And finally, having decided to take control of their increasing transport needs, Power Logistics has also announced its decision to open its own in-house Transport Department: George Stedman will be heading up this department as transport manager.
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TVBR Studios started life as a music recording and production facility, but has branched out in the last three years into control system design and integration. "I first started experimenting with Stardraw Control for my own purposes in the context of music production, where system control is surprisingly important," explained Heliker. "I then started looking at different markets for control and built a client base."
Total Audio Solutions' Joel Hauxwell agrees: "We are a one-stop shop here at TAS - we offer a full service from design, through installation and full sy
"The overall focus of this new management role is achieving even higher levels of customer service," said president and CEO Harro Heinz. "We are extremely fortunate to have someone with Rik's management skills, technical background and experience as the leader of this company-wide effort. As a former sales executive, Rik understands the interaction between operational efficiency and strong customer relationships."
Kirby returns to Renkus-Heinz after a stint as sales director for Turbosound in the UK: his previous position with the company was as national sales manager. Prior to that, he spent six years at BSS Audio.
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APT's chairman, John Lillywhite, says: "We are really delighted that someone of Quentin's calibre has agreed to become part of the APT team. His experience of the IP market is formidable and his knowledge will be hugely beneficial to APT at a time when we are gaining significant success in the IP licensing programme for our apt-X suite of algorithms."
Commenting on his appointment, Howard adds: "I have been a broadcast customer of digital audio compression since the early days of ISDN, and more recently have used these products for broadcast distribution and DAB digital radio networks. APT's systems always stood out as the most transparent and free from artefact
Prior to joining Wybron, Steele was the Rosco Laboratories account executive in charge of covering the northeastern United States. He is currently an artist in residence at the University of New Haven.
"Bryan is a terrific salesperson, well-known and liked in our industry," said Larry Turner, CEO of Wybron. "Many of our dealers have written me to congratulate us on hiring him and tell us how much they look forward to working with him as he transitions to Wybron. Additionally, Bryan's background as a lighting designer really gives him a clear understanding of our clients needs."
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Philippe Delacroix, Digigram CEO & president explains, "Having Eric and James on board is part of our new strategy aimed at providing key enabling technologies to build smart radio infrastructures. The broadcast industry is changing incredibly fast and so are our customers' needs. Eric and James are not only able to understand those needs, but also to partner with them to conceive and develop tomorrow's leading-edge, tailor-made systems."
Eric Richardson has extensive experience in developing audio, TV and music technologies and has held key senior management positions at Fostex Research and Development, InfoTech and Dalet Digital Media Systems, Inc., an
"The addition of Mike McGinn to our senior management team adds the kind of leadership that will bring our young and growing company to the next level," says Carl Bader, president and CEO of Aviom. "We went through a very detailed search process to fill this position and Mike stood out among many highly qualified candidates."
In addition to his contributions as a member of the company's senior management, McGinn now oversees all of Aviom's worldwide sales and marketing efforts.
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Curbishley most recently served as director of sales at the Greenford location, where he oversaw business development and client support for concert tours and special events. He began his career as a lighting technician for concert headliners including Elton John, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, George Harrison, Frank Sinatra, Judas Priest, and AC/DC. He later managed the London office of Light and Sound Design (LSD), which was acquired in 1998 by PRG.
"Mickey has an immense amount of experience and know-how, as well as a great commitment to customer service," says Jere Harris, chairman and founder of PRG. "As our market continues to expand throughout the world, he is precisely the
Steadman is well-known in the exhibitions industry. Coming from the music and photographic industries into the audio-visual business, she pioneered the provision of official AV services to exhibition events, becoming exhibitions director at Samuelson Communications.
A founding director of PSL in 1990, she has since spent time in the USA, opening an office in Los Angeles. Since 2003, she has been running PSL's Exhibition Division, establishing and consolidating the company's position as Official AV and IT Suppliers to leading exhibition organisers in the UK.
Steadman's promotion to PSL's main board coincides with the start of one of the busiest summers ever for PSL Exhibitions, with the addi
Hansen comes to Martin from Cheminova, a large global chemical company based in Denmark, where he worked as a product manager dealing with strategic product development and global implementation.
Hansen says: "I'm excited to join a company with as great a market position as Martin holds today. Recognising the long and successful history of Jem family smoke products and Martin's unique background in continuously offering leading smoke products to the market, by setting focus on value and benefits for the customer, I'm confident that we will remain the preferred choice within the industry."
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Florent says, "The faith and confidence in a speaker manufacturer brand is a prerequisite for considering a mission in tech support. The experience accumulated over a decade with L-Acoustics products and having appreciated the excellence of their tech support over the years, this made me wonder why not see things from the other side of the fence? Now I am truly excited about the opportunity to service, help and support my "fellow" system and sound engineers with a good understanding of their day to day needs. Not to mention the enjoyment of joining a group o
A native Chinese, Li Xiuming studied at the North China Institute of Aerospace Engineering and the renowned Hebei University in Baoding. She speaks not only English and French, but also Japanese.
