JP is a graduate of the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology with a shiny new Diploma in Electronics Engineering. He will complete intensive in-house training and industry orientation over the next two months, after which he will begin to handle entry-level support calls.
Virginia Massey met Kerri Parsons, Pathway's Customer Service Manager at a CITT conference last summer. They both hit it off and Kerri recommended her as an addition to the
His remit will also include further streamlining of the Shuttlesound sales operation, ensuring greater coordination between the sales office in south London and its team of representatives on the road.
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Owner and chairman Robin Jones says: "In this industry it's important that companies continually evolve. This restructure passes the running of the company over to the hands of a young, dynamic and very experienced team. Stephen is the ideal person to lead the team and take the company forward. I wish him and the team every success."
Stephen Hall commented: "It's very exciting to be given the opportunity to further develop one of the longest established sound companies in the industry. Having been in the industry for over 25 years and having an association with RG Jones for nea
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"This is the next step in the restructuring plans that Mackie put into motion last November," commented Rice. "We have set the stage for success and I'm confident in the new senior management team's ability to build upon the strong foundation that I have helped to establish over the last year."
Mackie CEO Jamie Engen said of Rice: "Paul has made considerable contributions to Mackie over the last year and we wish him well as he moves on to new challen
Richie's experience spans live events, theatre, television and architectural applications utilizing the latest DMX, WAN and ethernet technologies. He has designed and conducted intensive training courses on Compulite consoles and Coemar intelligent fixtures and project managed large-scale installations of lighting networks in casinos, television studios and nightclubs.
Alan Graham, LSC's marketing director told us: "As LSC expands its product base and global distribution network, the need for someone of Richie's calibre became crucial towards the end of 2002. The very successful launch of the maXim range of control desks with its extensive moving light capabilities,
The move is just one in a series of developments for Lightswitch, which specializes in lighting and projection design for the corporate, exhibition, theatre, music, live entertainment, special events and architectural sectors. It recently opened an office in New York, giving it firm anchors in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Orlando from which it can more effectively serve its global client base.
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Knell is a well-known figure in the industry with established contacts and knowledge of both the UK and export markets. Having previously worked for Rosco dealers, most notably Lighting Technology (a Rosco dealer of nearly 25 years), he has both a technical understanding of the product and a working knowledge of the level of support it requires. In appointing Ron, Kees Frijters, Rosco’s vice-president for European Operations told us: "Ron, with his previous industry experience, contacts and knowledge, will be a great asse
Søren Kjær has been named managing director of Mach Speaker Systems and Anders Kryger as sales director. Søren moves to Mach from a position as managing director of Martin Security Smoke (his position has been filled by Henrik Sørensen - more on that tomorrow), a producer and distributor of computer-controlled equipment for smoke protection and fully owned subsidiary of Martin Professional. Anders moves to Mach from a position as Martin’s Ex
Currently managing director of Martin Manufacturing (UK) PLC, located in Louth, in the UK, Henrik will be returning to his native Denmark, but will retain overall responsibility for the manufacturing facility. He will also continue to oversee Jem Smoke Machines’ R&D activities, as well as Jem’s product management.
The change means that Martin Manufacturing will now be positioned under the Martin Security Smoke umbrella, yet will continue to supply smoke machines to the entertainment market through Martin Professional.
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Colin appears in The Identity Parade round of the show, hosted by Mark Lamarr, during which the audience is shown clips of famous performers anything between 10 and 30 years ago. The teams - who've not seen the clips - have to pick the correct band member from a line up of 5 people - one genuine, and four actors.
Colin was bass player and founder member of the legendary rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band, back in 1969. During this time, he toured the world several times, playing to audiences of 35,000 plus. Manfred's Mann's Earth Band's classic ‘Blinded by The Light’, reached the top of the UK and US charts. The band enjoyed glo
Leisuretec managing director Nick Spalding is confident that Peter’s decision to head up the sales team at Leisuretec will prove to be a great move for Owen, the company and in turn the company’s extensive customer base. "Peter always impressed me whilst at Arbiter with his willingness to go the extra mile, making sure our customers received the products they needed, when they needed them. He was also singularly responsible for encouraging Leisuretec to invest in a large stockholding of both the JBL and dbx product ranges, resulting in significant increases of turnover of both l
Nick Blackman joins White Light Sales from VLPS/Vari-Lite Europe, where he held the position of regional sales manager. Prior to that he worked for the Lighting Technology Group, for FSL International - the leading distributor of lighting, sound and AV production equipment in the Middle East - and prior to that he was with Strand Lighting.
Blackman joins White Light Sales at a busy time - in recent weeks the company has supplied equipment to both long-planned projects and in response to emergency calls, which saw the company supply new
Lee will be conducting the Compulite and Stardraw training days in Queensland the week beginning March 17 and then in Melbourne the week beginning March 24.
Also announced, Julian
Ewart Richardson, a more recent addition to the Stage Technologies’ team joined the company full-time in September 2001 to lead the Mechanical Engineering Department although he had be
Holst’s area of responsibility at Martin will be international sales and sales support for the company’s extensive entertainment division. He takes over the international sales responsibility from Kristian Kolding who retains his position as Martin’s President and CEO. The position will take effect as of 1 April. Holst will be located at the Martin head office in Aarhus, Denmark.
At the same time, Martin has announced two further appointments in Aarhus: Thomas Fibaek Jensen has been name
Dutch native Hageman spent more than a decade in various roles with Maycom Systems Europe, Maycom Automation Systems and Electronic Data Systems, all headquartered in the Netherlands. Among others, she was involved in the product and sales strategy for Maycom's award winning Easycorder in 1999. Hageman graduated from Utrecht Business School with a degree in marketing, which she complemented wit
Stage Electrics currently has 23 staff in these key positions throughout the country, who will now be referred to as customer service representatives. They will continue to report directly to their respective managers but work closely with Western in her new position. She has extensive sales and customer service experience, bringing the necessary skills to this new and important role.
The company has also announced that Andrew Sugg, currently a front-line customer service representative in Bristol, is going out on the road for a three-month secondment. Sugg will be working in and a
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Dimitroff joined Columbus McKinnon as a customer service representative in 1996 and since then has held numerous titles within the organization. Most recently, he was a customer service supervisor while simultaneously handling a variety of duties on the entertainment side of the business.
CM has also announced that Stuart
The team also includes Alex Davenport, who joined MCL two years ago, and sales and marketing coordinator, Emma Houlden, from CT’s Wandsworth office. Also joining the team from CT is Charlie Whittock, who has recently returned from the US where he has been working in event and production management, having worked closely with Creative Technology since the company was founded in 1985.
Said Walker: "In centralizing the sales team at Chessington on the Silverglade Business Park, we will be
