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UK - Electrosonic has announced the appointment of Paul Kent as senior consultant to the cultural entertainment and leisure (CEL) team for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Kent originally joined Electrosonic in 1996. During his 12 years of employment, he worked with major theme park clients and designers in Europe, USA and the Middle East as a Project Consultant.

Prior to re-joining Electrosonic, Kent worked as a consultant for attraction design and operation companies, working on internationally renowned projects such as Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi.

"Kent brings with him 25 years of production and technical experience working within the entertainment industry", commented Rob Smith, sales manager of the CEL team. "He is well known within the industry and possesses the skills and knowledge to drive Electrosonic's theme park and attractions business forward w

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China / Italy - FaitalPRO has appointed Andy Liu as its new sales development manager in China.

Liu previously handled major pro audio account sales in the territory, focusing particularly in the area of Guangdong, the core region for the Chinese pro audio Industry.

"With our China business growing nearly four-fold year on year for the past three years, the timing is perfect for Andy to take on new responsibilities and challenges," said Flavio Naggi FaitalPRO division manager. "He is already very well introduced in the industry and we're excited to have him join our worldwide sales team."

Liu, who will cooperate closely with the FaitalPRO Sales department in Milan, will beresponsible for all FaitalPRO accounts in China.

Liu's efforts will be fully supported by the entire pro audio division at Faital's Italian HQ and assisted logistically through Faital

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UK - A.C. Special Projects (ACSP) has announced that William (Billy) Yeo has joined the company, taking on the new role of operations manager.

Yeo has been involved in the technology installations market for many years. Throughout his career he has worked in various project management roles, taking him all across the UK, Europe and Middle East.

As Operations Manager, he will oversee all aspects of the company's day to day operations, including managing the sales, purchasing, marketing and after-sales backup & support.

ACSP's General Manager, James Bawn comments, "I was very keen to bring Billy on board. We have worked with him on various projects in the past, and he has always provided an impeccable service. Billy's extensive experience in the marketplace will help to further strengthen and develop ACSP as one of the industry's leading installation providers."

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USA - Meyer Sound has appointed Jason McCarrick to the position of education programme coordinator. Based at the Meyer Sound Nashville office at Soundcheck, McCarrick will assume the responsibilities for scheduling and coordinating seminar and webinar events, handling programme logistics, and assisting in creating educational content. McCarrick replaces Mac Johnson, who has been promoted to Constellation project manager at the company.

Reporting to Meyer Sound education manager Gavin Canaan, McCarrick's responsibilities also include supporting Nashville manager and touring liaison Lee Moro in organising Nashville-based events and maintaining operations.

McCarrick comes to Meyer Sound with extensive experience in live sound and production, including key mixing, audio tech, and rigging duties involving Meyer Sound systems on tours with Metallica, Celtic Woman, Rod Stewart, and C

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UK - TechPro Events hae recently appointed Mick Gregory as sales director. Mick brings with him over 30 years of experience working within the live event industry, from rock and roll tours to film and TV shows and conference and events.

"I took a couple of years out, but once you are in this industry, I think you are in for life," quipped Mick.

"I love the way the industry constantly progresses; TechPro embrace all of the new technologies, market changes and latest kit, offering Clients the very best equipment coupled with unrivalled technical support resulting in excellent customer service and satisfaction" he said.

TechPro Events is a family-owned AV company based in the Midlands offering audio visual equipment hire and full technical support services to the live event industry throughout the U.K and Europe.

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UK - Autograph Sales & Installations has appointed Giuseppe Mallozzi (known to all as 'Peppe') to its technical sales team in the newly-created position of Sales Support Engineer.

Italian-born Peppe brings almost 20 years of real-world knowledge to the

company. His wide range of experience includes live sound engineering, system design and event project management. Fluent in four languages, his arrival at Autograph Sales & Installations could not be better timed, as General Manager Debbie Lovelock explains: "Everything we do here is quality-driven and client-focused - in order to deliver the level of service for which we are known it is important for us to offer clients immediate access to technical support".

