UK - Paradigm Audio Visual has undertaken a major internal restructure following founder Greg Jeffreys' decision to return to the coal face, taking over the day-to-day running of the company as Managing Director.

Jeffreys' immediate strategy has been to divide the company into autonomous focused divisions, promoting Susan Hall, who has been with Paradigm for 10 years, to operations director for the whole group. Fresh from securing another successful ISO 9000 audit, she will now take charge of all logistics, while joining her as assistant is new recruit Amanda Goggins.

At the same ti

USA - Lee Dodson has been appointed vice president of business development for both TV One and Magenta Research, two Nortek, Inc. companies in the Pro AV market.

Dodson, a 25-year veteran of the Pro AV industry, joins Nortek from Premier Mounts, where he served as president. He has served as the elected chairman of the InfoComm Manufacturers Council for two terms, and also served on the InfoComm Leadership Development Committee, twice as Chairman of the InfoComm Exhibitors Committee.

"I am delighted to join this respected group of AV manufacturers," said Dodson. "TV O

USA - EAW has appointed Steve Davis to the position of EAW service manager. A longtime member of the extended EAW family, Davis for many years held this same position, before shifting his focus to his company Performance Audio of New England (PANE), where he continued to contribute with his service expertise.

Coincidentally, PANE has been located in the same mill complex where EAW designs and manufactures its loudspeakers. The announcement was made by Jeff Rocha, EAW president, and reflects the company's dedication to enhanced communications and direct access to resources for greater

Denmark - DPA Microphones has appointed Susanne Seidel as executive VP sales and marketing. Seidel joins on 1 March from Sennheiser Electronics, where her most recent position was president of global marketing.

"A large part of the market for microphone solutions is cornered by better and smaller microphones to meet the continuously challenging conditions of sound reproduction," says Seidel. "I have been watching DPA Microphones closely for many years and I'm confident that DPA has great market potential with its innovative technology and products.

"The market co

Canada - CAST Software of Toronto has announced the promotion of Jim Hutchison, creator and editor of the internationally renowned JimOnLight.com, stepping up to assume the role of product manager for CAST Software's wysiwyg as well as for Vivien Virtual Event Designer, the CAST software suite for the special events industry.

Hutchison has been contributing marketing and technical copy for CAST Software as their social media manager since early 2009, in addition to writing various articles for the company's newsletter, The Plan.

"I'm beyond thrilled to be leading the ama

UK - Electrosonic has announced the promotion of James Sharp to account manager for corporate solutions. Sharp joined Electrosonic's Edinburgh office in 2005 taking on the position of internal sales support. During his six years with the company, Sharp has worked within the corporate, entertainment and operations teams in both a sales and technical capacity.

Colin Lemmings, vice president of corporate solutions commented, "James has been and continues to play an instrumental role in the success of the corporate solutions team. Having worked in both sales and technical roles throu

UK - Jotham Jackson has joined LMC Birmingham's technical sales team.

Jackson joins LMC following a period of employment with HSBC Bank. He comments, "I was trained in sales and then worked in the PPI claims department which gave me really worthwhile experience in delivering meaningful customer service."

In his spare time Jackson engineers for a number of bands in his local area, often playing to crowds of between 200 - 600 people. He also plays both the bass and electric guitar.

James Lawford, sales manager at LMC Birmingham says, "LMC's customers enjoy a personal

UK - GDS design engineer, Richard Dyer, has been named Technical Engineering Apprentice of the Year 2011 in a recent ceremony held at Wiltshire College. The award for outstanding achievement was presented by Duncan Haynes, Liberal Democrat MP for Chippenham.

Dyer has been working for UK manufacturer GDS since 2007, when he was taken on as a full-time employee after enjoying work experience with the company. His BTEC apprenticeship in Technical engineering, combined with a workplace NVQ qualification was sponsored by GDS and completed last year.

Currently in the position of design en

USA - Staging Solutions, a nationwide event design, production management and media company, has hired Andy DiRaddo as senior producer.

DiRaddo brings almost 40 years of event production and audio/visual expertise with him to Staging Solutions where he will join their executive management and leadership team.

"I have had the pleasure of working with Andy for over 20 years on a variety of great events from Power of Houston to Compaq Sales Conferences in Hawaii and Las Vegas," said Bill Fitch, president and owner of Staging Solutions. "Andy has always impressed me with

USA - Rational Acoustics LLC has announced the addition of Chris Tsanjoures in the role of applications support specialist. In his new position, Tsanjoures will oversee all application support functions at Rational including the creation and dissemination of customer support materials regarding application & use of Rational Acoustics' products.

He will also provide application-based customer phone, e-mail and web support, work with partner companies to create integrated Smaart Measurement Technology based solutions and provide tradeshow support & external training support.

"Thi

UK - Fisher Productions has appointed Kelly Yeomans as its Venue Relationship Manager. The role will see Kelly developing and nurturing close-working relationships with Fisher's large portfolio of venues to ensure an efficient, safe and consistent level of service.

"Fisher Productions has undergone rigorous assessment of industry codes and practices to achieve accredited supplier status at the majority of the big museums, galleries, historic houses and palaces in London and the Home Counties. Kelly's previous role, as Logistics Manager for Fisher, provides her with a perfect plat

Denmark - Matrix Group has appointed Kenneth Bremer as CEO. Since 2009, Bremer has worked in Italy, most recently in strategic marketing and PR with loudspeaker manufacturer RCF, based in Reggio Emilia.

