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Perkins, whose 25 year career in the video industry includes 12 years with Sony, latterly as its European commercial manager, has worked with the world's largest corporations and sporting events in all areas of screen sales and service. He specialises in screen purchase consultancy, installation, project management, product modification, technical investigation, maintenance and repair

Since his Sony days, through Display Knowledge, Perkins sold in excess of US$15m of screen equipment, largely into the rental market on behalf of Toshiba, and was instrumental in setting up their US LED sales operation, also running their European installation and repair function.

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Martin commented, "I am really looking forward to working with TSL Lighting, as it is an exciting new approach to the lighting rental industry and a strong team behind a high quality emerging brand. There are lots of opportunities available to the company and I am looking forward to a long term involvement with the whole TSL team."

Sam Tamplin added: "Martin brings years of leadership and commercial experience to assist us with managing the growth of a dynamic and rapidly expanding business. We have just invested heavily in a PAT Test system and cutting edge operational procedures with the company.

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Martin commented: "I am working with a number of exciting companies and brands in the production industry now. I am really looking forward to working closely with Mark, Paul and Andy on opportunities and strategy for the business in Europe and the Middle East. Having previous experience with rental companies of various sizes in the UK, I am relishing the challenge of getting more involved i

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Lori has worked for some of the leaders in the industry, including Barbizon Electric, where she headed the wholesale lamps division for 15 years. Lori commented on the announcement, "I am looking forward to joining the Astera team as we support our clients with enormous stock, literature and product knowledge. It will be great for our clients to have less time limitations when placing an order. Astera has consistently maintained only the

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Fisher's relationships with venues form a key part of their business and the expanding event production company have built a new Venues Team dedicated to planning and delivering events for this sector.

Rebecca Harris joins Fisher as general manager for venues, bringing 18 years events industry experience with her. Rebecca's career spans across agencies, catering and venues and her previous roles include positions at Hospitality Line, Concerto Live, Harbour & Jones, The Hempel and The Royal Society.

On joining Fisher Productions Rebecca says, 'Having admired Fisher throughout my career I am thrilled to now be part of the Fisher team and look forward to working with all of Fisher's 70 plus accredited venues."

Graham Winn joins Fisher as head of technical servic

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Walters, son of the company's co-founder John Walters, has chosen to take up a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join specialist UK model makers, Amalgam.

Walters' passion for cars is legendary having collected model cars for his entire life and been instrumental in establishing James Thomas Engineering as a sponsor of Jack Goff, the industry's adopted racing driver and BTCC champion.

"Amalgam is a very well-respected, highly-specialised UK manufacturer of scale model cars for top end clients," says Walters. "Hard though it will be to leave JTE, I am very excited by the prospect of new horizons that this move gives."

"Andy is an irreplaceable member of the JTE team, both in terms of his character

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Klaus brings over 30 years of experience in the professional live audio sector to his new role, most recently serving as a sound engineer for important large scale live events throughout the Italian peninsula and beyond.

In his new role, Klaus is responsible for K-array's concert series by identifying key customer needs, and analysing market trends. "I'm very excited about hiring Klaus to further strengthen our product management team," said Alex Tatini, president of K-array. "Clearly, his strong background will be an advantage for us, and his understanding of touring systems and the particularities of large scale live events will enable us to continue to better serve our customers' growing and e

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With 30 years of experience in the entertainment industry, Martin - a graduate of electronics and electrical engineering from Edinburgh University - worked for two years as commercial director at PRG UK. From 2011 - 2013 Martin took an active role in contributing to the company's growth strategy through proactive sales, management and leadership of the specialist sales team.

After joining a small lighting company known as Essential Lighting in 1998, Martin - due to his technical capabilities - helped the business grow very quickly and became technical director and shareholder; working on any technically demanding jobs but also on warehouse procedures to create a more efficient machine. After the ac

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Dibble has a distinguished reputation within the industry having recently been the head of audio engineering at RaceTech in London, and previously project engineer at Glantre Engineering in Reading. He is also a member of the Audio Engineering Society and an accredited technician in the Institute of Acoustics.

Martin Audio sales director, Simon Bull, said, "This appointment reflects the growth of the company and at the same time recognises the need to bring in additional expertise to drive our installation business. With the launch of the new MLA Mini the timing couldn't be better, and we are delighted to be able to recruit someone with Robin's outstanding pedigree."

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Hoist UK director, Paul Jordan comments, "Having Wayne join our team is a major asset for the company, as it is always difficult to employ a high quality design engineer with a proven track record in the industry."

Paul Jordan adds, "Wayne has a vast knowledge of standard lifting equipment, but his knowledge within the specialised cranes and lifting equipment sector will be a real advantage to us as the company grows, and especially assisting with specialist projects that we are working on."

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Andrew has an extensive background in the audio industry, having spent the majority of his recent career working in managing the distribution and sales of audio components.

In his most recent role he managed technical sales and knows perfectly well the products Faital makes and sells.

Andrew states, "After visiting FaitalPRO factory premises in Milan and Cremona, Italy, I immediately realized what I wanted to do. Actually, after experiences with other manufacturers in other industries, With FaitalPRO there are already many customers that are familiar with the brand, so what I have to do is just to increase the amount of people that know about these marvellous products, build on the relationship and look to new customers which are now not completely familiar with Fait

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Kaltheuner is well known in the industry; his professional career included 10 years at audio rental house Padco in Köln, before establishing the boutique pro audio specialist Teqsas, which Kaltheuner ran successfully for five years before moving to Yamaha Commercial Audio where he joined the product planning department in Japan. This was followed by three years at Riedel Communication as head of product management before joining d&b.

