UK - Analog Way UK is expanding its activities with relocation to a new facility, hiring of a new sales manager and organisation of a one-week roadshow in August through England.

Inaugurated in May 2010, Analog Way UK will move to a new facility in August. Located in London, the new office offers larger space in order to integrate training facilities and reinforce customer service quality.

The Analog Way UK team is also growing with the appointment of Andrew Smith, who joined Régis Pirot in July 2010, as area sales manager. "I am pleased to join Analog Way as area sales

Canada -Ross Video has announced the appointment of Nigel Spratling into product marketing where he will focus on the marketing of Ross Video's production switcher product lines.

Spratling has held senior positions at Snell & Wilcox, NVISION, ADC Telecommunications, and Sigma Electronics. He was responsible for creating the NAB-HD pavilion, has served as chair of the NAB Exhibitor's board, and has acted as a marketing and technology consultant for the organisation

"We are excited to have Nigel join our team here at Ross," said David Ross, CEO, Ross Video. "A well res

USA - American DJ's Chuck Green has been promoted to the position of international sales representative for Asia and Canada.

"I'm extremely excited and optimistic about my new position," says Green. "I am looking forward to becoming part of our stellar international team here at American DJ."

Scott Davies, general manager of the American DJ Group of Companies, adds, "We are very excited to promote Chuck Green to his well-deserved new position within the company; his passion for music and his understanding of our vast family of products really embodies what A

USA - Crown Audio has appointed Eric Friedlander to the role of business developer, tour sound. In this role, Friedlander will be responsible for supporting sales in the tour sound market and working closely with the customer base to provide tailored solutions to meet each customer's specific needs. He will report to Crown's market manager for tour sound, Brian Pickowitz.

Prior to joining Crown, Friedlander served as a staff audio engineer for LD Systems L.P., a major sound, light and video production firm. In this role he was responsible for the production of corporate and special

USA - Crown Audio has appointed Daniel Saenz to the position of market manager, installed sound. Saenz will be responsible for working directly with customers to support design and development of installed systems and deployment of Crown amplifiers for install applications. He will report to vice president of marketing, Marc Kellom.

Prior to joining Crown, Saenz served in multiple roles at Pelton, Marsh, and Kinsella, LLC., an AV consulting and design firm, most recently as senior director of marketing and business development and managed the Las Vegas office. In this role he was resp

UK - David Hornby has been appointed a board director of Jamie Oliver's Fabulous Feasts. After 15 years working in the hospitality sector with groups including Thistle Hotels, Marriott DeVere and Intercontinental, Hornby spent six years with Visit London as its commercial director.

Managing director Glen Chadwick comments, "David will be a great asset in helping us communicate the real differences Jamie Oliver's Fabulous Feasts' can bring to an event."

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UK - TMB has announced the addition of Erica Frost to its Product Specialist Group. Her primary role will be working in TMB's 24-hour Tech Support Group, with additional product training responsibilities.

Based in London, Frost gained years of hands-on experience, as a crew member on live productions, and as an audio engineer in studios and clubs. She earned her BSc degree in Live Event Technology at the University of Glamorgan in Cardiff after two years at the University of Salford in Manchester, where she graduated from its HND Audio and Video Systems programme.

"I prefer the

UK - After eight years with Pro Audio Asia and Pro Audio Middle East magazines, industry journalist Tim Goodyer has established an open-agenda international blog for the pro audio and A/V communities - Fast-and-Wide.com.

In addition to relaying the latest pro audio news, and providing access to a selection of technical papers and instructional videos, Fast-and-Wide enables visitors to comment on items, as well as follow through social media including Twitter and YouTube.

With wide-ranging news of international business and equipment announcements, and supporting servic

USA - Scala, a global provider of digital signage and advertising management solutions, has appointed media industry veteran Tom Nix as vice president of American operations. In this role, he will be responsible for overseeing the US, Latin America and Oceania regions.

"Tom has significant experience in proactive business development efforts and growing sales," said Robert Koolen, president of Scala. "With his in-depth knowledge of the signage industry and a proven track record, I am confident that Tom will be a significant contributor to Scala's continued growth."

UK - Orbital Sound has announced a series of corporate developments, as the company prepares for the autumn season. Orbital has created three new directorships, evolving its management structure with internal promotions for William Addison as technical director, Tom Byrne as sales director, and Eric Simpson as director of live event & communications.

In June, Orbital achieved ISO 9001 certification, as the culmination of a two-year programme to initiate quality management systems throughout the organisation. Thirdly, Orbital is cementing its focus on the wider European sound rental ma

USA - Harman Professional has announced the appointment of Mark Ureda as vice president and general manager of the Harman Professional Loudspeaker Group, comprising JBL Professional and Selenium. Effective immediately, Ureda takes over from John Carpanini, who led JBL Professional and was promoted to a new position in Harman's automotive division.

Blake Augsburger, Harman Professional CEO comments, "What makes Mark ideal for this position is his broad understanding of the values, heritage and potential of both JBL Professional and Selenium. We are very pleased that he has elected

UK - Event branding specialist Sunbaba continues to grow, appointing two new members of staff. Andy Collings joins as operations director and Jemma Syms as an account executive.

Collings is responsible for improving systems and streamlining company processes before taking Sunbaba into new marketplaces. "It is great to be working with such a well know and vibrant company who are highly respected within the industry," he says. "I will be working between the Cambridge and London offices primarily implementing new communication strategies and IT infrastructure before taking

USA - Audio-Technica has announced the appointment of Mark Donovan to the newly created position of sales engineer - installed sound, reflecting the company's continuing dedication to the installed sound market sector. The announcement was made by Audio-Technica US vice president of sales Marc Lee Shannon.

