HOUSTON – SGM A/S named Randy Wade head of its U.S. operation. Wade, a lighting veteran in the entertainment field since the mid-1980s, will be in charge of sales and support for the entire line of SGM products. He is based in Houston, TX.
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CLARKSTON, MI – Kirk Marchwinski has joined High Resolution Systems as a sales representative. He will handle all outbound calls for High Resolution Control, which offers integrated Pro AV control hardware and software systems with its Universal Device Controller (UDC). Prior to High Resolution Systems, Marchwinski served as associate district manager at Automatic Data Processing (ADP) in Dearborn, MI.
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FRESNOY-EN-THELLE, France – Robert Juliat named Claus Spreyer as its new sales director. Spreyer most recently spent two years at German Sky Tracers manufacturer A&O as executive VP. Prior to that, he was responsible for partner relations at Lightpower/MA Lighting in Germany.
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LONDON – Electrosonic has promoted Sarah Joyce to Vice President for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). She was previously employed as General Manager Human Resources, EMEA. Her promotion follows Ilari Anttila’s decision to return to his homeland in Finland. Joyce has 16 years of experience within the AV industry together with her five years at Electrosonic Ltd in sales, HR and account management. Anttila will stay with the company until the end of the year to ensure a smooth transition.
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MUMBAI, India – Diversified Communications India named Ramesh Chetwani, a 10-year veteran in marketing, sponsorships and event management to the post of Exhibitions Director, PALM Expo, India. The 13th expo and conference is slated for May 30, 31 and June 1, 2013 at the Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) near Mumbai, India.
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LAS VEGAS – 4Wall Entertainment was named to Inc. magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest growing companies in the nation for the third consecutive year. In the business products & services category, 4Wall earned a 2012 industry rank of #475 in the business products & services category by posting a double digit growth rate during the last three years.
Read More »SILVER SPRING, MD – Lighting production/equipment rental company Atmosphere, Inc. announces a change in ownership and management, with the addition of longtime associates Benji Tschudin and Andrew Platt as new shareholders and officers. In addition, Jessica Warner has been promoted to general manager. The company also recently updated its lighting inventory, beefed up its inventory control system and expanded its warehouse and trucking support operations.
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NEW YORK – After more than a decade in Long Island City, WorldStage has moved its administrative offices to midtown Manhattan in a newly-designed space at 259 West 30th St. The new neighborhood offers many advantages from proximity to clients and popular event spaces to the convenience of nearby Penn Station and the New Jersey warehouse. Shelly Sabel, the company’s new director of design, says her goal was to make the new administrative offices as “playful” as the personality of the company.
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LONDON – Avolites Ltd appoints Koy Neminathan as Sales Director and JB Toby as Technical Director. Neminathan joined Avolites Ltd in February 2000 and has worked as Business Development Manager and Sales Manager. He succeeeds Steve Warren, who remains an active director of Avolites and managing director of Avolites Media Ltd. Toby joined the company’s R&D team in 1994 and created the ART dimming range. As Technical Director he will continue product development.
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