FRESNOY-en-THELLE, France – Robert Juliat recently named Thierry Dupont export service manager. Dupont is responsible for providing technical assistance on behalf of Robert Juliat to lighting professionals worldwide. Dupont has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment industry, in both France and the U.K.
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AARHUS, Denmark — Harman Professional promoted David Ravnkilde, pictured here, to director of marketing of its Lighting Strategic Business Unit (SBU), Martin Professional. Ravnkilde, who joined Martin in 2004, reports to Lars Dige Knudsen, Martin’s VP and GM. Harman also named Steen Matthiesen as Martin’s sales director, EMEA. Matthiesen, a 14-year Martin veteran, fills the role previously held by Villads Thomsen, who was recently promoted to global sales director.
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WARSAW, IN – Da-Lite, a producer of commercial and residential projection screens worldwide, announces the addition of Jeff Largen to the company’s Pro AV sales… Read More »Da-Lite Welcomes New Sales Consultant
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HERTFORDSHIRE, UK – The Milos Group announces its latest acquisition of UK-based truss lift and lighting/speaker stand manufacturer Mobil Tech International. Peter Stressing joins the Milos UK team and will lead new business development for all Milos products while continuing to provide support for existing Mobil Tech clients.
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ARGYLE, TX – GoVision, a supplier of customized modular LED walls and turnkey mobile LED units, has promoted Jeff Williams to the new position of director of operations. Williams, who most recently served as production manager, has been instrumental to GoVision’s rapid growth in staff, equipment and events since he joined the company six years ago.
Read More »DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Barco LiveDots, a Barco company, has entered into a strategic partnership with Dubai-based audiovisual expert Venuetech. Venuetech will be the exclusive distributor of LiveDots’ full LED portfolio in Saudi Arabia and a non-exclusive reseller for the GCC (Kingdom of Bahrain, Kuwait, Sultanate of Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates). In a company statement, LiveDots said it is “confident that Venuetech will help to expand its business in the Middle East market.”
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NASHVILLE — PixelFLEX, an LED solutions company based here, named sales and marketing veteran Monty Rains as its chief operating officer. Rains will be responsible for expanding sales channels, forging strategic partnerships and building structure and strategic processes to assist with the company’s growth.
Read More »BURBANK, CA — Riedel Communications has opened a new facility here to meet demand for the company’s product range. In addition to providing space for more inventory and sales personnel, the new facility includes a training room where customers and partners can get hands-on experience with Riedel equipment and software.
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HOUSTON – Lumonic Ltd, a Manchester, U.K.-based maker of the ilumo range of LED lights, named StageLight, based here, as their U.S. distributor. The product range was featured at the USITT’s annual Conference & Stage Expo in March.
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ARGYLE, TX – Brady Haass, the third-most-senior employee at GoVision LP, was promoted to the new position of vice president, client services. GoVision is a supplier of customized modular LED walls and turnkey mobile LED units. Haass, who has been largely responsible for the company’s rapid growth in clients as well as its successful expansion into new markets, celebrated his 10th anniversary with GoVision on March 27.
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OPA LOCKA, FL – Los Angeles-based ADJ Group, a global supplier of lighting, audio and trussing products, announced that it will open a new multi-functional facility in south Florida later this year. Strategically located near airport and shipping facilities, the new ADJ complex will serve the company’s customers east of the Mississippi, as well as those in Central America, the Caribbean and South America. ADJ customers in south Florida will be able to pick up orders from the facility on the same day they’re placed.
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FARMINGDALE, NY — Avolites, the London-based lighting console manufacturer, named Group One Ltd. as its exclusive distributor in U.S. In a related move, Group One, based here, named Brad White national sales manager for the brand. White, who had previously spent 12 years as director of technical services at Avolites America, most recently served as COO at TERI Productions, Knoxville, TN. White has also worked at PixelRange and as an LD and programmer. Prior to the early June announcement, Avolites’ U.S. distributor was Creative Stage Lighting (CSL), North Creek, NY.
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