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Ramsey spent 18 years at Vinten Broadcast, Ltd., where he held the position of general manager, responsible for the commercial operation of Vinten Broadcast, Ltd. in its global markets. His experience managing sales and customer support programmes successfully in the broadcast business will help drive Clear-Com's sales and support efforts.

"We are extremely thrilled to have Graham join the Clear-Com team,"said Matt Danilowicz, managing director of Vitec Group Communications."Graham's successful track record in managing sales and service organisations, deep market knowledge in Broadcasting, and extensive experience ru

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In this new role, Miles will be focused on further developing and managing the Clear-Com sales and channel strategy in EMEA and overseeing the EMEA sales organisation.

"For the past seven years at Clear-Com, Karlie has made significant contribution in increasing sales within the Live Performance and Broadcasting markets and in strengthening the channel network in EMEA. We believe Karlie's appointment into this new position is absolutely key in our success to grow our business in EMEA," said Graham Ramsey, vice president of worldwide sales and support. Miles will report directly to Ramsey.

Miles started at Clear-Com as a sales manager covering the UK market in 1999, and was then promoted a

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Stephens is no stranger to Turbosound, having spent three years with the brand's previous US distributor. In his new position, Stephens will not only support Turbosound but also function as the southwest (Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana) representative for Neumann and distributed brands, including HHB, True Systems, Australian Monitor and Klein + Hummel. Stephens's most recent positions were as senior technology consultant for Teng & Associates, Chicago and Dallas, and as territory manager for the Bose Corporation.

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Goodwin assumes complete responsibility for the development and implementation of all worldwide JBL Professional sales programmes, and reports directly to JBL Professional President John Carpanini who, in announcing the appointment, noted: "Buzz Goodwin is the man most qualified to help us achieve our growth objectives. In a career that spans 20 years in all areas of the professional audio industry, Buzz has demonstrated time and time again that he is the consummate sales professional who succeeds through leadership that inspires and energizes the entire o

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Poyner achieved success in former companies Audience Systems and Hussey Seating, delivering good financial results, winning key accolades, notably the Queens Award for Export and American Institute of Export Awards, and helped to create new European standards that shaped the industry.

Poyner said: "I have known Arena Seating for many years; they are certainly the leading event seating company in the UK and I am looking forward to working with some fantastic people and developing new opportunities for us all."

(Lee Baldock)

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Tantzen spent four years as a product specialist at Loud Technologies, where he successfully grew the TAPCO brand. His wide-ranging freelance audio engineering activities include studio recording, editing, and mixing; location recording and mixing; audio for video; and live sound and broadcast mixing. In addition, he developed and taught classes at Seattle's 911 Media Arts.

Commented Tantzen, "I'm happy to put my skills to use at Symetrix because it has such a g

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Schmittinger has a proven track record as a pro audio specialist. For over 25 years, a passionate guitarist and singer, he has been gathering experience in different sectors of the musical instruments and pro audio industries, and can point to such successes as the creation of an international distribution network for a record label and most recently a profitable spell in the role of director of business, Central Europe, for a large American manufacturer.

Schmittinger says: "The task of helping to push this legendary microphone brand even further to the forefront of people's awareness is an exciting one.

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A familiar face to the international pro audio industry, Budge most recently enjoyed a five-year tenure as the sales manager for engineered sound at Harman Pro UK where he was involved on install projects for several of the country's premier soccer stadiums (Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, etc.), the AEG O2 Arena (formerly known as the Millennium Dome), and other high-profile projects. Prior to that, he spent eight years in various sales management positions with Realscape, Celestion, Canon Audio and Echosphere, which, coming full-circle, followed seven years of employment with Harman International Industr

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"Jon's addition is a key component in our aggressive long-range EAW plan, and is another example of the calibre of investments we are making to grow the brand," remarked Loud's president and CEO, Jamie Engen.

Sager's addition comes on the heels of Loud's recent investments in EAW brand leadership; increased worldwide manufacturing capacity; an expanded engineering, prototyping and BTO facility in its Whitinsville, MA factory; and an expanding service and ASG team, says the company.

"We are thrilled to have Jon back," said Ken Berger, Loud senior vice preside

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A statement issued by Outline reads: "Guido happily shared his experience and knowledge, and whoever listened to or read what he had to say (from youngsters to seasoned pros) was immediately struck by the passion with which he talked or wrote from the heart."

The company has asked friends and colleagues of Guido who would like to leave a message in his memory to do so by e-mailing Outline at the address provided below.

(Lee Baldock)

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Mankowski has had a diverse career history to date, which has seen him working across many unusual projects; ranging from overseeing the entire audio-visual installation of the new Parliament in Kabul, to being a founder and head of creative for online magazine, Roadieworld.

The Solutions division within SPS provides creative services for events through the innovative use of technology and the latest production techniques for digital video and graphics, says the company. Their focus is on delivering clients messages effectively, with creative solutions which look great and engage the audience.

In his new role Mankowski will be working closely with SPS event producers to ensure that the technical solutions work seamlessly with the

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Having gained experience working for another well known MI / Pro Audio distributor Parkhouse's role is to continue building Trantec's market share in the UK. This will involve selling directly and advancing the expanding sales network throughout the country.

He will concentrate on both Trantec's recently launched MI range and its internationally acclaimed professional range, including the S6000 series.

