On the Move

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.

SYRACUSE, NY —Mariilyn Larsen has been promoted to Marketing Services at J. R. Clancy, Inc. A 25-year veteran of the company, Larsen started as a receptionist and has been moving through various positions since. She will liaison with Wenger Corporation, Clancy’s parent company, in her marketing role.

SYRACUSE, NY —Two J. R. Clancy employees, Bridget Cox and Patric Finn, have been promoted within the company. Cox is now the company’s Director of Project Management, and Finn has added Product Development to his responsibilities.

LONDON – Green Hippo has appointed Justin Fitzpatrick as the new Technical Sales Manager for Asia. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Fitzgerald comes with broad experience including positions as Sales Director for a UK based Nurse Call system and Creative Director for advertising agency in Kuala Lumpur, plus 10 years as a Producer and Creative director for clients around Asia including Montblanc and Louis Vuitton.

DE MEERN, Netherlands – Mojo Barriers has extended their global distribution network further by appointing Norwegian security firm Vaktvesenet AS as their official distributor of its stage barriers. This means that Norwegian clients now have access to the full range of Mojo products including aluminum stage barriers, gates, exits, corners and bar barriers.

UXBRIDGE, MA – Morgan Crane has joined event production company Blackstone Productions as Director of Sales and Marketing. Crane’s 20 years of sales and marketing experience most recently included senior positions for Projection Presentation Technology at the Boston Convention & Exposition Center.

LOS ANGELES –  Elation Professional hired Mark Haney as senior market manager of Broadcast Video and Lighting. This new position focuses on the overall sales of Elation’s LED video product, support and client relations. Haney, who has more than 20 years of experience in the broadcast/touring video market, was formerly a sales director for Screenworks/NEP.