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Having achieved Lighthouse's Sales Person of the Year award for 2004, Taylor's position is set to further strengthen Lighthouse's market position in Northern Europe and is the next step in the company's regional focus, which follows on from the inception of the Western and Central Europe and Southern Europe offices at the end of 2004.

"There's a great opportunity to build on our current business in Northern Europe," comments Taylor. "With installations such as the new Samsung sign next to Coca Cola in Piccadilly Circus and the huge amount of rental business that Lighthous

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"Los Angeles is one of our most important markets. Having these two highly skilled professionals working together as a team gives us increased capacity and flexibility to deliver the quality and attention to detail that our customers have come to expect from PRG - along with the quick turnaround this market requires," says Jere Harris, PRG's chairman and CEO.

Tesh has earned a national reputation for her work with live television production

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Giles Copeman, who has been technical manager at VDC for the past five years, and Ben Holden, who is production manager, join managing director Niall Holden and technical director Dug Guthrie on the Board with effect from the beginning of August.

"In the last few months we have re-branded VDC to emphasize its dynamic image. This process culminated with the launch of our new website and product catalogue, both of which have been well received, as indicated by our recent record sales figures and our growing customer base," says Niall Holden.

"The decision to strengthen the Board reflects our determination to continue to grow the company by offering the broadest possible range of quality products, the best technical advice

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"Chris is one of the brightest young engineers I have met," said Howze, "and he has that rare ability to completely understand the entire developmental process for new loudspeaker products from both an engineering and organizational perspective."

"I look forward to helping Community develop the

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While pursuing his education at Glenville State College, Dillon became a light and sound technician for countless musical and theatrical productions. After graduation he joined the Army and became a technician and performer in the 98th Army Band. In addition to his work with the Army Band, Dillon toured with the US Army Soldiers Show.

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Mark Featherstone-Witty, director of LIPA commented: "We were delighted that Sarah was able to study with us. She did herself full credit during her study as well as soften the sound technology student stereotype. She is a heroine in many ways."

Sarah has experience in both recording applications and sales, and recently moved on from a sales position at a fast-growing music technology retailer. She has a wealth of knowledge within recording applications and production, but also a boundless energy and enthusiasm for the job, say TL Audio.

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Hunter was originally recruited into Fuzion's sister company, Kelsey Acoustics Ltd, a year ago as a product specialist and consultant, where his technical expertise quickly had an influence. He now assumes a broader area of responsibility within the parent company's technical support team.

Said sales director Paul Ward: "Jez's pedigree as a complete systems installer, specializing in AV systems, means that he is sympathetic to needs of our customers. Fuzion is a solution focused company and Jez will further enhance our ability to assist our clients in achieving their goals on a technical level."

Although his previous appointment was timed to coincide with Kelsey's acquisition of the Furman range of products, the integration of the overall business will mean that he w

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In her new role as ASG Manager, Mary will be responsible for coordinating EAW's worldwide system design support services that are offered to all distributors, dealers, consultants, and facility managers. She will also directly manage the ASG personnel in Whitinsville as well as support all international ASG personnel. Cook will be located in EAW's Whitinsville, Massacusetts office.

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Honeywill has worked with Unusual Rigging for the last 12 years and before then, with various lighting companies since his graduation from Keele university in 1985 with a BSc in Electronics and Computer Engineering.

Kinesys' Weatherhead and Honeywill originally met whilst the former was also working at Unusual after leaving University. Honeywill headed up the automation department, and Weatherhead was there for four years before leaving to go freelance and then on to form Kinesys.

"It's great having Martin onboard" says Weatherhead "Apart form his wealth of experience, he's a known quantity - both by me personally and at large in the industry

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"Community has been a wonderful place to work," says Goodwin, "and I look forward to bringing my talents to this new position." A graduate of Lycoming College with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Goodwin also speaks Spanish.

Julia Lee, Community's director of marketing and sales, says: "Steve has been a tremendous asset in improving customer service levels, especially in the international markets. He will now bring his well-liked personal style

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Cleary's previous experience includes the SoundTree educational division of Korg USA where he served on installation teams, and Minella Guitars where he focused on guitar repairs and restoration. "I'm glad to have joined NSL where my professional background is a good match for the company," he said.