She continues, "The role is quite demanding in that it requires a combination of administrative, practical, technical and interpersonal skills. Peppe tic

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UK - Solid State Logic has announced that Mark Davidson has joined the company in the newly created role of global systems and solutions business development manager. Based in Munich, Germany, Davidson will be responsible for the SSL global strategic business development strategies in relation to the SSL integration I/O and workstation partner products (WPP) product portfolio, with a focus on, but not restricted to, the broadcast and system integration markets.

"We searched for a long time to find the right person to represent SSL in the global install and integration markets, so it is simply great to have Mark on the team," says Jim Motley, head of business, workstation partner products for SSL. "With Mark on board, we have someone with a proven track record of establishing new routes to market. This capability is a key element for us and we are confident that he

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USA - Community Professional Loudspeakers has announced the appointment of Loren Robinson to the position of regional manager for Western US and Canada.

Robinson, a veteran pro audio manufacturers' representative and installation team manager, joins Community after many years with Harman Corporation, where he held positions as national sales manager for Selenium and Western regional manager for Crown Audio.

"We're very excited to welcome Loren to Community," said Julia Lee, director of sales and marketing. "His expertise in installed sound and his solid track record in management are ideally suited for the growth Community is presently experiencing."

"I'm thrilled to be working with such a legendary company like Community," added Robinson. "This is an amazing group of people with an amazing history, and they're still breaking new ground tod

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UK - Events, production & communication specialist R&B Group has invested in three new members of staff, having just completed their best first quarter in five years.

Daniel Cave, 18 from Fenham, joined the group late last year on an eight-month NVQ apprenticeship. Recruited to assist the busy warehouse team, he has settled in well and has already won the R&B 'Grafta of the month award' where he received great comments about his attitude from staff.

Also joining the team is Simon Spencer-Harvey. Formerly at Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art and more recently working for Bezier, Spencer-Harvey has joined R&B Group as creative designer. Working together with the creative team, his knowledge will bring a new dimension to 3D visualisation and motion graphic projects.

Finally, Steve Brown accepted a new role as assistant project manager. Having worked on many projects with R&B G

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UK - Harman Professional's distributor for the UK, Sound Technology, has appointed Gary Jackson and Jonny Blower to the newly-created positions of area sales representatives for the south and north of the UK respectively.

Joining area sales managers Joe East, Darren Elliott, Jason Lovatt and David Titherington, Jackson and Blower will be responsible for independent MI dealers, installers and PA hire companies across Sound Technology's MI and Pro Audio portfolio.

Both men join Sound Technology with considerable experience in the MI and Pro Audio industries. Jackson joins from SSE Audio Group, having previously spent 16 years at FX Rentals, supplying the recording, post-production, film and live industries.

Jonny Blower joins with over 10 years' experience in the sector, most recently with Leeds MI retailer Play Record and prior to that sound and lighting installation and hire

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UK - Lighting, sound and AV hire company Point Source Productions has appointed Amy Parks as general manager. Previously PA to managing director Stephen Capel, Parks will take over all day to day running of the company.

Parks comments, "As the company has grown over the past few years, I have been shadowing Stephen, so it made sense for an official restructuring in order to formalise my role and to allow Stephen to focus on other aspects of the business.

"My strengths lie in client liaison and people management, where Stephen's lie in his extensive lighting industry experience and business development, so it makes good business sense to capitalise on these abilities."

Capel adds, "Point Source has seen different stages of growth from start up in 1997 to the present; now we're about to start a new phase of expansion. I'm looking forward to promoting the Ev

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UK - Northern Light Direct has announced the arrival of Gavin Scott, who has taken on the role of sales co-ordinator.

Scott returns to the entertainment technology industry after a brief hiatus during which he worked within the financial services sector. A graduate of Queen Margaret University, he worked within the retail division of Northern Light from 2000 until 2007.

"The launch of Northern Light Direct - and the subsequent expansion of this area of the company's business - provided an ideal opportunity for me to return to the fold," says Scott. " My first love is technical theatre and it's fantastic to be back in this industry. I plan to use my recent experiences gained within the corporate sector to apply specific business expansion techniques to growing Northern Light Direct's market share in the provision of boxed goods to entertainment venues."

