 2004.

Mark Featherstone-Witty, director of LIPA commented: "We were delighted that Sarah was able to study with us. She did herself full credit during her study as well as soften the sound technology student stereotype. She is a heroine in many ways."

Sarah has experience in both recording applications and sales, and recently moved on from a sales position at a fast-growing music technology retailer. She has a wealth of knowledge within recording applications and production, but also a boundless energy and enthusiasm for the job, say TL Audio.

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UK - Fuzion plc has announced the promotion of Jez Hunter - to the role of technical sales manager.

Hunter was originally recruited into Fuzion's sister company, Kelsey Acoustics Ltd, a year ago as a product specialist and consultant, where his technical expertise quickly had an influence. He now assumes a broader area of responsibility within the parent company's technical support team.

Said sales director Paul Ward: "Jez's pedigree as a complete systems installer, specializing in AV systems, means that he is sympathetic to needs of our customers. Fuzion is a solution focused company and Jez will further enhance our ability to assist our clients in achieving their goals on a technical level."

Although his previous appointment was timed to coincide with Kelsey's acquisition of the Furman range of products, the integration of the overall business will mean that he w

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USA - EAW announced today the appointment of Mary Cook to the position of Application Support Group (ASG) Manager. Cook brings to EAW more than 15 years of experience in professional audio system design, installation and engineering, having worked for such companies as Ascom North, Al Nalli Music/Creative Audio and the Bose Corporation.

In her new role as ASG Manager, Mary will be responsible for coordinating EAW's worldwide system design support services that are offered to all distributors, dealers, consultants, and facility managers. She will also directly manage the ASG personnel in Whitinsville as well as support all international ASG personnel. Cook will be located in EAW's Whitinsville, Massacusetts office.

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UK - Automation designers and engineers Kinesys has expanded its closely knit team with the addition of Martin Honeywill as senior design engineer, who joins founders Dave Weatherhead and Andy Cave at the South London HQ.

Honeywill has worked with Unusual Rigging for the last 12 years and before then, with various lighting companies since his graduation from Keele university in 1985 with a BSc in Electronics and Computer Engineering.

Kinesys' Weatherhead and Honeywill originally met whilst the former was also working at Unusual after leaving University. Honeywill headed up the automation department, and Weatherhead was there for four years before leaving to go freelance and then on to form Kinesys.

"It's great having Martin onboard" says Weatherhead "Apart form his wealth of experience, he's a known quantity - both by me personally and at large in the industry

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USA - Community Professional Loudspeakers has appointed Steve Goodwin as marketing services manager. Responsible for coordinating all aspects of marketing and promotion of Community products worldwide, Goodwin comes to the post with a wide range of experience in marketing, sales and customer service. He has worked at Community for six years, serving as an international account manager and customer service supervisor.

"Community has been a wonderful place to work," says Goodwin, "and I look forward to bringing my talents to this new position." A graduate of Lycoming College with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Goodwin also speaks Spanish.

Julia Lee, Community's director of marketing and sales, says: "Steve has been a tremendous asset in improving customer service levels, especially in the international markets. He will now bring his well-liked personal style

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USA - Northern Sound & Light (NSL), a nationally recognized audio and lighting products dealer with a thriving Internet presence, recently hired Christopher Cleary to its professional sales staff. Cleary joined NSL from Hollowood Music and Sound of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he served on the retail sales team. "We're very happy to have Chris join our team," said Steve Raslevich, founder and president of NSL. "He's quickly used his years of expertise as a musician and audio professional to assist our customers."

Cleary's previous experience includes the SoundTree educational division of Korg USA where he served on installation teams, and Minella Guitars where he focused on guitar repairs and restoration. "I'm glad to have joined NSL where my professional background is a good match for the company," he said.

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Denmark - Martin Professional has hired Thomas Gosvig as after sales and service manager. He is based at the Martin head office in Aarhus, Denmark.

Over the past 15 years Thomas has worked in all aspects of after sales, most recently with American Power Conversion and before that with ITC Scandinavia Group. He is a certified electrician and maritime engineer and has held positions in areas such as network installation management, product support engineering, product management, new product development, sales- & service management consultancy and communications management.

