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UK - Tait Technologies has appointed Carol Scott as chief operations officer for Europe.

Scott has an extensive track record in both the international and domestic touring markets and will utilise her proven management experience to integrate the European and North American operations to provide a seamless operation on both sides of the Atlantic, says the company.

"Tait are an extremely well respected brand known for their innovation and technology; I am very excited to have the opportunity to work alongside such dedicated professionals," says Scott. " We aim to continue and expand the delivery of first class stage sets and motion control technology to a global market."

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USA - Loud Technologies has announced that Alex Nelson, formerly Loud's VP of worldwide sales, will lead its newly expanded Music Gear (MG) Business Unit in the elevated role of president and general manager. This move completes the alignment of all brand strategy, product development, engineering, product management, demand planning, operations, marketing, training sales and service for its Ampeg, Crate, and Mackie brands under the now fully autonomous MG Business Unit.

"Alex is perfectly suited to lead our MG Business Unit and will establish both a long-term strategic plan for the business as well as deliver entirely new standards for service, partnership and innovation to our customers worldwide," said Mark Graham, Loud CEO. "This also completes the organisational decentralization effort Loud initiated earlier in the year, and establishes three fully autonomous

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Singapore - Clockaudio has announced that it is expanding its South-East Asia regional office in Singapore after only a year of operation. At the same time, it has announced the appointment of Jon Han to the newly created position of regional sales manager South-East Asia.

Clockaudio established a regional support office in Singapore, in July last year. Exactly one year later, the company's regional expansion has necessitated a move to much larger premises in the central east district of the city, and an upgrading of the facility to full regional office status.

The accelerating growth rate across the region has also resulted in the appointment of Han as regional sales manager. Creation of this position sees the company bring in-house and expand the activities previously undertaken by Rob Yeo of Rytech Marketing. Han joins Clockaudio from Audio-Technica SEA, where he was busine

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China - Loud Technologies has announced the appointment of Clifford Nathan to the newly created position of general manager, China. In this role, Nathan will partner with the Company's EAW, Martin Audio and Music Group (Ampeg, Crate and Mackie) distributors to "set go-to-market strategy and build corresponding marketing plans for each brand". He will also manage Loud's business interests, including the enforcement of all intellectual property, throughout China. Based in Dalian, Nathan will report to Davwinder Sheena, Loud's recently promoted APAC managing director.

"Clifford is a rare breed and a real asset," says Sheena. "He's a former creative director for a Hong-Kong-based advertising agency, a trained architect, revered live sound engineer, seasoned pro-audio industry businessperson, and speaks four Chinese dialects. With this background, he's ideall

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UK - Budding sound engineer/producer Philip Cook is the second recipient of the Music Producers Guild Prize, which was launched last year to reward the most promising student to graduate from the LIPA (Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts) Sound Technology degree course.

The prize was presented by MPG chairman Steve Levine and MPG director Tony Platt during LIPA's annual graduation ceremony, which took place on 29 July. Also present was LIPA lead patron Sir Paul McCartney.

The aim of the Music Producers Guild Prize is to recognise the student who, in the opinion of his or her tutors, has shown the most exceptional talent, initiative, commitment and consideration to the art of music recording and production.

Jon Thornton, who heads LIPA's three year BA (Hons) Sound Technology course, says, "We chose Philip because he has shown enormous dedication, particularly during

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UK - Electrosonic has announced the promotion of Theresa Davis to account manager for corporate solutions. Davis joined Electrosonic in 2004 as sales support to the corporate solutions team. She has since worked in various roles in both corporate and service solutions.

Colin Lemmings, vice president of corporate solutions commented, "Theresa has been and continues to play an instrumental role in the success of the corporate solutions team. Having worked in both corporate and service solutions, Theresa has a thorough understanding of the business and has played a significant role in the success and growth of the small works business; she will now use this experience to further relationships with key clients across Europe".

Davis has been with Electrosonic for over six years working in various positions. Prior to joining Electrosonic, Davis worked as a senior financial

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UK - Ian Kirby, who originally set up Martin Professional's UK operation, has taken on the role of SGM's head of sales in the UK, as Peter Johansen, director of R&D and strategic sales development, looks to reassemble key members of his former team.