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UK - Roland Systems Group (RSG) has announced the appointment of Chris Webster to the newly created position of market support manager, a field based role which will see him working directly with potential RSG customers, meeting their audio and video solution needs across the UK.

Webster started his working life in high end audio, progressing to a career in commercial business management which saw him take leadership roles in the software telecoms industry as well as at BMW before returning to the audio industry in 2011. For the past 12 months, Webster has been running his own live sound company, working extensively with the RSG product range, providing PA/sound system and sound engineering services.

"We are pleased to welcome Chris to the RSG team and feel that his wealth of experience in client management, sales and as a solutions provider will be invaluable in developi

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UK - Bill Woods has joined Funktion One in the role of Director of Business Development. "Bill's vast experience of working with distributors and dealers worldwide makes him the ideal addition to our company" commented Funktion One's Ann Andrews. She added "As our business expands we have found ourselves spread just a little too thin. We decided we needed to add another sales person. Bill has been a friend of Funktion One for years so it made sense to talk to him".

Funktion One's Sales Director, David Bruml said "We are extremely pleased to be welcoming Bill to the Funktion One team. We have been on the lookout for someone of his calibre and experience for some time now and we very much look forward to working together."

Bill Woods commented, "Having witnessed the growth of Funktion One first hand as a supplier with XTA and MC2 I was very exc

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USA - EAW has announced the expansion of its Application Support Group (ASG) with the appointment of Adam Shulman to the position of installed systems support manager, effective immediately. The announcement was made by Jeff Rocha, EAW president.

In this newly-created role, Shulman will manage ASG support for all permanently installed sound systems, while longtime ASG resource Joe Fustolo will focus on mobile production customers. Rocha states, "Expanding ASG and bringing in a world-class resource like Adam, who is dedicated exclusively to the installation markets, further demonstrates our commitment to supporting our customers and partners. "

"Increasing global demand for ASG service, particularly in overseas markets, necessitated the expansion. Jerrold Stevens, Director, EAW Application Support Group, adds, "Adam's experience in system design, project man

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USA - A.C.T Lighting Inc, the distributor of Clay Paky lighting in North America, has named George Masek as vice-president, Automated Lighting. He will be based in Dallas, Texas.

CEO Bob Gordon said: "We are delighted to welcome George to A.C.T Lighting. George strengthens our knowledge base on automated stage lighting and brings with him first-hand knowledge of the history of automated lights. He knows how to take care of lighting professionals and how to provide exactly what they need to be successful. He has more than 20 years' experience in the lighting industry and we expect him to strengthen our position as the number one Clay Paky distributor in the world."

"I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to work with the folks from A.C.T Lighting and to have the chance to be associated with the powerful brands they represent," says Masek. "I saw joining A

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UK - Tannoy, Lab.gruppen and Lake have announced the appointment of Patrick Lau and Stephan Grawe to their international sales team covering installed sound and touring products.

Patrick Lau has been appointed export sales manager for Asia-Pacific while Stephan Grawe joins in a similar capacity covering Europe and Africa.

Based in his native Hong Kong, Patrick Lau is an industry veteran who brings over 25 years of experience with him to TC Group International (TCGI) - the organisation responsible for sales of Tannoy, Lab.gruppen and Lake. He rose from his position as sales manager for leading Hong Kong audio technology distributor Dah Chong Hong (DCH) to become international sales manager for Martin Audio in 2008. In both these positions he oversaw the rapidly rising fortunes of the Martin Audio brand in China, particularly in the entertainment sector.

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UK - Stage Electrics has announced the expansion of its senior management team with the appointment of a new managing director. This move further strengthens the senior leadership team with Dan Aldridge taking up the post of managing director. Dan has been involved in the company for over six years, both as operations director and most recently as a non-executive director. Founder and majority shareholder of Stage Electrics, David Whitehead, will continue in the role of chairman.