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Over the past 15 years Thomas has worked in all aspects of after sales, most recently with American Power Conversion and before that with ITC Scandinavia Group. He is a certified electrician and maritime engineer and has held positions in areas such as network installation management, product support engineering, product management, new product development, sales- & service management consultancy and communications management.

In his new position Thomas will be responsible for Martin's corporate service department, including development and implementation of the Martin Professional after market strategy, optimisation of service business processes, service product lifecycles including quality assurance, and customer satisfaction - a

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Bromfield is well known in the industry, having spent time over the last twenty years working for Amek/TAC, SSE and LMC Audio Systems."Mark brings a wealth of experience with him,"commented Jon Stanley, beyerdynamic's director of technical sales. "His understanding of design, manufacturing, testing, commissioning, servicing, sales and customer support, within the field of integrated systems and installation projects, will bring great benefit to the beyerdynamic team."

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As a specialist with a Bachelor's degree in digital electronics, Daniel F Ridano has a broad technical knowledge and more than 12 years of practical experience in the lighting business. Being one of Latin America's first-call grandMA operators, he worked for musical productions such as Peter Pan and Aladdin as well as being in demand as a moving light technician for interna

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Prior to joining the loudspeaker manufacturer, Ortiz most recently served as account co-ordinator, office manager, and administrative assistant for the president and vice president of Allenbrooke Insurance Agency in San Diego.

"We're delighted to welcome Nichole to our team," says F

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Martin UK managing director David Caulfield comments: "Emma brings with her a wealth of marketing knowledge and experience, including an excellent Marketing Diploma, with the accolade of being the World Wide Top Student in 2004 for Marketing Strategy, making her very capable of increasing the strength of Martin's products throughout the industry. We are delighted to have secured her appointment."

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Gary Reilly brings to Loud more than 25 years' experience in engineering and product development, working most recently as the senior director of product pevelopment at Qualcomm. Prior to Qualcomm, Reilly held key product development and engineering positions at Cubic, Spectrum Control, Advanced Technology Laboratories and Data I/O. As senior VP of product engineering for Loud Technologies, Reilly will have authority over product development and engineering resources for all Loud brands, including the recently-acquired St. Louis Music family of brands. Reilly will report directly to Loud's CEO Jamie Engen.

Karen Macdonald brings

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According to CEO Barry Andrews, "In its most basic sense, Gerry's role here will be to insure that we consistently deliver products that customers want and need. We will be realigning some of our staff members so that he will have a powerful and effective group supporting his efforts."

Tschetter's career has included eight years creating and launching a number of loudspeaker designs at JBL Professional. Prior to that, he logged 15 years with Yamaha in marketing, sales, and product engineering capacities.

"QSC can be as successful with loudspeakers and other product groups as it is with amplifiers," Tschetter asserts. "To t

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"High End Systems is making strong pioneering moves and forging ahead with digital lighting. This is a good opportunity to partner my experience in the projection industry with digital developments in the lighting market," Leahy notes. "Catalyst, DL1 and DL2 are pushing technology forward and are significant contributions

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With over 25 years in financial management and control, Gordon gained his professional accountancy qualifications at Ernst & Young and has worked internationally with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Michael Breen, CEO of Blitz Charter Group, comments: "Neil's financial and corporate strategy skills will enhance the company's credibility with our shareholders and funders and increase business opportunities. We look forward to benefiting from his professional expertise."

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Emma Loftus joins as sales administrator, while two new agents have also been appointed - Paul Dewey as northern England rep and Douglas Gardner as Scottish agent. Finally, Jonathan Veal joins the company as product support technician.

Managing director Gordon Routledge says: "With sales of both LED components and complete lighting solutions continuing to rise, we recognize the need to ensure that customer support is focused and of th

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Most recently from Tannoy North America where he served as VP of market development, Lakoumentas was also involved in product and technology planning activities for Tannoy UK as well as Tannoy's parent TC Group. Prior to that he spent several years at Mackie in product and market development roles including VP of business development.

In his new role, Lakoumentas will oversee worldwide product development, marketing and sales activities related to the Professional division. IAG owns several pro audio brands including Wharfedale Pro, Wharfedale Systems, Quad Industrial an