Paul Smith, the former general manager of Avolites Middle East, has joined Sun Light & Sound in Dubai as business development manager. Smith's brief is to expand the business into new market sectors from its core business of fashion shows and corporate events. As an experienced lighting designer, he will also be heading up the special projects divisions lighting department. Having started his lighting career with school productions, Smith has gone on to be involved in the lighting of over 200 events, concerts, theatre productions and TV shows.

Starting his professional career as one of the first intakes of students at Theatre Projects in the summer of 1997, Paul has gone on to become the head of lighting for a theatrical production company (Spats II), head of lighting for a satellite channel (Channel East) and head of lighting for the Scala night club in Kings Cross, before moving to Avolites Middle East. Locking back at his previous work experience, Smith says: "It looks as though I can’t hold down a job! It’s not as bad as it looks though. I just tend to get itchy feet and when I have achieved my goals within one company I move on to another who can help me further expand my horizons and help me learn new techniques."

(Lee Baldock)


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