Parkhouse says: "This is a strategic career move for me and offers an opportunity to expand my skills-sets working for such a leading RF manufacturer with a brand that is synonymous with design, innovation and quality. I'm looking forward to building the distributor network throughout the UK and to channelling my experience of the MI market t

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Says the company, "Matt's natural aptitude for sales shone through when dealing with customers' service requirements and he is now looking forward to the new challenge of generating sales of his own accord.

(Jim Evans)

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Carlsbro Electronics is one of the companies within the music industry that has engaged the Hunt's services. Working together with Carlsbro MD Andrew Bishop and the Carlsbro team, he will help to build on the existing momentum and continue to move Carlsbro forward globally, say the company.

At the same time, Carlsbro has announced the appointment of Tony Whitworth to the Carlsbro team as the Northern Area sales manager commencing. Whitworth is based in Manchester and has many years' experience as a sales specialist at Sound Con

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Wilson's position has seen her move to Le Mark's Export office and tasked to give close support their international dealer network. "The position is a demanding one," says managing director Stuart Gibbons. "Donna has worked hard at all levels within the Company and has shown a true 'flair' for overseas development and export support."

Wilson starts 2007 with her first 'solo' trip to Scandinavia. Supplying both 'product support' and training with the Multitechnic team at the LLB exhibition (Lyd Lys & Bilde) in Oslo. From LLB, she flies to Sweden for further dealer product training before returning to the UK.

"2007 is set to be an exciting year for Le Mark," continued Gibbons. "Le Mark has always prided itself

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Orme brings over 25 years of audio installation, technical support, sales and project management experience to his new role, which involves providing office and field support for A.C.'s growing range of leading pro audio brands for customers throughout the UK.

Orme joins A.C. from Martin Professional, where he fulfilled a technical sales and support role for the Mach speaker brand in the UK. He's also worked in a variety of audio roles in past years with Kelsey Acoustics, Glantre Engineering, Maverick Presentation Products, Lancelyn Theatre Supplies, The Oxford Sound Company and Elliott Brothers Audio Systems, and undertaken freelance work on projects in many industry sectors.

Projects worked on include leading UK music festival

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With over 20 years experience in the live events and exhibitions industry, including managing director of De Boer's UK operation and special projects director of De Boer International B.V., Perkins joins the board of Arena with responsibility for leveraging the strengths of all Arena Group companies.

David Walley, Arena Group chief executive says: "We are absolutely delighted to welcome Jeremy on board. He is one of several key appointments we have made as the group moves from strength to strength.

"The stature, knowledge and experience that Jeremy brings to Arena will further reinforce our position and I know he will bring about substantial opportunities in new business and geographical areas."

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"This new strategic position has been created specifically to strengthen and expand the Group's systems marketing and communications programs," Augsburger said today. "As our brands continue to strengthen their individual leadership positions, we need to build systems and processes that tightly couple product and brand offerings and leverage the full breadth that Harman offers. Michael's extensive industry experience uniquely qualifies h

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Company president Marcel Fairbairn says: "This is really a natural progression for us. Henry pretty much came in and took over anyway, so we're only making it official." Kones has been closely involved in the company's expansion into video, and will also head up the company's growing Audio category. "Our expansion into these new markets, and our very tight relationships with our largest vendors makes this a very important move for us. The new structure allows me to focus more on the big picture growth of our ent

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"Lars Morten's proven track record in the development of sales processes perfectly blends with our goals to provide our global customer base with high-quality projection solutions." comments J°rn Eriksen, president and CEO of projectiondesign. "The appointment is part of projectiondesign's future direction towards expanding and growing its business as we strive to be at the forefront of technology innovation that is changing the professional display and presentation business."

Andreassen joins projectiondesign from Siemens Business Services, Norway, where he held the posit

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Stear, has extensive experience and an excellent reputation within the Market having been a lighting, sound and video designer and worked for more than four years as head of lighting and sound at Nottingham Playhouse prior to joining Stage Electrics.

"I am delighted to have this opportunity to be part of the Hawthorn Team" says Stear, "The Company provides an exciting environment to work in as it continues to rapidly expand and I look forward in my new role of business development, to making my contribution to that continued growth."

"Paul is a valued addition to the growing team at Hawthorn," says general manager Simon Wood, "In his role as business development he will be spending

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An early success with Royal Shakespeare was Christopher Hampton's adaptation of Les Liaisons Dangereuses, which earned him his first Tony nomination (in association with Beverly Emmons). The production established him as a major designer at the RSC, and was followed by such productions as The Plantagenets, which combined Shakespeare's three Henry VI plays and parts of Richard III, The Blue Ange

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Previously affiliated with Yamaha Music France and BSS Audio USA, Ecalle says: "Having worked in sales with L-Acoustics for several years, it is with the utmost pleasure that I have accepted this position as marketing director of one of the most prestigious speaker manufacturers in the industry."

Christian Heil, CEO of L-Acoustics adds: "Stéphane has been a tremendous asset for the company since he joined the L-Acoustics team. His previous exposure to marketing and his knowledge of L-Acoustics markets will bring him on his new assignment with an ideal blend of skills, experience and talents to be su

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Since joining the firm in 1999, he has worked on more than 75 projects including the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the Overture Centre for the Arts in Madison, the DeBartolo Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of Notre Dame, the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, and the American Airlines Theatre in New York. He is currently wo