UK - Professional audio technology supplier HHB Communications has appointed Sean Evans to its professional audio sales department.

After studying music technology and popular music at the University of Huddersfield, Evans gained experience working in several recording studios as a freelance audio engineer, in addition to mastering, vintage recording equipment and musical instrument repair experience. He has also worked as a session drummer.

HHB director of sales Martin O'Donnell comments on the appointment, "Sean's experience with audio technology has already made him a valuab

Germany - Pro audio distributor Mega Audio GmbH has hired Harald von Falkenstein as new sales director. His tasks include customer liaison and support for the key accounts, as well as the active shaping of the strategic development of the company. Further he will lead the internal and external sales staff including sales reps and product managers.

After almost 10 years as international sales manager for dBTechnologies, HVF returns to the national circuit in Germany. His career to date encompasses internships in music retail and wholesale as well as an extended stay in the UK working f

USA - During the recent Annual General Meeting, two Bandit Lites employees, JR Sander and Steve Hoover, celebrated milestone anniversaries, having been with the company for 20 and 30 years, respectively.

Sander had been on the road for 12 years with another production company when he joined Bandit Lites' staff in 1992 as the warehouse manager. From there he evolved from developing an inventory system to general manager. Today he has settled into his position as a client representative.

After amassing memories that include Aerosmith, Garth Brooks, Queen and ZZ Top, Sander is quick to

South Africa - Panalux has appointed Kenny Smith as managing director for its South African operations. Smith is a long-standing, highly regarded member of the Panalux senior management team and his appointment as managing director is a natural progression following many years of dedicated service, loyalty and the undoubted ability he has demonstrated during his time with the company, says Panalux.

Steve Smith, managing director Panalux Worldwide, comments: "I am delighted to announce Kenny's appointment and am certain that he will provide the kind of motivational management and

USA - Renkus-Heinz has announced the appointment of Scott Leslie to the position of president.

Leslie comes to Renkus-Heinz from JBL Professional, where he served as vice president of engineering. His deep industry background includes stints at a wide range of technology leaders including Sun Microsystems, Tektronix, and Altec Lansing. Leslie is also founder of Evidant Corporation, providers of Business Intelligence for IT solutions, where he has held executive level positions since 2002.

Leslie joins Renkus-Heinz as the company is experiencing unprecedented growth. Despite the econ

UK - Jay Cresswell has been appointed to the position of permanent installation consultant at the ProSound division of Bosch Security Systems UK. In his new position, Cresswell will be the contact partner for permanent installations, providing advice, technical backup on site as well as training opportunities.

"Electro-Voice and Dynacord deservedly enjoy a high reputation in the industry", says Cresswell. "In combination with Bosch's own products, I look forward to offering our customers complete, customised audio solutions of the highest quality."

With over 20 y

Sweden - Wireless Solution Sweden has appointed Isac Alkstrand as operations manager and R&D engineer Anders Zellén as chief technical officer, effective immediately.

Alkstrand holds the responsibility of worldwide business development for the W-DMX brand. He worked for Wireless Solution in European Sales for two years from 2006 to 2008 during the start up of the company and has now returned as operations manager.

"I'm very excited to be part of the Wireless Solution team once again," says Alkstrand, "The W-DMX brand is well respected and has been involved in s

UK - AV and IT rental company, DB Systems has promoted account manager James Barnett to the position of sales manager, responsible for the day-to-day management of the sales and account management team within the company's audiovisual and IT rental division.

DB has also taken on two new recruits. Shaun Roberts joins the hire department, working primarily with exhibitors that order equipment at those shows where DB has been appointed as an official AV supplier. In addition, Toby Francis has joined the commercial services department, working in sales administration.

David Bulley, mana

UK - Events crewing firm Gallowglass is bolstering its business development activity with the promotion of Antony Cook to the role of client liaison manager.

Cook joined Gallowglass in 2011 as a crew member and became duty manager earlier this year before being given an operational role as London crew manager during the 2012 London Olympics.

Nick Grecian, Gallowglass managing director, said, "Antony proved to be an excellent manager and a great communicator during the hectic summer months, so his interpersonal skills give him ideal credentials for this key client liaison role.

UK - Martin Audio has appointed the experienced Dominic Jacobson to the new role of export account manager.

Jacobson will be applying the extensive skills gleaned in the film, broadcast TV and music production industries to the live sound and contracting markets, where he will be responsible for the EMEA territories, says the company.

"I'm relishing the challenge of promoting a brand that is so highly regarded in each of its core market sectors," he said. "I am particularly looking forward to growing the business in certain parts of the world such as Africa, where the

France - APG has further reinforced its R&D department with the appointment of Eve Redero who will manage all electronics-based R&D projects.

Having graduated from the prestigious Ecole des Mines engineering faculty in St Etienne, Redero is a fully qualified civil engineer specializing in microelectronics and nanotechnology. This specialisation led to her completing her final internship at APG where she also prepared her thesis on the development of filtering and signal processing functions of the latest generation of digital signal processors.

A passionate classical guitarist, Eve

UK - Entertainment lighting specialist White Light has announced that Sarah Cox has recently joined its sales team as European divisional sales manager. A well-known face within the industry, Cox brings to the role more than 10 years of experience working with stage entertainment technology, having previously held positions with Roland Hemming and TMB. Most recently, Sarah worked as business development manager for Stage Electrics.

