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Van der Beken has over 10 years of knowledge and experience in the LED industry, working for market leaders including Barco N.V and Element Labs, and brings with him a network of contacts from across the major EMEA and APAC rental and staging companies.

Van der Beken has a huge energy and enthusiasm for the technology and all its possibilities, and also for the industry in general. He is very positive about expanding PixLED's business in all sectors, and in taking the company forward over the coming years, which will include imaginative and proactive marketing campaigns.

He states, "I am very honoured to be taking up this exciting new challenge, and immediately accepted the post after seeing the wide and refreshing new range of ultra lightweight PixLED LED products. There is a great future her

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Stelzer will also be focusing on the technology, defence & aerospace sectors and also dealing with family controlled businesses.

On graduating, Stelzer began his career by starting a software republishing firm before merging this business with his family engineering firm where, as chief executive, he used this foundation to build a broad based industrial technology group comprising nanotechnology, defence & aerospace, lighting controls and energy management companies. The business was floated in 2004 on AIM as Polaron plc.

In late 2006, Stelzer appointed Cavendish to sell Polaron and the company

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Laporte is no stranger to Merging's product line, having been managing director of the company's French distributor Diversity for 15 years. While there, he was instrumental in introducing the VCube video player to the French post-production market, overseeing the installation of 50 networked VCubes at one post facility alone (Dubbing Brothers in Paris). The position with Merging's head office in Switzerland gives him wider responsibilities. "The challenge for me now, using my experience working for a distributor in one territory, is to build on Merging's distributor network around the

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Divine joins Bosch with considerable industry and leadership experience, most recently from the Crown Audio Division of Harman International Industries, where he served as marketing director for installed sound and touring. In his new position, Divine will develop and implement marketing strategies for Bosch's ProSound brands in the Americas region, including Electro-Voice, and will act as the focal point for the voice of the customer in this market segment.

The Communications Division product marketing managers will report directly to Divine who will report to Daniel Gundlach, VP marketing - Americas.

John F. Anderson has assumed the role of product marketing manager, Intercom. Anderson will support the Americas

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Horwood arrives at projectiondesign from Epson UK, where he had led a sales team covering specialist resellers and end users in the AV channel. Prior to that, he spent five years working in sales for the Pro AV reseller Reflex.

"I wanted to focus specifically on the AV channel and am very taken by the 'value add' and 'high quality' specialisms that are key components of projectiondesign's established brand," comments Horwood. "The company has significant growth plans and a strong foundation on which to build them, so the challenge is extremely attractive."

Chris Axford, director of intern

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Singleton had worked for HSL whilst freelancing, which proved a fruitful experience for both parties ostensibly leading to this permanent appointment.

He says, "I am really excited to be onboard. I was always impressed by HSL's work ethic, their total dedication to providing the very best client service and support through investing in the latest technology and employing amazing crews for whom nothing is too much effort."

Singleton will remain located in Sussex, giving Blackburn based HSL an additional point of contact for Southern-based operations.

HSL's Mike Oates comments, "We're all looking forward to working with Dave, he

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Japanese music technology research scientist and gifted public speaker Masataka Goto has now been confirmed as the Keynote Speaker at the Convention's opening ceremony on 22 May, and the Convention's final day will be graced by an appearance from Sir George Martin CBE, who will be accepting an Honorary Membership from the AES before introducing one of the afternoon seminars on the final day of the Convention.

"The AES is delighted to present George Martin with this award," comments AES executive director Roger Furness. "The rank

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Guy Merchant and his team will be at the at ABTT show in London next month (Lindley Hall Stand 7.)

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"I've known HHB for a long time as a customer," comments Darby, "and have always been impressed with the service culture and depth of technical knowledge that runs throughout the company. Now I¹m looking forward to adding my experience to the mix, providing product support to HHB¹s many broadcast and post customers."

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Through his company Prof. Dr. Fritz Sennheiser had a crucial influence on the development of sound transmission technolo¬gies and was instrumental in forging many ground-breaking developments in electro¬acoustics and transmission technologies. Under his guidance the first shotgun microphones and open headphones were created and he oversaw important developments in wireless radio and infra-red transmission.

It was completely natural for Fritz Sennheiser to give his developers the "creative and technical freedom" they required. His humanit

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A Music Technology graduate of the London College of Music and Media, Scully joins Scrub with a background in custom-building computer systems for audio and video production ­ initially with Carillon Audio and, more recently, with Synergy Computers. This experience, combined with full training by Digidesign in Pro Tools HD support, equips Scully for his new role.

Scrub sales manager Tina Wallace says, "Scrub has a hard-earned reputation in the post-production community as the people to talk to about audio technol

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"My aim is to demonstrate Sennheiser UK's live sound solutions, provide ongoing support and backup and further develop how this range of products' fit in the current marketplace," says Wooster, whose live sound engineering credits include Van Morrison, Gary Moore and, most recently, Leona Lewis.