"I am very pleased with the new support in the office, we have so much to do and new challenges are popping up everyday," reports Shu Zang, the supervisor in China. As of now, Li Xiuming is the point of contact for production issues in China.
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"I have been involved with live theatre in some form or another since the age of seven," says Barrett. "Starting on stage but soon moving into the more interesting back stage roles. What was first a hobby became my career. I am passionate about the live entertainment industry and enjoy immensely being involved."
He graduated from Rose Bruford College with a Lighting Design BA. From 2003 to 2007 he worked with White Light in a number of different roles from sales co-ordinator to marketing assistant as well as training co-ordinator. He has also worked extensively as a lighting director.
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Commenting on his role within Axis Post, Eggleton says: "My main function will be to try to bridge the different operations of Axis Post and Axis Hire. It's been recognised that there is a void in the market for the whole process of data management within digital cinematography projects, both at the acquisition stage and in handling data in post and the storage thereafter. Axis Post is investing in R&D to address this
Since its opening in May 2005 the Studio has hosted production rehearsals for Coldplay, Robbie Williams, Muse, George Michael, Westlife, Meat Loaf and many others.
Adrian Brooks says, "This is an exciting new appointment for Litestructures. Brent brings with him considerable experience within both the live music and television production sectors. He will bring real innovation to this role and establish the Litestructures Studio as the UK's premier rehearsal facility."Brent Woods adds, "Litestructures has built a wonderful facility which is unique not only in Yorkshire,
Jonathan 'JP' Parker, who has been serving as Aviom's sales director in the Southeastern US, is now assuming the role of director of international sales, Asia Pacific.
Mark Meding, who has been Aviom's sales director for the Northeast US and Canada, will now assume Parker's former Southeastern territory and will be in charge of sales throughout the entire East Coast of the US.
The Canadian territory is now back in the hands of Aviom's longtime international sales director, Joel Brazy, who also continues to oversee the company's European sales efforts.
The Aviom sales force is managed by national sales director Gary Lee, under the leadership of Aviom's new vice president of sales & marketing, Mike McGinn.
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Trent Wagner has taken up the head of the marketing department and is leading the advertising, dealer/rep communications,public relations, and related activities of Symetrix and its Lucid, AirTools and SymNet brands.
Bruce Yunker is now working as art director; Francesca Grove is the new logistics coordinator; Mike Wall is now product manager. Dallas Dougherty will visit current and potential clientsat points home and abroad, explaining the benefits of Symetrix technology.
Within engineering, Frank Heller is the new senior graphic designer and has already stamped his aesthetic on the Zone Mix 760 software.
Symetrix hired IT guru Wil Bailey to the more formal-sounding position of technical resource manager. Finally, Quy Tang and David Joiner have taken on the respective roles of manufacturing
Northern Stage's David Cusworth comments, "Keith joining us is important, as it allows us to improve the support we offer to professional venues in the North of England. Keith is known to many in the business and originally joined the industry at Futurist but joins Northern Stage Services from White Light North."
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Harmer PR is to retain its name, but will have a fresh new look, with a new corporate identity and website. Journalists will benefit from being able to access each client's area directly by going straight to www.harmerpr.com/[client name].
Elliot said: "I've been surprised and delighted by the congratulatory messages I've received since we sent out an email to our clients, and look forward to working closely with them as Lesley and I continue to build on our success."
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Dougherty has experience in every market Symetrix covers - recording, live sound/production and installed sound. His studio days were spent at Ironwood Studios and the Tank, as well as being owner of Pink on Vinyl Productions.
Commented Dougherty, "Innovative product design and dedication to the customer are the driving forces behind Symetrix. I am excited to be a part of this incredible team, and look forward to promoting the SymNet line through training."<
Furman's former marketing manager, Dave Dilitkanich, will remain with the company for six weeks to assist in transitioning the position to Mr. Benz. He will then be leaving to pursue an MBA at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.
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Stage Technologies has also recently been joined by Robert Hopkins who will be working on permanent installation projects as a system integration engineer.
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Andersen comes to Martin from Danish audio and video company Bang & Olufsen where he served as director of the company's Northern European region. Prior to that, he was employed in the IT industry with his primary focus on sales and marketing.
"Lars comes from a key position at one of the AV industry's strongest brands and brings with him many years of successful international leadership in sales and marketing," states Martin president and CEO Christian Engsted.
"Adding Lars to the Martin team will help us further develop our strategic sales and marketing activities as well as run the day to day business. Further, we expect an increased acceleration in the already positive sales dev
Gamproducts president Joseph N Tawaii says the appointment "marks a new direction for Gamproducts to expand our sales both domestically and internationally. Zandt's appointment as vice president is intended to reflect the authority and importance of this new sales/marketing direction."
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