"I am delighted to welcome Sarah to the White Light team" said Peter Threadgold, sales director at White Light. "I have known Sarah since he

USA - Audinate has announced, that as part of its global expansion, it has hired Gary Southwell as its new vice president of product management.

Southwell brings more than 20 years of experience in product management and technology leadership within the networking industry. Prior to joining Audinate, Southwell served as CTO at BTI Systems, where he focused on enabling new services and deployment for large-scale packet optical network and strategic planning of next generation video delivery systems.

"I am excited to join Audinate and I have been very impressed with strong moment

Germany / France - Audio-Technica Germany, the exclusive German distributor for French loudspeaker manufacturer APG, has announced the appointment of Andreas Rimroth to the position of in-house APG product manager for Audio-Technica. Rimroth will be responsible for all APG business development and technical support throughout Germany. The news comes hard on the heels of APG's own recent announcement of the employment of Eve Redero who will be heading up the electronics R&D projects division at APG headquarters in Paris.

Rimroth is well placed to take on the role of APG product manager

UK - Electrosonic has announced the promotion of Rob Smith to general manager of service for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

As general manager of service, Smith will be responsible for all service activities, including service sales, managed services, service and maintenance and service administration for users of AV systems within the corporate, control rooms and leisure markets. He will work with the service team to promote and expand Electrosonic's service offerings while maintaining the highest level of client satisfaction.

Smith joined Electrosonic in 2010 as client acc

USA - DPA Microphones has announced that Bruce MacPherson has joined the company as its new US sales director.

MacPherson is a dedicated sales professional, audio product specialist and audio engineering expert with extensive experience in current technology and techniques for audio recording and live sound, as well as commercial and post production. In his new role, Macpherson will be responsible for overseeing all DPA sales and customer service activities.

"We are very excited to welcome Bruce to the DPA family," says Eric Mayer, president of DPA Microphones' US operatio

USA - Bandit Lites has announced the hiring of Andy Reese as the newest technical assistant to its Technical Services Department. Reese will be coordinating with the both the technical services and the sales departments to ensure that all customers (internal and external) get the parts and supplies that they need.

Originally a Knoxville native, Reese received his bachelors of science from Middle Tennessee State University, where he majored in the recording industry with a concentration in music business. He has since relocated to Nashville after working in Tulsa, OK as both an event a

UK - Crestron UK has announced expansion in Scotland with two new appointments; Alistair Kelly as commercial account manager and Peter Brown as business development manager. They will be key members of Crestron's expanding UK team, based in Scotland.

As commercial account manager Kelly will be supporting reseller partners and training programmes, and provide end users with a dedicated solution for their commercial needs. He joins Crestron with a good knowledge of its products and solutions, having worked for over five years at an AV conferencing distributor. He says "I am looking

UK - Prolyte Products UK has expanded its projects team with the appointment of Alex White as trainee project manager.

This development follows Prolyte Group's acquisition of Brilliant Stages in July last year, which consolidated the custom capabilities already established within its special projects division, Litestructures. As envisaged, the two entities have pooled their knowledge and experience to deliver several impressive projects over the past six months. The synergy between the companies has proven to be very successful, with further collaborative ventures already lined up for

UK - A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) has announced that Peter Butler has been appointed to their board of directors as audio visual director.

Joining the company in 2003 as audio sales manager, Butler has been instrumental in driving forward and helping to establish the dedicated Audio Division, forging many new associations and relationships with manufacturers and customers along the way, says the company.

In 2011 Butler was appointed as acting video sales manager for AC-ET's Video Division, taking on a range of additional challenges and responsibilities.

Since then, he h

UK - Peavey Commercial Audio has appointed Mark Coombes as their new European sales manager. The role comes with responsibilities for all direct accounts in the UK and Ireland, as well as distribution customers in Iberia, France, Iceland and all of Scandinavia.

Coombes has worked in the commercial audio and video sectors for more than 15 years, and steps into the post following a six-month candidate search.

"Mark has a great mix of experience," says James Kennedy, operations manager at Peavey Commercial Audio. "His track record speaks for itself, having worked in an i

Germany - Dynacord has announced that Toni Scherrenberg joins the sales team as sales manager for Eastern Europe, effective 1 February, 2013.

After holding key positions in the pro audio industry, both in the United Kingdom as well as the Netherlands, Toni Scherrenberg was further responsible for market consulting in Austria as well as business development in Asia.

"Dynacord is an internationally renowned company with products that - without doubt - can only be described as outstanding", says Scherrenberg. "The Eastern European region is a highly interesting, expandin

USA - K/A/S Lighting, part of the Kaufman Astoria Studios (KAS) campus has announced that Bobby Flecker has been promoted to managing director.

In his new position, Flecker will manage the operations of the division and will bring new technologies including intelligent lighting, rigging, dimming and consoles and led lighting to the department. Together with Hal Rosenbluth, president of KAS, the team will strategize innovative ways to expand K/A/S Lighting's business portfolio throughout the city and region.

"Bobby is an industry leader and has proven over the past three years t

Europe - The Music Group has announced the appointment of Nigel Beaumont as head of its new Professional Division, overseeing all aspects of the company's Midas, Klark Teknik and Turbosound brands worldwide. Beaumont retains his role as senior vice president for operations that he has held since joining the Muisic Group in 2011. The appointment is effective 1 March, 2013.

CEO Uli Behringer commented, "Over the past two years, Nigel has added tremendous value to the Music Group and I am very proud of his achievements. With Nigel's profound pro experience at Harman, I am convinced

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