On the Move

MONTREAL – MDG, a manufacturer of fog and haze atmospheric effects, has appointed AED Distribution as its official distributor in the Belgian and Luxembourg markets. This will allow clients to not only buy MDG products through AED Distribution, but also to rent products through its sister company, AED Rent.

FORT WAYNE, IN – Industry Veteran Jeffrey Mateer has taken on the position as Sales Director at Apollo Design Technology. Mateer brings with him 30 years of experience from Light & Sound Design, PRG and Light Source, and most recently as product manager at Apollo.

DRESDEN, Germany – Inoage GmbH has appointed Inner Circle Distribution (ICD) of Sunrise, FL, as its exclusive U.S. distributor for MADRIX software and hardware. MADRIX offers control for hundreds of universes of DMX and pixel mapping for lighting fixtures. The products are targeted for a variety of uses, from small night club DJ gigs to architectural lighting installations.

BRANSON, MO – Josh Holowicki recently joined Steinas Systems as Director of Business Development. The lighting designer was previously a consultant with Steinas and other… Read More »Holowicki Joins Steinas as Business Development Director

CLARKSTON, MI – Mark Dziekan has been named Vice President of Sales and Marketing of High Resolution Systems.  In his new role, Dziekan will focus on the strategic positioning and business expansion of the interrelated companies HRS Control, Lightware USA and High Resolution Engineering. The 26-year veteran of the electronics industry most recently was VP of Sales and Marketing at Black Diamond Video in Point Richmond, CA and VP of Sales and Service at Toshiba Display Systems in Simi Valley, CA.

LONDON – Entertainment lighting specialist White Light announces that Richard Saunders has joined its growing events team as a Project Manager.

SYRACUSE, NY — After 30 years with J.R. Clancy, Bob Theis will step down from his position as chief executive officer on Dec. 31, 2011.  Theis will continue until July 2012 as an advisor to the board of Wenger Corporation, the company that owns J.R. Clancy. Mike Murphy, who has served as president of Clancy since 2009, will become the company’s top executive on Jan. 1, 2012.  He will retain the title of president.

ORANGE, CA – SKB Corporation, a manufacturer of molded polymer transport cases, announces the January 2012 opening of SKB Europe as the central distribution point in the European Union for the music pro A/V, industrial and sporting goods divisions. SKB Europe, located in Reusel, Holland, was cited as “perfectly positioned for reaching mainland Europe efficiently.”

TORONTO – A.C. Lighting Inc. has been appointed as the North American distributor for LedGo’s range of modular video products. Netherlands-based LedGo BV provides the theater and television production industry with a variety of LED video screens.
Pictured from left:  Roelof Bouwman (LedGo Sales Account Manager), Winnie Meijer (LedGo Managing Director), JF Canuel (AC Lighting Inc.) and Fred Mikeska (AC Lighting Inc.)

MELBOURNE, Australia — LSC Lighting Systems announced the retirement of long-serving manager Alan Graham, who joined the company in 1988. Graham was known to many in the lighting industry as the front man for LSC export sales from the early 1990s until 2004, when he relinquished the position to concentrate on internal matters and move away from the constant travel.