David Whitehead comments: "For many years I have fulfilled the role of both Chairman and Managing Director. The time is right to make a distinction between these roles. As Chairman I will be free to consider strategy, shape vision and support my senior leadership team. I am delighted that Dan has accepted this post and I know that we will work closely together to ensure the future success of the bu

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USA - Robert Juliat (RJ) has announced that Alan Keen has joined its American team. Keen joins RJ with more than 20 years experience in design, sales, and management within the theatrical lighting industry, and will be responsible for strengthening relationships with current dealers, specifiers and end-users, while actively identifying and establishing new opportunities and relationships.

Fred Lindauer, Robert Juliat USA managing director, states, "I am thrilled that Alan is part of our team. He shares my desire to provide prompt and enthusiastic customer support and I am confident that his knowledge and experience will be instrumental in growing our business."

"I am excited about the opportunity of working with Robert Juliat," Keen comments. "Robert Juliat manufactures high quality and innovative products for the entertainment and architectural lighti

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Germany - Hannover-based sound equipment manufacturer Coda Audio has expanded its technical team with the appointment of Thorsten Schulze as the company's DSP specialist.

Thorsten brings over 20 years of experience in sound technology to the company. One of the very early adopters of digital audio, he was designing systems for large events using digital crossovers, processors and networks as far back as 1995.

In 2003 he started his own company, Audioconsulting Schulze, whose first project was the design and programming of the digital audio system of the refurbished Olympic stadium in Berlin. Nearly a decade later it is still considered state-of-the-art.

"Coda manufactures excellent loudspeakers," he says. "The company is a leader in speaker technologies such as sensor-controlled subs and ring diaphragm compression drivers.

"I believe that my experience

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UK - After four successful years in DiGiCo's R&D department, Dan Page has become a sales application specialist with the company.

Page will be supporting the existing sales team of Ian Staddon, Tim Shaxson and James 'Digger' Bradley. Whilst building relationships with the company's distributors to help further expand DiGiCo sales into existing and emerging markets, he will be providing technical seminars, workshops, and systems design.

"Dan has proved himself to be an invaluable member of the DiGiCo team," says managing director James Gordon. "This new role recognises his considerable skills and adds yet another dimension to what we can offer our customers."

"I'm very excited about this new opportunity," adds Page. "I have an extensive product knowledge and I'm looking forward to being able to use that to help DiGiCo and its customers achie

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Sweden - Lab.gruppen and Lake have announced the appointment of Martin Andersson to the position of product manager - touring, working across the touring portfolio of these two brands.

Andersson takes up the position after two years as part of the sales organisation TC Group International (TCGI), the organisation responsible for sales of the TC Group brands, where he was employed as international sales manager for touring products.

"I am delighted to take up the role as the company enters a new era in its history," said Andersson. "I think the level of innovation across the brands is unrivalled."

Jon Alkhagen, managing director at Lab.gruppen and Lake, said, "We are very pleased to announce Martin's appointment. His knowledge of the company, the market, and of the touring world in general, will be a serious asset as we push forward in a competitive m

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UK - John Hornby Skewes & Co has announced that Karl Bates has joined its senior sales team as pro audio area sales manager south, looking after customers in the bottom half of England and Wales, as well as the whole of Ireland.

Bates brings more than 25 years of experience in the music industry to JHS's Pro Audio Division, having previously managed UK sales for many major professional audio brands.

He has worked as UK sales manager for MAM Communications, Stirling Audio, and Arbiter Pro Audio, servicing a national client base from rental companies to install and AV specialists, and recently working as a freelance consultant within the educational market.

Jones said, "I'm excited to have joined a company with over 47 years' experience in the music industry with a strong stable of Pro Audio brands. I'll be looking forward to seeing and looking after many of my old custom

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USA - Community reports the retirement of Chris Foreman from his position as chief operating officer. Foreman came to Community in 2007 from Electronic Contracting in Lincoln, Nebraska and has held the position of VP/COO since 2008. Prior to joining Community, Foreman had also held positions at Altec Lansing, Panasonic and JBL.

"It has been a distinct privilege to be a part of this great company and I am proud of what Community has achieved during these difficult times," says Foreman. "I have enjoyed working with Bruce, Christine and John and the many talented employees at Community who have become my good friends. I and my wife Lynnelle look forward to a quiet time, to visiting our families and to considering the next phase in our lives."

(Jim Evans)

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