When the Dane was appointed to head up the new R&D initiative last year, he recruited members of his old R&D team, tasking them with "developing a groundbreaking portfolio". He then turned his attention to international sales and Ian Kirby.

Kirby's role with SGM will run in parallel to his own company, LED Projects Ltd - the Kent based distribution and installation operation, which will double as SGM's UK sales office.

Kirby has already secured a major breakthrough for the Italian lighting manufacturers, with the installation of quantities of their new LED Balls in Mayfair's prestigious Playboy Club, while another large

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UK - RCF spa has recruited the experienced Mick Butler to its UK sales operation, enabling him to team up with former colleagues Phil Price and Dean Davoile.

Based in the north of England, he will take on a twin role, with responsibility for promoting the company's entire Touring & Theatre (TT+) portfolio on the one hand, while serving as regional sales manager (covering Scotland and the North of England) on the other.

Butler formerly worked alongside Davoile at Fuzion plc, where he was area sales manager, and with Price at KV2 (as UK sales director). Most recently he was area manager commercial audio at Shure Distribution (UK).

"In terms of its depth and breadth the RCF portfolio is fantastic; you can hit all market sectors with quality equipment - and that was the prime attraction for joining," says Butler. "I have great admiration for the brand - and when t

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USA - EAW has appointed John Speck to the position of marketing director. Speck has a long history with the company, having served on the marketing team from 1995-2000 and as an outside consultant in the years since. His return was announced by Jeff Rocha, EAW president. Speck brings with him a deep well of expertise, including keen technical knowledge and finely honed communication/writing skills, which will help him to develop an ongoing strategic vision for marketing EAW, says the company.

Rocha states, "It's very rare in our industry to find a person who can both understand an innovation at the technical level and also communicate that innovation in a compelling, non-technical way. John is such a person, as he proved over and over during the 1990s. Because John was such an important part of our marketing team in the 1990s, he already understands what works for us. In fa

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Australia - Audinate Pty has elected David Krall as chairman of its board of directors. His election as chairman comes at a time of rapid growth for Audinate, completing its most recent fiscal year (ending 30 June 2011) with almost double its revenues from the prior year. Krall originally joined Audinate's board of directors earlier this year. He also currently serves as executive chair of QSecure in addition to serving on the board of directors of Progress Software.

"Audinate's board of directors is integral to our ability to execute our growth strategy, and having someone with David's industry background as our chair will be a tremendous asset," said Lee Ellison, president and CEO of Audinate. "David Krall's diverse background in developing companies who are in the start-up's high-growth phase, as well as large publically traded companies, will be a major benefi

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Israel - Compulite Systems (2000) Ltd. has recently appointed Alon Cohen as the product manager for new future developments of Compulite's products for the next decade. Alon's 25 years of experience will add a new innovative and practical approach to the company's products. During the years Alon gained extensive experience in various activities including; programming, operating, directing and lighting design. "Learning and listening to the market needs, users, operators and lighting designers makes Alon the right person in the right place at the right time", said Yehuda Shukrun, CEO.

Cohen, who was always fascinated with lighting, started his lighting career as an apprentice in the Jerusalem Theatre. There he gained experience by working closely with top lighting crews and eventually became a film projectionist. From age 18, he started working for Israeli Company Danor

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UK - A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd's managing director, David Leggett has been appointed to the position of executive chairman. Former UK sales director, Phill Capstick has moved over into David Leggett's role as managing director and Jonathan Walters has expanded his responsibility to UK sales director from Northern sales director.

David Leggett comments, "I am very excited about this new position as it allows me to concentrate on the direction of the way the company is headed and frees me up from the day to day management."

Phill Capstick adds, "I have been working with David on managing the company for several years now; relinquishing the duty of UK sales director to Jonathan will allow me to concentrate fully in my new capacity as managing director. I am looking forward to my new task within A.C. Entertainment Technologies."

