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HES CEO Frank Gordon commented, "Jeff is a natural for this job. He knows our technology, he knows the industry, but most importantly he knows our customers. For years, he has been an advocate for the customer and runs a very tight organization in terms of customer responsiveness."

Richard Belliveau, HES co-founder and CTO, added: "Jeff brings a great deal to this sales role in terms of understanding the core of the customer business. He also understan

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Broad was one of the founding partners of Star Rigging, which subsequently merged with Star Hire to form Star Events Group Ltd in 2003. Since then, he has been trying to balance the constant demand for his services at gigs with the increasing responsibility that came from running a division of the expanding Star Events Group. As there are not enough hours in the day to do both, he has opted to go back to working independently on his own projects, the company says.

Maddy Sheals, HR director for Star Events Group, told us: "It is clearly easier to find someone to manage a division of the company than to find another Phil Broad, and we'll be looking for a suitable manager in due

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Further career highlights include We Will Rock You musical installations in the UK, Cologne, Las Vegas and Australia, the npower Test Match Cricket screens and Reuters' new Head Office installation featuring two giant SMD video displays and a 102m lon

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West, has many years of sales and marketing experience in the pro audio industry. His past experience includes roles at Fishman Transducers, Lexicon, and most recently as regional sales manager for Line6. West will conduct product training, seminars, as well as attend trade shows in the region in addition to his sales management duties. "This is a great opportunity; I am excited to become a part of the Aviom team," says West.

"Dana will be an important asset to the Aviom team," notes Dan Garrett, vice president of sales and marketing for Aviom. "His great familiarity in the Northeast will surely facilitate continued growth in the region."

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After several years in production lighting, Liz spent six years with ETC, initially as European training coordinator, and then three years at headquarters in Wisconsin, where she was marketing product manager for Entertainment Controls.

Pharos' commercial director Chris Hunt said: "We are delighted to have Liz on board. Her experience of marketing and training for control products is a perfect fit. She's the ideal person to represent Pharos to our

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AL's move to its new combined factory/office space, which incorporates product demo area and showrooms, gets 2006 off to a flying start. With its renewed commitment to increasing output and offering faster response and shipping times, AL continues its planned expansion to encompass both product supply and solutions-based project engineering.

To complement AL's improved delivery of products and services, Peter's presence on the sales team will ensure that front-end client services get the full attention they deserve too. Peter is a well-known and respected figure in the sound and lighting equipment su

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Prior to joining TC Electronic, Behrens enjoyed major success at TC Works as international sales manager. Chapman's 25 years in the professional audio business has included successful and lengthy stints at Turbosound (as marketing manager), Crest Audio and Meyer Sound (as director of marketing). They join the existing team of Martin Andersson (coordination & do

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In addition to his two decades with lighting manufacturers, Loader worked as a DJ in high school and college, giving him hands-on experience as an end-user of the products. "There are few people who have such vast knowledge and experience in all phases of the lighting business as Eric Loader," says Scott Davies, general manager of the American DJ Group of Companies. "We are honored and delighted to welcome Eric on board, and we believe he will be a terrific asset to our company."

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"We're delighted that Tim has returned to PRG," says Jere Harris, PRG's chairman and CEO. "With a wealth of industry experience and resources from his days at Cinema Services and Martin Professional, we look forward to having him continue expanding PRG's business in one of our fastest growing geographical markets."

Brennan got an early start in his entertainment career by accompanying his father, Jim Brennan, founder of Cinema Services, to visit clients at television events and theatres. Before moving to Martin Professional where he was director

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UK market manager Grant Bales-Smith explains: "We are delighted to have Paul on-board. Paul has been specifying and installing Zero 88 products for a number of years and has direct experience of how they perform in the field. His knowledge of the installation sector and its specific requirements will help us enormously as we continue to develop our product range."

Paul fell into the theatre world whilst studying for his 'A' Levels at North Tyneside college in 1982 and has been involved in it ever since. He brings with him a wealth of project and i

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Lavis will oversee the operations of PRG Video and continue to expand its services in the Broadway, corporate industrial, concert touring, film/television and systems integration markets. Seefranz is tapped to provide technical support and assist in creating video solutions for PRG's clients.

"We are committed to steering PRG Video to a leadership position in this burgeoning market," says Darren DeVerna, PRG's senior vice-president of business development. "Art has been a driving force in our large format projection segment while Eric brings over fifteen years of video engineering and projection experience. We are confident that their combined

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Morris will be developing architectural lighting concepts, principle design sketches and visualisations for architectural lighting schemes on commercial and public sector projects, including art, leisure, educational and office buildings, both in the UK and abroad. Current projects include a concept lighting design based around a theatrical theme for a head-link bridge in Wales and a contemporary lighting scheme for a new church in Salford.

Barry Milnes has also been appointed to the LiT team as a 3D modeller / illustrator. Milnes has

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With 30 years industry experience and an encyclopaedic knowledge of its products and applications, Ferguson has played a key role in developing the UK sales team during this exciting expansion period. His promotion recognises this achievement and provides staff and customers with an additional level of day-to-day support and focus to help the business achieve its long-term growth plans.

