On the Move

DALLAS – Lighting industry professional Charlie Hulme has rejoined Philips Vari-Lite as Central US sales manager. The move is part of Philips’ realignment of the North American sales team. Hulme’s first stint at Vari-Lite was in 2003 as Western Region Sales Manager. In 2007 he moved to Lightolier Controls as National Sales Manager. In 2009 he took on the position as Quotations Manager at Strand Lighting, until his current move back to Vari-Lite – all of which have been under the same Philips corporate umbrella.

BRIGHTON, UK — Visual Acuity named Damian Andrews Lead Consultant, Project Development. Andrews’ experience includes work as stage manager for the Carl Rosa Opera Company, technical manager and senior production manager aboard the Queen Mary 2, work as an event technician and convention-centre operations manager in New Zealand, work on planetarium installations for Sky-Skan, Inc., and for a Melbourne, Australia-based events services company, Staging Connections. He has also served as technical director and chief lighting technician at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. He will now be based at Visual Acuity’s Brighton, U.K. headquarters.

FREDRIKSTAD, Norway — Projectiondesign opened an office in Moscow and named Stein Ramsli regional director, Russia and CIS.  Ramsli previously served as managing director at Cisco/Tandberg Russia and PLC.

LAS VEGAS — PLSN announced that award-winning industry journalist Debi Moen, who joined the magazine as a columnist in March, has been named associate editor. Along with her column, “Designer Watch,” which shines the spotlight on people and projects, Moen will contribute regularly to both plsn.com and the printed pages of the magazine.

NEW YORK — Industry veteran Cynthia Carraway has joined 4Wall Entertainment’s UsedLighting.com staff and will assume the position of director of Latin American sales. Carraway spent the last few years with cable manufacturer Lex Products, first as the Southeast Territory sales manager, then as inside sales manager and sales manager for business development in Latin America.  Prior to Lex Products, she also spent time with PRG in Orlando, FL.

NASHVILLE — StageLight, now entering its 10^th year of operations, is doubling the space at its Nashville location. Along with more space for theatrical lighting and production supplies that it sells to customers, the company will use the extra elbow room for demos, training, seminars, rental inventory and for a rental prep area. StageLight’s other facilities are in Houston, New Orleans and Dallas.