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USA - Blue Microphones has announced the appointment of Michael 'Hucky' Huckler as the vice president of worldwide sales - pro division. Huckler, an industry veteran with expertise in both international sales and global distribution strategies, will be responsible for continuing domestic growth, along with expanding Blue's global market share and distribution in international pro audio sales channels. In addition to supporting sales of Blue's line-up of professional mics, Huckler will be responsible for driving sales of the several new additions to Blue's line.

"Hucky's accomplished history and comprehensive understanding of the marketplace will allow him to have an immediate impact on the expansion of Blue's pro audio product lines into the global market," said John Maier, CEO of Blue Microphones. "As Blue expands our product offering and market share, Hucky will

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USA - GDS (Global Design Solutions) has announced that, by mutual consent, Scott Vontobel is to step down as director of USA operations.

Vontobel has been with GDS since February 2009 and has been instrumental in setting-up GDS's USA office and sales network. He feels that he is "unable to give all that is required to the position at this time and has decided to move on".

"I have decided that now is the right time for me to spend more time with my young family and I am planning to find my next opportunity closer to home," he says. "I felt it would be best for the company to find someone who can devote more time to developing the USA operations and moving the company forward. Global Design Solutions is a great company with innovative products, I wish Matt and Richard every success for the future, they are a fantastic bunch guys with great products and v

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USA / Europe - Renkus-Heinz has announced the appointment of Swedish-born Håkan Sjöö as the company's new European sales manager.

Håkan has been the regional manager for Renkus-Heinz in India for the past two years, where he built up an extensive dealer network, assisted with the progress of several major sales and installations, and through this work acquired extensive knowledge of Renkus-Heinz and its products.

After spending three years in New Delhi with his wife and two sons, the family moved back to their home on the outskirts of Stockholm this summer. Says Karl Brunvoll, VP, international sales, "We are absolutely delighted that he has made the choice to stay with Renkus-Heinz and take on the responsibility of managing our distribution network in Europe."

In addition to working in the audio industry in various capacities since 1996, Håkan Sjöö holds a

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UK - Theatre design consultancy Charcoalblue has appointed stage design, lighting maestro and theatre consultant Steve Roberts to its team. Roberts, who is currently secretary of the Society of Theatre Consultants, takes the role of senior stage engineer at Charcoalblue.

"I'm very excited to be working with such a respected company," says Roberts. "Charcoalblue works on some of the UK's - and the world's - most innovative theatre buildings and I'm delighted to join the team and get started."

With more than 25 years' experience, working in technical theatre in roles including chief electrician, lighting designer, project engineer and senior theatre consultant, Roberts has led a variety of international projects including the New Holland Concert Hall in St Petersburg, Koener Hall in Toronto, the National Concert Hall in Dublin and the Dubai Opera House.

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UK - Audio industry maverick Mike Lavelle has joined the CLD Distribution team as technical sales manager bringing 25 years of experience and enthusiasm to the east Sussex based professional audio and lighting sales specialist.

Lavelle will be 'on the road' for CLD, visiting existing customers and potential new ones, in the process feeding back ideas and suggestions for how the CLD services can be further streamlined. Part of his remit is to learn more about the constantly changing requirements of clients and assessing if new and different products should be added to the ranges.

Says Nigel Howes, MD and founder of CLD, "Mike brings a wealth of experience in the professional audio industry, plus an enormous and eclectic contacts base. He is hugely respected and we have known him for over 20 years. CLD has a very positive staff atmosphere and so he fits in perfectly with ou

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UK - Andrew De Rosa, who was appointed the first CEO of the Association of British Theatre Technicians (ABTT) in December 2009, will shortly be leaving the Association "to pursue his own interests in new and exciting ways", the Association has announced. The statement ads: "The time however is right for others to lead the Association as it moves into new and uncharted waters. The Association has grown under his tenure and his efforts to market and promote the ABTT in new ways has been well received and puts us in a stronger position."