Matrix Group's stated mission is to become one of the most important players in the market segment of solutions and product supply to the entertainment industry. With a strong line-up of companies within the group, Matrix Group is an attractive partner towards sales, installation and distribution of professional products to the industry from 'day to day' distribution business to comple

USA - EAW has appointed pro audio veteran Alex Schloesser to the position of EAW Asia-Pacific sales director. The announcement was made by Jeff Rocha, EAW president, and reflects EAW's ongoing commitment to growth in the Asia-Pacific region. In his new capacity, Schloesser will report to and work closely with Davwinder Sheena, LOUD Technologies' Asia & Pacific-Rim managing director.

With more than 20 years in pro audio in and out of his native Germany, Schloesser has a wealth of experience from his past positions. He is fully versed in audio technology, including acoustical simulation

USA/Singapore - High End Systems has announced the addition of Jamie Boey as a regional sales Manager for APAC. Boey comes to High End Systems after spending the last two years working as an area sales manager for Robert Juliat where he established and managed the sales activities in Asia regions. In his new role at High End Systems, he is responsible for sales within territories throughout Asia and the South Pacific.

Boey says, "I'm delighted and extremely excited about being part of High End Systems family. HES is always perceived as an innovation company with quality lighting

UK - Ian Webster, a sales professional with extensive experience in the digital technology field, has been named sales manager for the United Kingdom, northern region, by the ADJ Group. In this capacity, Webster will be responsible for sales and customer development for American DJ Lighting and American Audio products in his territory.

Prior to coming to the ADJ Group, Webster was a technical sales specialist with Motorola United Kingdom for seven years. He worked on the British Broadcasting Corporation's switch from analogue to all-digital (DTV) broadcasting and reception in the Unit

USA - Belgium-based architectural lighting manufacturer Kreon has appointed Darin Fowler as general manager of North American operations, headquartered in New York City. In his new role, Fowler will oversee all sales, customer service and marketing in the US and Canada. Since his start in January of this year, Fowler has set up the office and is hiring staff, with warehouse space and a showroom to be announced in the near future.

Fowler was most recently regional sales manager at entertainment lighting manufacturer High End Systems in Austin, TX, where he concentrated on lighting for

UK - Pyrotechnics and special effects manufacturer Le Maitre has announced the appointment of three new members of staff joining their Research & Development teams.

Dr. Hamish Cavaye (PhD) and Tobias Phillips (BSc.) join Le Maitre's Pyrotechnics R&D division based in Peterborough, while Mark Rhind (MEng) has joined the Smoke & Haze and Special Effects team based at Mitcham.

Hamish Cavaye obtained a first class degree at Oxford and went on to obtain a PhD in organic chemistry at the University of Queensland in Australia. Toby Phillips has a BSc. in analytical chemistry and joins Le M

Singapore - Following the departure of the long-servicing Patrick Lau, Colin Quek has been appointed director of APAC sales, Martin Audio - based in Singapore.

With global experience in the pro audio industry, Quek will be returning to Loud Technologies, with whom he previously worked between 2005-7, to oversee Martin Audio's sales activities in the APAC territories. His function with the company will place high emphasis on market development in a region that covers India, Japan, China, and out to the Pacific Rim, including Australia and New Zealand.

"I have great regard for th

UK / USA - Martin Audio has announced a formidable support team to boost awareness of its expanding MLA (Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array) family.

Andy Davies has joined the UK manufacturer from rental company Concert Sound Clair, to fill the newly created role of application support (touring). This mirrors a similar position in the United States, where touring and rental company veteran Jim Jorgensen recently took up a similar position to support the growing network across the Atlantic.

Like Jorgensen, Andy Davies has widespread experience of Martin Audio systems and was aware of t

UK - Following the growing demands in the UK, Riedel Communications, has announced that Nick Williams has joined the Riedel UK office as UK sales manager.

Nick Williams joins Riedel Communications Ltd to spearhead its UK sales efforts in the live and install markets for the entire Riedel range including intercom, fibre, audio and rental solutions.

"I'm looking forward to developing new markets and business opportunities for Riedel here in the UK. Riedel is one of the most forward thinking manufacturers in the broadcast and event production market. I'm excited to be on-board&quo

UK - Incus AV, providers of Audio Visual consultancy, design, manufacture, installation, commissioning and support has announced the expansion of its UK operations with the opening of a new office in Canary Wharf, London.

With a growing number of support and maintenance contracts in the city and the surrounding areas, the new office located in Skylines Village will provide "a central hub from which we can respond rapidly to all clients".

Joining the Incus AV family, and based at the new office, is Mark Butler who will be responsible for support and maintenance contracts ac

Singapore - Renkus-Heinz has announced a key addition to its APAC international application support team, Singaporean national Tan Kheng Keong (KK).

Technically trained and fluent in English, Chinese and Indonesian, KK joins the company from Renkus-Heinz's Singapore distributor, Electro-Acoustics Systems, where he was part of the technical team involved in the execution of several major projects including the new Singapore Supreme Court, National Institute of Education, Resorts World Sentosa, and Universal Studios Singapore. Before this he worked both as project and design engineer fo

UK - Tait Technologies has appointed two new members to its team at its UK office. Todd Vernon joins as project manager, after working for the last seven years as a lighting technician and rigger in both Australia and the UK. He has also worked as a video QC engineer for VER in Amsterdam. 2011 saw Todd working with the Tait Technologies team on the Doha Games project.

Also joining the company is new marketing manager for the UK, Kerryanne Nelson. Kerryanne will manage branding, communications and public relations for the group, as well as developing new marketing touch points for busi

UK - PSCo Rental appointed Rowena Wilks as rental account manager. She joins the company after four successful years at Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce, where she was responsible for dealing with business advice and membership.

Lisa Wardle, rental manager of PSCo Rental, comments, "I am delighted to welcome Rowena to the rental business. As our portfolio of leading technologies continues to grow, it is vital that we continue to deliver the high standards of service and support that our customers expect, and she has the skills and experience to further drive these improvements.&

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