HIGH WYCOMBE, U.K. — Martin Audio named Bash Akhtar as its new operations director and David Morbey dedicated product manager. Other recent appointments include Andy Weingaertner (EMEA sales), Robin Dibble (product support engineer team), Alan Josey (finance director), Carl Davies (junior mechanical design engineer) and Nicole Thorne (sales admin support, North America).
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WHITINSVILLE, MA — Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) has hired Gino Pellicano, Peter Maguire and Dave Salmon (pictured here, L-R) along with Jonas Domkus (inset) to bolster the company’s customer support infrastructure. Pellicano and Salmon join the EAW Application Support Group (ASG) as Application Support Specialist and Application Support Coordinator respectively. Maguire has been named Customer Support Manager while Domkus takes on the role of US Field Application Engineer.
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RIO TINTO, Portugal — NEXT-proaudio, based here, named Milan, Italy-based Phoebus S.P.A. as its exclusive distributor in Italy. Phoebus S.P.A. is an established supplier of AV gear for conferences and other events, and by taking on NEXT-proaudio gear, they are further expanding into the pro audio market. Pictured here, from left, are Sergio Pinto (NEXT-proaudio sales manager), Noemi Baschera ( Phoebus Key Account Manager), Antonio Correia (NEXT-proaudio CEO), Tommaso Baschera ( Phoebus Sales Manager), Andre Correia (NEXT-proaudio Assistant Manager), Gianluca Froio (Phoebus Engineer ), Andrea Maenza (Phebus Engineer).
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LONDON — Cadac named LMC Audio Systems as the company’s U.K. dealer. LMC Audio Systems featured the company’s CDC eight-16 digital production console at the ABTT Theatre show June 11-12. Pictured here with the console is LMC Audio Systems managing director Paul Hinkly.
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HAMPSHIRE, U.K. — While noting that China distributor HX Audio will continue to look after Audient’s console sales in the Hong Kong and Chinese territories, Audient named Digime as the new distributor for its compact product range in China, including the USB interface, iD22 and the 8-channel mic pre and ADC, ASP880. Pictured here are Audient’s Simon Blackwood (center) flanked by Digime’s COO Lenlo Zhu (left) and CEO KK Chen (right). Audient also recently named Kinoton Korea as its distributor in that country for the company’s full range of products.
Read More »NILES, IL — Shure Inc. named Henry W Philips Company Incorporated (a.k.a. HWPco) of Flowery Branch, GA, as its new sales representative for the Southeastern region of the U.S. HWPco will sell Shure’s pro audio gear to dealers and systems integrators in North Carolina; South Carolina; Mississippi; Atlanta, Georgia; and Eastern Tennessee.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA — Harman named of Erik Tarkiainen vice president of Global Marketing. Tarkiainen, based at Harman’s offices here, will lead global marketing strategy and execution across the company’s Professional Division. He reports to Ralph Santana, Harman’s chief marketing officer, and Blake Augsburger, president, Harman Professional Division.
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ORANGE, CA — SKB Corporation has named industry veteran Eric Sands as the new national sales manager for the company’s Music Pro AV Division. The company is a leader in the design and manufacture of molded polymer transport cases.
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BURNSVILLE, MN — Electro-Voice named Michael Doucot, a 10-year company veteran, to Product Marketing Manager, Electro-Voice Portable Sound – North America. Doucot most recently served as regional sales manager for the central U.S. region.
Read More »BELL, CA — Pro AV wholesale distributor, Empire PRO, has recently moved. Its new location is 5675 Mansfield Way Bell, CA 90201. The new facility, close to Los Angeles, has three times the warehouse space, according to the company.
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HASTINGS, New Zealand — Denmark-based DPA Microphones named Direct Imports, based here, as its distributor in New Zealand. Direct Imports will carry a full stock of DPA products for live, recording and broadcast applications. Pictured here are, from left, Brett Dallas, Managing Director; Greer Compston, National Sales Manager and Rowan Brookfield, Pro Audio Division Sales Executive.
Read More »VANCOUVER, BC — Radial Engineering Ltd., based here, has taken on the global sales, marketing and distribution of Jensen’s Iso-Max range of products. Iso-Max is a range of isolators that provide ground isolation and noise abatement for audio and video in broadcast, home theater and commercial AV integration.
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