"Sennheiser's own products are well known for their excellent quality and the third party brands it distributes have been carefully chosen to compliment this. DAS loudspeakers, for example, have some extremely innovative features and sit at a great pri

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Burridge has a background of over 20 years of professional experience in high service, customer focused environments as diverse as retail and contract delivery in the construction industry.

"I am really excited about this new role" said Burridge. "Cooper Controls is a well respected company with an excellent portfolio of loyal customers and a good service record. As and our customers grow we also have to look to drive our support services to the next level in customer satisfaction. My key priorities for the future will incl

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"IVC works with some of the world's leading organisations in the field of IT, AV and broadcast installations," saysohn Smith, managing director of IVC Media. "This is an exciting time at IVC and in the past few months we have developed a clear strategy for the company moving forward and have now put in place a simple structure to allow the team to focus fully on tailoring our offering to particular customers' requirements.

"There have been some r

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John will continue to have direct responsibility for the company's sales efforts in that region, and will also be responsible for sales planning throughout the US and in Canada. Paul Rabinovitz, vice-president of Strong observed: "John's promotion comes at an exciting time for Strong with the addition of several new products and distribution items to the Strong line up. I am sure that John will do a great job".

On the promotion Luhrs commented: "Strong represents the highest standards in the products it manufactures and distributes, we have greatly increased our offerings and I am looking forward to incredible growth."

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Founded by Mick Anderson in 2002, MAC has built up a reputation in the professional audio industry as an external resource for export sales and distribution management. With the appointment of Paul Ward as a partner in the firm, the consultancy has elected to change its name to reflect the new status quo.

"Paul's appointment extends the overall capabilities of our business," says Mick Anderson, "and this will allow us to expand, as new opportunities are fully realised."

AWC's current client list includes Camco, Digico and Coda Audio.

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He started his career in lighting as a casual electrician at his local theatre, becoming a freelance technician when he finished college. Although he will be working alongside directors Sam Crook and David Buffham, Grant will manage the projects that he is working on from concept to completion, so that his clients know they will have a single point of contact at all times.

Grant explains, "As a small company, we can offer a personal and friendly service for both rental and sales customers. Having previous experience as both a supplier and a client to the production indust

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During their time at Inner Circle Distribution, Freed, Duncan and Mass, all of whom have previous work experience at Martin US, emerged as key players in the US rental market.

Inner Circle Distribution has been involved in the entertainment industry since 2005 as a distributor of primarily moving head lights throughout the USA, Canada and the Caribbean.

"Through this agreement, a circle has been closed (no pun intended) as all three owners have worked for Martin in the past, effectively earning their stripes here," stated Brian Friborg, president of Martin Professio

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The impetus for this move is based on strengthening regional support and the new team comprises Mike Raines, Håkon Andersen and Javier Delgado, totalling more than 40 years of combined experience in the training and simulation fields.

Chris Axford, director of international sales & marketing at projectiondesign, says: "We already have a strong regional sales force, partner network and education scheme in place and the addition of this new team is a significant step forward. They bring the right industry knowledge and experience that will significantly reinforce and grow the success and niche market use of our high performance projectors."

Based in Orlando, FL, Mike Raines will

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Mark Andersen has been appointed product marketing manager, Bosch Public Address. Sally Neubauer has assumed the position of product marketing manager, ProSound-Retail.

Both will support the Americas Region by developing and implementing marketing strategies for their respective product lines, acting as focal points for the voice of customer in the process. Both positions report to Brian Divine, sr. product marketing manager, ProSound.

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As installation audio sales executive Collman is responsible for Ateis' professional installation product ranges, which include the new Echo Cancellation System, UAPG2 DSP audio network, IP-based products and the Magellan counter intercom system.

Collman previously worked at Harman UK in its service sales support division. Most recently he was with games company Atronic, handling pan-Europe sales.

Commenting on his new role at Ateis UK Collman says, "I've wanted to move back into the pro audio market for a while and spent some time researching Ateis and its expanding product range. Ateis ticks all the boxes in presenting a challenge to

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"I knew about Black light 'from the other side' as a customer, so I'm perfectly placed to understand our clients' challenges and requirements and so help Black Light respond," says Sodergren who joined the company to provide maternity cover in a sales capacity, but who has only recently taken up her new permanent job.

Her duties involve meeting and talking with existing clients to review how Black Light is performing and to meet new clients to discuss how B

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A recent graduate from the Tonmeister course at the University of Surrey, Howell brings a firm understanding of the technical aspects of music recording to the company, along with experience in both new and established media marketing.

"Audient's range is abundant with fantastic products that we want to bring to the wider audience. I'm very excited about working with the team, as we look to provide a more sophisticated and interactive framework for current and new customers," says Howell.

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Having previously served as marketing manager for Sennheiser India and with Hyundai Electronics before that, Agarwal brings a blend of marketing and professional audio sales experience to the team in India. He'll use that experience to drive Harman Professional's marketing and public relations strategies in the region and build upon the foundation laid by Sushil John, systems director, I