ARGYLE, TX — GoVision named Jay deBlonk, a 10-year veteran of Daktronics, to fill a newly created position, Solutions Manager. In his new role, deBlonk work with GoVision’s sales staff, helping to design and engineer the LED screens, trusses and rigging for a variety of the company’s more complex projects.
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BOSTON, MA — ALPS added Michael Barczys to the company’s Events Department Lighting Design team. Barczys brings more than 13 years of lighting design, installation, and programming experience to the company.
Read More »KNIGHTDALE, NC — ESP/SurgeX announces the acquisition of SurgeX International, which had been operating as its own entity since Electronic Systems Protection, Inc (ESP) acquired SurgeX North America in 2008. The move unifies all SurgeX operations under a single management team located in Knightdale, NC.
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NEW YORK – Rene De Keyzer, XL Video’s founder, was named CEO for the company’s U.S. operations, based in Atlanta, GA. The announcement was made at a New York event on April 14. Pictured here are De Keyzer (left) and Lucas Covers (right), XL Video’s global CEO. Also attending the New York event was group Chief Technology Officer, Kristof Soreyn. XL Video executives were in New York in advance of the New York Auto Show.
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RANDOLPH, MA – ALPS, based here, recently named Ethan Gilson as the company’s rigging specialist, a new position. An ETCP Certified Rigger and Recognized trainer, Ethan has been with the company since 1999, where he worked a lighting designer and production rigger for the Events Department. He is currently a voting member of the PLASA Rigging Working Group and has chaired task groups in the development of ANSI Standards for rigging in the entertainment industry.
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LOS ANGELES – GLP US Inc. named Greville Kellett West Coast Sales Manager within the company. Originally from the UK, Greville moved to the U.S. a number of years ago, settling in California. He comes to GLP having had positions with soft goods manufacturer Dazian, California based Big Hammer Productions and UK based, White Light, with whom he worked for a number of years before moving to the US.
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SYDNEY – Mojo Barriers has partnered with event supply company EHQ to supply crowd barrier products throughout South East Asia. The first show of the Mojo/EHQ partnership was Future Music Festival 2014, where Mojo provided 200m of barrier sections to meet the whole event’s requirements.
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LOS ANGELES — The 4Wall Los Angeles team named Jeff Mateer vice president of business development. In addition to focusing on new business, Mateer will also lead both the inside and outside rental and sales staffs of 4Wall LA. Mateer brings more than 40 years of industry experience to 4Wall.
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