On the Move

PARIS,– Analog Way, an innovation-driven designer and manufacturer that specializes in computer and video signal processing and distribution, is pleased to announce the appointment of Philippe Vitali as Marketing & Communications Director. Effective November, 2016, Philippe Vitali has been named Analog Way’s Marketing & Communications Director. He will succeed Franck Facon who left the company at the end of October to pursue new opportunities. Philippe Vitali will be based in Analog Way’s headquarters near Paris, France.

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DENVER, COLORADO –Westview Productions is pleased to announce the addition of Kara Kudzma as Project Manager for the lighting division. “We are very pleased to enhance our projects team with Kara’s skills. She brings a wealth of industry knowledge and will help our museum and exhibit customers with her extensive projects background,” Eric Bloom, President of Westview Productions said of her arrival. She is a great fit for our team, and brings a lot of jobsite experience with her.”

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PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA, Furthering its commitment to innovating products for the custom installation industry, Core Brands today announced the appointment of Neal Ellsworth to the newly created position of Product Manager, New Initiatives. Effective immediately, Ellsworth will lead efforts to create new categories of products and new products within established categories working under the direction of Mike Jordan, Core Brands’ Vice President of Product Management.

NASHVILLE,– In a move to continue the growth of their project management team, PixelFLEX is proud to announce the appointment of Jon Chavez to the position of Senior Project Manager. As part of the technical sales team, Chavez will assist clients with the successful application and implementation of the award-winning line of PixelFLEX LED video display technologies into video designs across multiple industries.

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NYC – WorldStage is pleased to announce that Bob Magee has joined the company as Senior Account Manager, based in Tustin, California.  An industry veteran who began his career in 1998, Magee will be supporting the company’s clients within multiple industries, including broadcast and auto manufacturing. “Bob is an industry icon with an exceptional reputation and is a significant addition to the WorldStage family,” says WorldStage CEO Gary Standard. 

FLOWER MOUND, TX — Rushworks, a company specializing in TV production technologies, signed a distribution agreement with Cache Media, a supplier of broadcast and AV equipment headquartered in Newbury, U.K.  Cache Media will help Rushworks bring its PTX Universal PanTilt head to the U.K. and Ireland.

LOS ANGELES — Elation Professional noted that Chris Miller and Cascade Technical Sales (CTS) will be serving as Elation’s new independent sales rep/rep firm for Northern California and Northern Nevada. Miller, owner of Sacramento, CA-based CTS, has more than 12 years of experience working in the AVL production and install industry.

LONDON  – Based in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, Dream Laser has become the latest d3 Studio Partner. It joins partner studios around the world offering project advice, support, demos and visualization facilities to fulfil the needs of d3 clients.

MONTREAL — Solotech named David Lemmink director of engineering for its Rental division. Lemmink has more than 30 years of industry experience as both a design engineer and touring technician for artists including U2, Paul McCartney, Prince and Bon Jovi.

STUTTGART, Germany — Creative Technology (CT) announced changes for its operations in Germany, shifting some work to its bases in the Netherlands, U.K., Spain and beyond but retaining a presence in Stuttgart, Cologne and Berlin. The company also named Mike Dörfling business development director in Stuttgart. Christ Elsten was named managing director for the Netherlands and Germany. He will work alongside commercial director Albert Deltour.

TORONTO — APG Displays, a leading video wall integrator, launched APG Rentals, a new business unit dedicated to high-end video for the rental and staging industry.

CYPRESS, CA – Christie announced the formation of a new Content Management and Processing (CMP) led by newly named executive vice president Clark Williams. The new group encompasses the company’s content management and processing products, including Christie Spyder, Christie Phoenix, Christie Brio and Christie Pandoras Box. Williams will oversee CMP engineering and product management staff in Kitchener, Ontario; Phoenix, AZ and Cologne, Germany. He rejoins Christie after working as an industry consultant. Prior to that, he was president of Vista Controls Systems, which was acquired by Christie in 2007 and which Williams headed for several years at Christie. Also part of Williams’s team is Victor Vettorello, who has experience at both Christie and Vista Controls Systems.  He rejoins Christie as senior applications specialist for the upcoming Christie Spyder X80 debut.