The ABTT says that Andrew De Rosa was keen to give greater member benefits and reasons for joining. "He gave us a new look and this came as we celebrated our 50th Anniversary. The Association now through Andrew's efforts is able to offer insurance schemes that better protect members of the Association when they are working

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USA / UK - GDS (Global Design Solutions) has announced the appointment of Chris Patton as Head of US Operations. With over 12 years' experience in the entertainment technology industry, Patton brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise. Working for most of his career in various roles for Stage Electrics, his most recent position was as export sales manager, where he was responsible for developing overseas business opportunities and implementing effective export sales strategies. Patton has been appointed to develop the GDS brand across North and South America and will work in strong partnership with GDS's distributor A.C.T Lighting, which distributes LiteWare, Cue SystemNet, SMConsole, ARC System and MOBAL to the North America market. Chris will initially be based in the UK and will re-locate to GDS's New York office in August 2012.

Patton Commented: "GDS are an incredibly

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USA - Richard Stratford has been appointed as president of Penn-Elcom Inc. in the USA and will head up all the company's North American operations.

He will lead the sales and operational elements of the flightcase and loudspeaker solutions specialist's busy US businesses, including its four distribution hubs, assuming full responsibility for their day-to-day running.

Stratford started his Penn career 28 years ago in 1983 on the production line of their anodising company, quickly moving up into a management role. He relocated to New Jersey in 1988 to become the general manager of that particular venture, before being appointed vice president of sales in 2003.

Says Stratford, "It is a great honour to be appointed president of North America. The US market is one of our most competitive and constantly changing in the world, and I look forward to helping produce many positiv

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Denmark/UK - Martin Professional's EMEA sales organisation has announced the hiring of David Martin as key account manager serving the UK market. Martin is a familiar face to many at Martin as he worked as club sales manager at Martin UK in the early 2000s.

Martin's new position as key account manager encompasses developing and managing business in the television lighting segment and maintaining direct contact with TV LD's and companies that supply the television production industry, as well as managing general accounts across the entertainment sector.

Martin brings over 22 years of lighting and audiovisual experience to the position, a span that includes the operation of his own company, Total Audio Visual Ltd, over the last 10 years in which he maintained his mastery of Martin products by selling and installing Martin lighting systems.

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USA - PLASA has confirmed recent changes to the North American Regional Board. The first set of changes began this spring when Kacey Coffin, the North American regional board secretary, accepted a staff position as PLASA's membership manager, North America. Dinna Myers, director of sales & marketing at Musson Theatrical and dealer representative on the Board, was appointed to fill the vacant secretary position.

Dinna also serves as co-chair for the Membership Advisory Group and the Marketing & Communications Advisory Group. Scott Hoyt, vice president of Heartland Scenic Studio, was appointed to fill the open dealer representative position. Scott currently serves as co-chair of the Business Resource Group and chair of the Business Peer Group Advisory Programme.

In July, Charlie Davidson stepped down from his seat as manufacturer representative and Tom Siko, Midwest territory ma

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UK - HHB Communications has announced the appointment of Andrew Low to the newly-created position of HHB marketing coordinator.

Low will be based in the main HHB sales office in West London and report to group sales director Steve Angel. He will be working with both HHB and Scrub to create content for the new website, produce HHB's catalogues, write and issue press releases and work with social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter amongst many other marketing related duties.

Low joins HHB from his previous position at Intent Media where he was the editor of Audio Pro International for the past four years. He is also a gigging and recording guitarist and singer songwriter with a wide knowledge of pro audio products and an audio engineering background.

"I am very lucky to join a company that is so well respected in the pro audio and broadcast communities at a t

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Norway - Jens Heymans has been appointed country manager, Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) at projectiondesign.

Heymans has already assumed his position working to develop and implement a strategic growth strategy encompassing all business development as well as increased partner relationships in Germany. During late 2011 and 2012 Heymans will be integral in setting up a projectiondesign German office as well as to implement increased business in Austria and Switzerland. This includes the investment in local business development, marketing and technical support functions and personnel.

"Jens Heymans is another key addition to our investment in global growth that includes setting up of new offices, new personnel as well as significant expansion. His experience in strategic business management will give competitive advantage when supporting projectiondesign's partner

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