In his new position Thomas will be responsible for Martin's corporate service department, including development and implementation of the Martin Professional after market strategy, optimisation of service business processes, service product lifecycles including quality assurance, and customer satisfaction - a

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USA - Larry Kellerman, director of PRG's Permanent Installation Group, has died of a heart attack. Kellermann was a long-time lighting industry member, having begun his career in the early 1950s at Century Lighting, the predecessor of Strand Lighting He was named CEO in 1973. Kellermann left Century in 1974, opening his own manufacturer's rep agency. Over the next 20 years, his company worked on more than 600 Broadway shows, including Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, and Miss Saigon. He also worked on many installation projects, including ABC's Good Morning America stiudio, the network's Nightline studio, the Mister Rogers' Neighborhood studio for PBS, and others. He also worked as a construction coordinator and project manger for Tishman construction, Morse Diesel, ITT Sheraton, Princess Hotels, JWP, CBS-TV, ABC-TV, and Hilton Hotels.

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UK - Mark Bromfield has been appointed technical sales manager at beyerdynamic (GB). He will be responsible for customer support and technical backup as well as developing the market share of all beyerdynamic products across the installation hire and live performance sectors.

Bromfield is well known in the industry, having spent time over the last twenty years working for Amek/TAC, SSE and LMC Audio Systems."Mark brings a wealth of experience with him,"commented Jon Stanley, beyerdynamic's director of technical sales. "His understanding of design, manufacturing, testing, commissioning, servicing, sales and customer support, within the field of integrated systems and installation projects, will bring great benefit to the beyerdynamic team."

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Argentina - MA Lighting has appointed Daniel F Ridano as technical manager to respond to the technical needs of customers in Latin and South America. His responsibilities include answering all technical questions about the grandMA range and other sophisticated solutions from MA Lighting. In addition, Daniel will support customers regarding up coming projects. Furthermore, he'll be organizing special workshops for grandMA consoles, grandMA video, MA digital dimmers and other MA lighting products.

As a specialist with a Bachelor's degree in digital electronics, Daniel F Ridano has a broad technical knowledge and more than 12 years of practical experience in the lighting business. Being one of Latin America's first-call grandMA operators, he worked for musical productions such as Peter Pan and Aladdin as well as being in demand as a moving light technician for interna

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USA - Nichole Ortiz has joined L-Acoustics US to serve as the company's sales and marketing co-ordinator. Paul Freudenberg, vice president of sales and marketing, made the announcement. Based in Oxnard, Ortiz is now assisting Freudenberg with all aspects of L-Acoustics' domestic sales and marketing efforts. Among her current responsibilities are the execution of marketing initiatives, planning trade show activities and events, maintaining the company's inventory and sales databases, handling literature requests, arranging travel, aiding the accounting department, and other related duties.

Prior to joining the loudspeaker manufacturer, Ortiz most recently served as account co-ordinator, office manager, and administrative assistant for the president and vice president of Allenbrooke Insurance Agency in San Diego.

"We're delighted to welcome Nichole to our team," says F

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UK - Biamp has appointed Steve Metzger to the newly created position of business development manager for the entire company. He will report directly to president Ralph Lockheart and will be responsible for researching new technologies as well as growing new business for the company.

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UK - Martin Professional PLC has appointed Emma Thorpe as marketing co-ordinator, based at the company's UK headquarters in Maidstone. Thorpe will be responsible for all UK marketing communications including exhibitions and trade shows, external and internal marketing communications, publicity material and market intelligence, as well as providing support for both the sales team and customers. Thorpe replaces Victoria Spurgin, who resigned her position in mid-August.

Martin UK managing director David Caulfield comments: "Emma brings with her a wealth of marketing knowledge and experience, including an excellent Marketing Diploma, with the accolade of being the World Wide Top Student in 2004 for Marketing Strategy, making her very capable of increasing the strength of Martin's products throughout the industry. We are delighted to have secured her appointment."

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USA - Loud Technologies, an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners Inc, has announced two key appointments to its management team. Gary Reilly joins Loud as senior vice-president of product engineering, and Karen Macdonald joins as senior marketing manager.

Gary Reilly brings to Loud more than 25 years' experience in engineering and product development, working most recently as the senior director of product pevelopment at Qualcomm. Prior to Qualcomm, Reilly held key product development and engineering positions at Cubic, Spectrum Control, Advanced Technology Laboratories and Data I/O. As senior VP of product engineering for Loud Technologies, Reilly will have authority over product development and engineering resources for all Loud brands, including the recently-acquired St. Louis Music family of brands. Reilly will report directly to Loud's CEO Jamie Engen.

Karen Macdonald brings

  1. Gerry Tschetter joins QSC
  2. Mark Leahy Joins HES Europe
  3. Blitz Board appointment
  4. New appointments at Lumidrives
  5. President appointed at IAG
  6. Dusty Hudgins joins the Wybron family
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