LONDON – Green Hippo named three new distributors for Italy (Milan-based Spotlight), South Africa (DWR Distribution) and New Zealand (Lexair).
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Continuing to add proven talent to bolster its rapid growth, Atlona has hired Scott Smith as Regional Sales Manager, Commercial, for the Southeastern United States. Based near Atlanta and bringing more than 20 years of experience in the audiovisual industry, Smith will work closely with Atlona’s direct dealers, distributors and representatives to support and expand the company’s commercial business in the territory.
MANCHESTER, U.K. – Lighting and rigging specialist dbn is joining forces with full service event technical company Audile, to create dbnAudile. The merged company promises to combine a wealth of experience, skills and talents across the disciplines of lighting, audio, rigging and creative video all under one roof in central Manchester. Pictured here, from left, are Stephen Page, Nick Walton, Rob Leach, Pete Robinson and Rob Ashwort.
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UK – VER are pleased to announce the appointment of Katie Skelton to the position of Commercial Manager on their UK Broadcast Team. Katie brings with her a wealth of industry knowledge gained through working with some of the world’s largest Broadcasters and Production Companies.
CORTLANDT, NY — Motion Laboratories named Rick Montgomery VP Sales for the Eastern U.S. and Canada. Montgomery comes to Motion Labs from Stagemaker, where he worked for the last eight years, serving as North American business development manager.
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NASHVILLE – Gene Brian, a former longtime Bandit Lites team member, has returned to the family, as Bandit is proud to announce his rehiring as Production Manager. Gene was a key member of the Bandit family in the 1990s and early 2000s when life took him to another city and away from Bandit. Although Gene was gone from Bandit, he was never forgotten, as most people at Bandit stayed in touch with Gene through the years as he was above all, a good friend.
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ORLANDO, FL – LMG named David Wagner Account Executive at the firm’s onsite Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) location. Wagner’s role will include handling account coordination, project management and event logistics, as well as building and maintaining client relationships at the OCCC.
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AARHUS, Denmark and DUBAI, UAE — Top execs at SGM and Venuetech have re-established old ties, SGM noted, in a recent announcement about Venuetech’s appointment as sole distributor of SGM products in the Middle East. Pictured here, from left, is Peter Johansen, CEO of SGM Light and Elie Kheirallah, technical director of Venuetech.
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MIDDLETON, WI — ETC has a new person to support its growing rigging presence in the southern U.S. In his new role as rigging regional sales manager for the South, Stu Schatz will work closely with ETC’s rigging representatives and dealers in the area to provide sales support for customers.
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ARGYLE, TX — GoVision recently added three new team members — Michael Ouille, Jackson Hart and Anderson Terry (pictured here, L-R).
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SUNRISE, FL — Chauvet noted that Phil Watson, who has used ChamSys’ MagicQ himself and is still an active lighting designer, has been named ChamSys USA Director. ChamSys USA is the U.S. division of U.K.-based ChamSys, which Chauvet acquired last month.
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UK – The Fifth Estate Ltd is thrilled to announce the growth of the company, with the arrival of well-known entertainment technology editor and journalist, Lee Baldock, who joins the group of experienced marketing content producers and strategists. Baldock, who left Light & Sound International (LSi) magazine this spring, joins The Fifth Estate as senior account director.