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UK - Dave Bellamy, Showforce's client relations manager, was awarded the accolade of 'Best Employee' at the Event Production Awards 2013.

With 20 awards presented in total, by comedian Tom Stade, Dave Bellamy and Kim Gavin, artistic director of the Olympic and Paralympic closing ceremonies were the only individuals to receive awards on the night.

Bellamy was nominated for the award by Showforce's chairman Ian Spendlove who said, "I really wanted to formally acknowledge the hard work, commitment and high standards demonstrated by Dave throughout, what was undoubtedly, the busies

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USA - North American entertainment technology reseller, A.C. Lighting has announced the appointment of Greg Russell as South Western regional sales manager.

Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Russell's new appointment will see him promoting A.C. Lighting Inc.'s extensive range of exclusive entertainment technology brands throughout the South Western United States.

Russell has been working in the production entertainment industry for over 25 years providing lighting, sound, rigging, design, installation and production management to a range of clients including high profile artists, venues an

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UK - Highlite International BV has announced that from 1February 2013, David Swindlehurst will join the Highlite UK team as UK & IE Sales Agent for their Artecta range of architectural lighting products .

Swindlehurst comes with years of experience of LED Lighting, having worked within the Entertainment & Architectural industry & has dealt with many blue chip companies.

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USA - The last month has seen Adamson busy with adding and moving personnel, to better assist their quickly growing market share. In the Technical Support department - long time Adamson applications engineer Ewan McDonald has moved back to his homeland of Australia, enabling Adamson to use his new location to better serve their growing Asia Pacific market. McDonald's new position and years of experience as Adamson product support and applications engineer will aid him to focus further on Asia Pacific as Adamson's new business development manager for the said territory.

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UK - Manchester- based event lighting and rigging specialist dbn has appointed Alan Brown as head of operations.

Brown joins dbn's busy and enthusiastic team based in central Manchester and will be helping to drive forward the company's commitment to quality and outstanding customer service.

He previously worked as operations and circulation director of MEN Media for 16 years, and sees many parallels between the newspaper and entertainment industries, including working to tight deadlines, thinking laterally and quickly in decision making, and dealing with last minute or unexpected s

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USA - Community Professional Loudspeakers has announced the appointment of Timothy Dorwart as CEO. Dorwart brings over 30 years of sales, manufacturing and management experience in the pro audio and music industries. In his new role, Dorwart is tasked with overseeing the company's overall business and sales strategies, and leading Community into a new era of exceptional growth.

Dorwart's previous roles have included director and VP positions with Bose Corporation and DMX Music. Since 2007, he led the Stanton Group through a successful turnaround a

s their CEO. Dorwart joins Communit

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UK - David Whitehead, founder and majority shareholder of Stage Electrics passed away suddenly on Monday 18 February after a courageous fight against cancer.

"David was diagnosed with cancer 15 months ago and met the challenge of his illness with the same blend of determination and optimism that was his hallmark in business. Since stepping down as managing director of Stage Electrics he has devoted time to ensuring a secure future for his company and its employees," says the company. "His majority ownership passes to his family, however David has made sure Stage Electri

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UK - Crestron has announced the appointment of Matthew Browning, filling the new position of EMEA marketing campaign manager. Based in the Crestron UK office, Browning will be using his extensive marketing experience to support the dealer base throughout EMEA.

Browning's career has seen him fulfill a wide range of marketing roles that make him the appropriate candidate for this new position. Having worked in business-to-business marketing for over six years, he has been responsible for numerous successful tactical marketing initiatives for large international technology organisations

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UK - Roland Systems Group (RSG) has announced the appointment of Greg Oliver to the position of sales engineer, a field based role covering sales and technical support in the UK for the RSG audio and video product range.

With a background in professional audio, most recently working as an independent consultant in noise consultancy and live audio engineering, Oliver's role will focus on raising the profile of the RSG products in the live and touring market as well as supporting existing trade customers.

'We are pleased to welcome Greg to the RSG team, his experience will be invaluab

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UK - Stage Electrics has appointed Alex Cann to the newly created role of technical project manager for professional theatre. Due to increased demand and a substantial order book for 2013, the company has taken the decision to create a role to oversee this work. Recent shows include the re-release of Hairspray (UK tour), the Dolly Parton themed musical 9-5, New Jersey Nights (UK tour), Brendan Cole's Licence to Thrill UK tour, Imperial Ice Stars international tour and the recent two month residency of Fuerzabruta Argentine Carnival extravaganza at The Roundho

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UK - DiGiCo has added another member to its team, with the appointment of Fernando Delgado to the role of sales application specialist.

Delgado joins from Rental Multimedia Systems S.L. in Spain, where he spent eight years, and will be working alongside Dan Page to provide technical support to the DiGiCo sales team, as well as offering new ideas. With Spanish as his native language, Delgado will also focus on DiGiCo's Latin America market, where the ability to work with customers in their own language will prove extremely valuable.

"This is a dream come true for me," says

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UK - XL Video has announced the appointment of Lucas Covers, former CEO of De Boer Structures and Philips Home Networks as its new Chief Executive Officer for the Group. The appointment takes effect from 1 March 2013. His management experience in closely related businesses will be a valuable asset to XL Video for the further expansion of the business, says the company.

The group decided to reinforce its top management given its high ambition to further develop the company. Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Chris Depreeuw mentions, "We are delighted to have Lucas Covers on b

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Sweden - A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) has announced that Håkan Berg will be working with their international sales team as regional sales representative.

Based in Sweden, Berg will be using his 20 years of experience within the entertainment technology industry to promote the company's wide range of key and exclusive entertainment technology brands.