A Graduate of Köln University with a Masters degree in Psychology, Kaltheuner is the first to admit his qualifications and experience might appear at odds with his new role. "But in fact the two

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Jann has worked in MI for more than a decade - with Andertons, Tascam and inMusic featuring on his CV - and has long experience as a techno and house music DJ and producer. As such he brings real understanding of the challenges facing MI retailers, as well as in-depth product knowledge.

"I'm very excited to be joining Audio-Technica," says Jann, "and I'm looking forward to supporting dealers with everything from s

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While earning his BSBA in finance from UNC Charlotte and studying theatre at UNC Wilmington, Fisher worked at both a Broadway scenic house and as an LD. He spent several years at Barbizon in their systems group before his most recent position of national sales manager for The Light Source, focusing on their LED product line.

About his new position, Fisher shared his excitement saying, "I see Bandit as a leader in the entertainment industry. Chris has built an exceptionally strong team in the Bandit systems division. Custom, quality, and innovative services are everyday parts of Bandit. I'm thrilled to take that to th

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Rosa, also from Valencia, will be a key member of the sales team, assisting with order entry, quotations, lamp and LED sales; she will also be visiting customers.

Rosa previously worked at Antares Iluminacion, S.L. as a domestic sales and administration assistant. Working for the company for 12 years, she gained wide sales and administration experience in the lighting industry.

Commenting on her appointment, sales manager at MGC Lighting, Spain Leoncio Ramirez said, "Rosa is very excited about the new job and is looking forward to new challenges and opportunities ahead. She is a very efficient hard worker and a quick learner, which together with her good telephone skills and sales abilities, will help MGC Lig

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Mike Henden comments: "With Leisuretec's continued development over the last

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Reporting to Martin Cayzer, CEO of ARRI's global rental business, Colley will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the company, as well as expanding its service to all types of feature film, television and commercial productions in the UK and across Europe.

Moran will continue working with ARRI Lighting Rental in the post of consultant, supporting Colley with the transition into his new role.

Colley is a veteran of the industry with a well-regarded reputation as a lighting gaffer. His experience spans 15 years, working on productions such as 24 Hour Party People, Breaking and Entering, Eastern Promises, The Duchess, Never Let Me Go, Made in Dagenham,

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Peter's role within the company will be to further promote Miltec's successful Blakite range of British made speakers along with their amplifiers, signal processing and LED lighting products.

David Faulkes, MilTec's sales director, commented, "I am pleased to be able to welcome Peter to the company. He brings a wealth of experience gained from 27 years in the industry. With Peter on board we are set to increase our presence in the rental and installation markets even further."

Peter added, "MilTec's drive to bring design and manufacturing back to the UK has really struck a chord within the industry and I am looking forward to maximising the opportunity that this provides."

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Robert Mokry of LightParts says, "Sean was a great hire from day one. He walked in the door knowing the gear, customers and manufacturers. Customers love dealing with Sean, he gives great phone! Seriously, we look forward to Sean heading up our expanded sales efforts."

McCarter adds, "After ten years of business, LightParts has a broad customer base and a terrific team of people in our shop. I look forward to expanding that customer base

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He initially joined the industry after completing a sound engineering course. "In fact, Peter Rieck, a friend of mine from high school, introduced me to the industry," recalls Johnny. Peter was working for MJ Event Gear at the time, and Johnny joined the company soon after. He stayed at MJ for 11 years, working himself up the corporate ladder and falling in love with lighting along the way. Johnny also freelanced for a couple of years thereafter.

"Now I'm on the other side," he says. "It's a new challenge in my life, and a time for moving and growing."

Says Duncan Riley from DWR, "I have always enjoyed Johnny's easy going nature. It has been great to see his t

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Trond Solvold brings has almost 20 years of experience in the Nordic proAV market. He was previously business development manager at eyevis Nordic AB, selling to distributors and integrators. Prior to that he was business development manager / sales manager for projectiondesign AS. He is fluent in Swedish and Norwegian, and also speaks English, Danish and German.

Solvold will play a key role in developing the business products channel as well as the control room and immersive / simulation markets in Scandinavia. This will include focus on Christie's ever-growing value-for-money LCD and 1-chip DLP projector product lines, and also Christie Brio, a presentation and collaboration solution for single and multi-site workplace meetings.

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Hoist UK director, Paul Jordan comments, "Louise has been with the company for over six years now; we recognised her potential almost immediately and we have guided her progress through the company letting her gain a thorough knowledge of the company through various roles leading up to this present position.

"Louise's ability to not only head the sales team, but also her leadership skills, industry and product knowledge make her the perfect candidate to take on the role as General Manager for Hoist UK."

Louise Dickson comments, "I am excited to take on this new role as general manager; I feel I have now gained the necessary skills and have great mentors in Paul and Tony. I have been with Hoist UK for almost as long as it has been trading, I have seen the com

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Karsten, who has extensive experience in the trussing business from both his education and former employment, has wasted no time in getting started in his new role, having already been involved in the planning of the upcoming show where DuraTruss will exhibit a host of new products.

Along with the internal and external DuraTruss sales team, Karsten's main role is to support key customers and guide larger projects. Furthermore, he will be working together with product development to increase the number of products offered. In the area of marketing, Karsten will work closely with ADJ Group Marketing to increase market presence of the brand, including launch of the new DuraTruss catalogue this summer.

Dirk Kast, CEO of the ADJ Group, of

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Both Phil Wagner (president of Focusrite Novation, Inc) and Giles Orford (marketing director) remain in their respective positions and will continue to serve on the Board of Directors while reporting to Damian Hawley.

Dave Froker (Managing Director) comments: "Following a period of strong company performance we have decided to bring Marketing and Sales together as a single organisation to position the business for its next phase of growth."

Damian Hawley, who joined Focusrite in 2004 and became Sales Director in 2009 states: "The Focusrite and Novation brands have seen s