On the Move

PHOENIX –  AVmedia opened their Western headquarters and showroom on Sept. 1. The new facility is located at 21410 North 15th Lane in Phoenix, AZ. With just over 12,000 square feet of office and warehouse space, the Phoenix location will accommodate the company’s regional sales, marketing, services, and executive teams along with the latest in presentation technology and equipment. The Arizona office and showroom will also be home to AVmedia’s creative services and content team and includes a full video editing suite, sound recording room, videoconferencing and graphic production capabilities.

LONDON – White Light named Tom Wilkes business development manager. Wilkes, who joins White Light from Vision SL, a technical production company that he founded in 2009, will focus on White Light’s various rental operations.

SINGAPORE – Robe announced that Jens Poehlker is joining the Robe Asia Pacific team based in Singapore as Managing Director. Prior to his latest appointment, Poehlker opened and ran the Singapore office of MA Lighting for the last nine years.

BRADFORD, Yorkshire, U.K. – Calibre named Peng Wu sales and marketing manager, APAC. Wu reports  to Richard Laberge, vice president, International Sales at Calibre. The appointment coincides with Calibre’s first presence at the upcoming LED China event, where the sales and engineering team will be present to meet with local manufacturers. 

PETALUMA, CA – Core Brands promoted Eric Herdman to product manager for the ELAN brand. Herdman, who has been working with the ELAN brand since 2007, reports to Mike Jordan, Core Brands vice president, Product Management.

ORLANDO – LMG named Andrew Davis sales engineer for LMG’s Systems Integration division. His role will include cultivating long term relationships and partnerships with House of Worship clients to improve their audiovisual technologies. Andrew will be responsible for consulting, designing, and overseeing House of Worship installations and projects.

SYDNEY – Jands will serve as the exclusive distributor for Global Design Solutions (GDS) in Australia.

HILLSBOROUGH, NC – Enttec Americas recently announced three staff appointments: Brandon Mitchell, technical sales and support; Roz Dahlie, training and education coordinator; and Kaitlin Gill, event production manager/master electrician. They are pictured here, L-R. The company, which has its headquarters in Melbourne, Australia, is a leading manufacturer and distributor of lighting and lighting control products.

NASHVILLE – Morris announced two new team members to its Light & Sound division. Industry veteran Lonnie Taylor has been named director of business development & sales and Chas O’Bradovich as lighting department manager. Taylor brings nearly 30 years of tour management and production experience to Morris. O’Bradovich comes to Morris from Omaha, Nebraska, where she previously worked as a technician at Theatrical Media Services.

BURBANK, CA — Riedel Communications has hired Jake Halverson to serve as sales administrator within the Riedel North America team.

ARGYLE, TX – GoVision recently hired Mark Johnson to become the company’s new VP, Business Development. In his new role, Johnson will lead GoVision’s fixed installation sales efforts while also helping to expand the service and maintenance group to support the company’s fixed installations. Johnson joins GoVision after 18 years with Daktronics.