On the Move

TORONTO – CAST Software has promoted Jim Hutchison, creator and editor of JimOnLight.com, to a product manager position. He will oversee CAST Software’s wysiwyg and Vivien Virtual Event Designer, the CAST software suite for the special events industry.  Hutchison has been with CAST since 2009 as their social media manager.

HOLLISTER, MO – Blue Planet Lighting is expanding operations with an additional office with warehouse space in Las Vegas, Nevada, just a few blocks from the Las Vegas Strip. The new location is set to open this spring.

LONDON – Electrosonic has promoted Rob Smith to the newly developed position of Sales Manager of the Cultural Entertainment and Leisure (CEL) business for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Smith joined Electrosonic in 2010 as Client Account Manager. Smith has spent 20 years in the AV industry. Prior to that, he was an avionics engineer for the Royal Air Force.

LONDON – London, UK-based automation and motion control specialist, Kinesys, has appointed Light Partner as its exclusive Danish distributor in the latest expansion of its global distribution network. The Herning, Denmark-based company is celebrating its 20th year in the entertainment technology industry.

ERLANGER, KY – Lee Dodson has been appointed Vice President of Business Development for both TV One and Magenta Research, two Nortek, Inc. companies in the Pro A/V market. The 25-year veteran of the professional A/V industry, Dodson most recently served as president at Premier Mounts. His resume include executive positions at Extron Electronics and Sony Electronics, along with service on InfoComm committees.

SAINT-AUGUSTIN-DE-DESMAURES, Quebec – Truss manufacturer Arcofab announces that David Bond has joined the team as a sales representative. Bond brings with him international events industry experience and contact network which he has developed over the last 22 years in the business.

ATLANTA — XL Video said Marcel deKeyzer, who co-founded the company with his brother, René deKeyzer, in 1996, has resigned to pursue other interests.  XL Video’s Greg Gardner will replace Marcel deKeyzer as COO of U.S. operations. “We are grateful to Marcel for his contribution in growing XL Video in the U.S.,” said René deKeyzer, XL Video’s CEO. “We wish him well in his future endeavors.”

SAN GIOVANNI in MARIGNANO, Italy — Franco Natali, Gherardo Flaccomio Nardi Dei and R&D International, which owns B&C Speakers, are teaming up to form a new company that will bring entertainment lighting products to market at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt this year: RED Lighting s.r.l.