A well-known industry figure, Ferguson built his career working in the technical de

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Erwin Franck, sales director of Flashlight/APR Belgium, says: "Due to the company's continuing growth and its strength in our local market, we are ready to explore new markets. Laurent Grietens was already looking for an exciting new challenge in new markets and we are delighted that he decided to join us. The fact that we also want to develop and grow new technologies such as XLNT's CyberHoist and Synco audio equipment made the challenge and the opportunity even more exciting for him. With Laurent on board we have all the necessary skills to take this next major step in our commercial activities."

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White brings a wealth of experience to this new position, working most recently as General Manager of the Labs division for Gibson and Epiphone. White was also one of the founding members of Behringer USA, as well as vice-president of Operations at Opcode.

As vice-president for the MI Brand Group at Loud, White will define all brand strategies for the Alvarez, Ampeg, Crate, Crate Audio, and Tapco brands and work closely with Loud's sales, engineering, operations and marketing teams to oversee the deployment of these plans.

White will report directly to Loud's senior vice-president of marketing, Ken Berger, and will be located in the Woodinville, Washington offices.

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Floyd has just completed over seven years with A.C. Lighting in the UK as technical services manager. During this time he has been involved with service contracts, exhibitions, management of a technical department, projects, sales and customer and dealer support.

His involvement in the industry has provided him with exposure to a vast range of products including power and data distribution, dimming systems, moving lights and lighting control equipment. He has also contributed to the winning of major tenders and the commissioning of major projects.

Gary Pritchard, LSC's managing director, commented: "As modern products become more complex we need a strong sales and support

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Pearson, who passed away unexpectedly on 9 January 2006, spent the last year and a half of his life at Meyer Sound as a staff technical seminar instructor after being a major Meyer Sound customer and collaborator with John and Helen Meyer since the company's founding in 1979. Pearson was renowned for his unflagging pursuit of quality in live sound and his fervor for educating the industry about the lessons learned from his years of experience and exploration.

The Pearson Theatre is a unique venue constructed for the multiple purposes of supporting Meyer Sound's high-level professional seminar program, providing a real-world laborator

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Perstinger has 13 years' experience as a sales manager in the pro audio industry, comprising six years within a distribution company, and seven years with manufacturers ALESIS, AKG and dB technologies.

"With his business and market experience, Norbert will be a valuable addition to our team, and it is a pleasure to welcome him on board. He is also a musician, and has a practical understanding of the needs of the performer. His input is certain to build on the se

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At the same time Wendy Medrano and Melissa Santiago join Robe America's California office as administrative assistants. Speaking fluent Spanish and with over 10 years' experience in office management and customer service, Medrano will support the west coast sales force and other Robe sales staff. She is responsible for maintaining customer records

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Muniz joins EAW as senior electrical engineer and is the first hire into the newly announced system electronics design group. The new group will be responsible for the design and development of electronic components for future EAW products.

"As we develop more and more integrated systems, the need for a dedicated amplifier development group has grown," commented EAW's vice-president of engineering, Jeff Rocha. "Bob represents a significant first step in our path to high output, proprietary amplifier designs. We look forward to lots of innovative market-focused products that will result from Bob's contributions."

Muniz brings to EAW over 17 years of design experience in professional audio, working most recently as senior power systems designer at QSC, wh

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Commenting on the announcement, Henner said: "The Asia/Pacific region is quickly becoming one of our most important regions. With the addition of Antoine, Biamp will be able to provide a quicker response to our burgeoning customer base throughout the region. Antoine brings a very comprehensive approach to technical and application issues that our customers face on a daily basis. His extensive experience in the audio industry, most recently as a consultant, coupled with his technical and inter-persona

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KV2's business development director Jonathan Reece-Farren made the announcement as plans for the new headquarters were being finalised: "I am very pleased to confirm the appointment of Andy Simmons as operations director for KV2 Europe Ltd. All of us at KV2 Europe have known Andy for many years now, mainly through his association with Crest Audio in the UK. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge of the marketplace which will be an invaluable resource to us as a company."

Simmons commented: "This is an extremely exciting opportunity for me and I am pleased that Jonathan and Andy [Austin-Brown, KV2 sales director] considered me for the job. I've admired the company for a lon

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"We are proud to bring Randy on board. His vast experience in all areas of the entertainment industry will be a tremendous asset to Eagle", states Greg Hulett, CEO. "With a vast wealth of industry experience and a resource network of several decades, we look forward to having him continue to grow and expand our business on local, regional and a national level. It proves that we are committed to provide all the resources necessary to ensure Eagle Audio and Lighting is an industry leader."<

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Baudier's appointment comes almost exactly 10 years after he first joined Nexo and reflects an impressive career trajectory with the company. After several years with Yamaha France, he joined Nexo in 1996 as sales director for the French market and was appointed to the Nexo board in 2000. In 2002, he was promoted to International sales director. Under his management, Nexo's international sales network has grown strongly. Baudier will retain responsibility for international sales, leading a team of sales managers based in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Company co-founder Michael Johnson steps up to the position of President of Nexo. These changes will enabl