In his new position, Donovan will work closely with Shannon and the rest of the sales team, serving as Audio-Technica's primary technical resource for installed sound contractors, consultants and architects.

"On behalf of the Audio-Technica sales department, I welcome Mark to

India Harman Professional has announced the creation of three new sales teams positions in India and the appointments of Kaushal Garg, Robin Ghose, and Vibhor Khanna to fill the roles. The new additions will serve as the national sales manager and the regional sales managers for North and West India, respectively, and will be directed by Harman Professional's senior director of sales for Asia, David McKinney.

Garg comes to Harman with 22 years of experience at Bhartia Cutler Hammer, a switchgear company, and most recently Bose India, where he was the head of the Professional Division

UK - Chaos Visual Productions has opened an office in London, led by Chaos' newest additions, managing director, Gary White and project director Alex Leinster, Chaos made their grand entry into the UK's concert scene with tours including Alicia Keys, Whitney Houston, Supertramp and Guns N Roses.

Chaos' London based operation offers full production support, including equipment inventory and technical support.

Former head of European sales for Total Fabrications, Gary White has a broad production background, ranging from theatre, to television, to corporate conferences, to touring and

USA - Bridget Cox, a contract project manager with J. R. Clancy, has passed the exam in the Entertainment Technician Certification Programme (ETCP) for Theatre Rigging. Cox is now an ETCP-certified rigging professional.

The certification indicates proficiency in the use of counterweight, mechanical, and hydraulic systems installed in theatres. ETCP riggers also understand the health and safety issues involved in the use of theatre rigging, as well as Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) requirements for the use, maintenance and inspection of rigging.

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USA - Tomcat USA has appointed Fernando Perez-Cervantes as its new operations manager of the Americas. Among others, Fernando held a number of important positions within the Chrysler group and has recently joined the team to plan, organize, direct and control the operations functions in the US and Mexico.

"Regardless of the project, Tomcat is committed to providing innovative products and innovative solutions to serve the challenging needs of our customers, and to make that happen we make sure we have the best people on board" said Stefano Rossellini, CEO.

"We are ver

USA - Wybron has announced the addition of Jim Koza to the Wybron sales team as Eastern regional sales director. Koza brings to Wybron over 18 years experience in sales, marketing, and executive sales management from diverse industries.

For the past 10 years Jim has been in business outsourcing, distribution, manufacturing and channel sales where he was responsible for national sales for two separate companies in the consumer electronics, satellite, and wireless internet industry.

"I am excited to be joining the Wybron team, especially when Wybron's cutting-edge technology and

UK - Richard Billings has joined the PSCo rental division in the role of business development manager for the UK. Billings began his career in the live events industry as a sound engineer and has remained in the AV sector ever since - moving into the sales and business development side of things and then going on to specialise in video conferencing and digital signage.

"Having been in the AV industry for some time, I have always had a great deal of respect for PSCo and the incredible innovation they continue to bring to the UK rental market," says Billings. "While my ro

Puerto Rico - Soundcraft Studer has appointed Angel G. Perez to the newly created position of applications engineer, intercontinental.

Perez, a veteran with more than 15 years in the audio field, is a recognised professional in the television and audio industry in Puerto Rico. His role in this new position is to support Soundcraft and Studer distributors in the region in all matters related to digital audio consoles. He will report to Jaime Albors, senior director of sales intercontinental, Harman Professional and will operate from the company's Intercontinental sales office in San Ju

UK - On the strength of 30 years of accumulated experience in selling and marketing professional audio products, Chris Hollebone has launched Pro-Sales-Solutions.

This operation offers a bespoke service according to the needs of the client, but the primary objective is to leverage contacts and market knowledge to increase sales in countries within EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa). The service is particularly useful to the smaller company that may not have sufficient resources to devote dedicated manpower to improve the results in developing markets, says Hollebone. However, it has r

The Netherlands - Projecta has announced the appointment of Jos Lormans to the position of managing director. He started in his new role 2 August 2010.

Matthew Teevan, interim managing director of Projecta stated,"Mr. Lormans brings extensive operational, engineering and sales and marketing experience to the position; skill sets that will benefit the entire organisation as well as Projecta's clients."

Lormans was most recently worldwide sales and marketing director for Graco; he was based in the United States for his assignment. Prior to his executive role at Graco, he hel

UK - Soundking Group, parent company of Cadac Holdings, Studiomaster and Carlsbro, has announced the appointment of Patrick Almond as marketing manager Soundking Group Europe.

Almond, formerly head of marketing for Studiomaster, assumes responsibility for the marketing of the three brands throughout Europe with immediate effect. Almond's new role will see him oversee the group's promotional activities across the professional audio, live sound, theatre sound, AV and event production and MI sectors.

The new position is "a key aspect of group strategy", as Cadac establishes i

USA - Jon Bosaw, whose career expands over 20 years in the professional audio field has taken the position of US sales manager for Adamson Systems Engineering.

Adamson is gearing to expand its US market share by strengthening its support for existing users, by building a strong national sales network and support body with a dedicated person at the helm, says the company.

Bosaw will be preparing the stage for the upcoming, and yet unannounced release date of Adamson's new product series, "expected to take the market by storm".

"First we let the products speak for the

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