Berg comments, "I am proud to be working with AC-ET, a company I have always known as one of the strongest names in the entertainment technology business. I am delighted to be able to introduce the wide range of Lighting

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USA - Philip Lunas has joined the staff of J. R. Clancy, Inc., as the company's financial manager.

Lumas will serve on the Clancy leadership team and will report directly to president Michael Murphy. He brings 15 years of progressive finance experience to his new position, stemming from his years as senior financial analyst at Pall Corporation in Cortland, NY.

In addition to his finance responsibilities, Lumas will also manage all human resources functions and serve as the company's information technology point of contact. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Syr

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USA - With projects in progress from a major performing arts centre in Singapore to the beacon at the top of One World Trade Centre in New York, J. R. Clancy has expanded its project management staff in the United States.

Kevin Auses has joined the Clancy team in its Syracuse, NY, headquarters as a dealer project manager. Prior to joining Clancy, Kevin worked as an associate with the theatre design firm Auerbach Pollock Friedlander (APF) in San Francisco, where his responsibilities included project oversight, technical design, and project drawing review for a number of completed proje

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UK - IT & AV rental company DB Systems has promoted Jay Goldson to head of division, responsible for overseeing the business' Event Networks division, which specialises in providing fixed line internet, Wi-Fi and networking services.

DB Event Networks has grown significantly since it was created in 2008. Last year, it provided the temporary internet and telecommunication networks for two major global shows, Sibos, held in Osaka, Japan, and the Farnborough International Airshow.

Other 2012 events to benefit from Event Networks' expertise included the Sony Ericsson launch at Mobile Wo

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France - L-Acoustics has strengthened its marketing team with the appointment of Emma Beer, in charge of press and media. Emma has developed a career in communications in both the private and public sectors, previously focused on digital technologies and publishing for the higher education sector, as well as green growth and private sector development at the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development. In her new role as communications manager at L-Acoustics, she will be responsible for strategic communications - developing media relations, external communications and launching

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UK - Ian Hall has been promoted to sales director at Total Solutions Group. Joining the company nine years ago as sales manager, Hall has watched Total Solutions Group (TSG) evolve to engage with the ever growing demands of special projects. "From Slick to Solutions is a heady mix. TSG's involvement in providing specialist engineering skills to the ceremonies section of the London Olympics last summer was the high point in what has been for me, a tumultuous nine years since Slick Trussing first became part of TSG in 2004," says Hall.

In recognition of Hall's experience and

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Japan - Audio-Technica has announced the passing of company founder and executive emeritus of Audio-Technica Corporation, Hideo Matsushita, on 5 March, 2013.

Hideo Matsushita passed away of natural causes at the age of 93. In accordance with his family's wishes, a private wake and funeral service were held on 8-9 March.

On the eve of Audio-Technica's 40th anniversary in 2002, Hideo Matsushita reflected on the company's early beginnings: "I came to Tokyo at age 32, and, thanks to an introduction by my uncle, went to work for the Bridgestone Museum of Art. At the urging of the mu

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USA - J. R. Clancy, Inc., has added to its sales and estimating staff, maintaining and expanding its technical services and expertise to serve its customers.

Eric Huss has joined Clancy as technical salesman. Prior to joining J. R Clancy, Huss worked for Artec Consultants on projects including Darat King Abdullah II Performing Arts Centre in Amman, Jordan; Dr. Phillips Centrefor the Performing Arts in Orlando, Fla.; Grand Theatre du Bouregreg in Rabat, Morocco; and the Star Performing Arts Centre in Singapore.

Scott Uhrig joins J.R. Clancy as an estimator, coming to the company from

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UAE - Showforce has announced Mike Smith as its new chief operating officer. Working closely with Showforce's owner and chairman, Ian Spendlove, Smith will be based in Dubai and oversee the operations, sales and marketing divisions across the Middle East and UK offices. With a longstanding career in catering and event production, encompassing roles at the Commonwealth Institute in Kensington and Eat to the Beat, Smith has spent the last five years working in the Middle East with Action Impact and Blink Events. His extensive portfolio of contacts in this market means he is well placed to

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UK - Having spent three years supporting Le Mark's export manager Matt Every, Hannah Attfield is set to take on her new role as international team leader.

True to say, flying has been a regular part of Hannah's last 18 months, seeing many air miles recorded visiting Le Mark's clients throughout Europe.

"It's always sad to say good bye to a colleague, especially one as experienced as Matt, we will all miss him. For me, moving into my new role as international team leader is both exciting and a little daunting. However, I love a challenge and a new opportunity!

"I am very

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The Netherlands - Ampco Flashlight Rental BV has announced the appointment of Dennis van der Haagen, who has joined its board as commercial and operational director.

Van der Haagen, for the last 17 years the leader of one of Holland's most successful live entertainment production companies, Sightline Productions, brings his enthusiasm and commercial management skills to aid the growth of Ampco Flashlight, the leading technical production group in the Netherlands with expertise that spans audio, lighting, video, rigging and every related service.

Dennis van der Haagen commented, &quo

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UAE - Meyer Sound has appointed Chris Mead as the company's Middle East technical support manager. Based at the Meyer Sound Middle East office in Dubai, Mead will be responsible for providing technical support to customers throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and Indian sub-continent.

"Meyer Sound's growth opportunities in the Middle East lie in our quality products as well as our ability to provide timely and knowledgeable technical support for customers in the territory," says Mauricio Saint Martin, director of Middle East sales. "Chris's in-depth engineering bac

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