WOODINVILLE, WA — LOUD Technologies Inc. promoted Adrian Bell to the position of vice president, corporate and marketing communications. In this expanded role, Bell will lead integrated marketing across all LOUD brands and manage the company’s corporate communications function.
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WEBSTER, NY — Ashly Audio has named John Sexton national sales manager. Sexton, who will be based in Oklahoma, started out in the professional audio industry at Altec Lansing Corporation and has since gained 25 years of experience in various regional, national and international sales and marketing positions.
Read More »WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA — Blue Microphones has hired industry veteran John Maier as chief executive officer. Maier makes the move after nearly seven years as CEO of TC Group Americas, working with such brands as Tannoy, TC Electronic, Lab.gruppen, TC-Helicon, Dynaudio Acoustics and Linn Electronics.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ — Matt Peskie has joined the Masque Sound sales team with a focus on installations and production. Peskie served as monitor engineer with Avril Lavigne’s Under My Skin tour, production manager for Jars of Clay, monitor engineer for Guster and as tour manager, FOH engineer and monitor tech for many other notable artists.
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BUENA PARK, CA — Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. (YCAS) has added two manufacturer rep firms for NEXO speaker products: R. Joseph Group (Columbus, Ohio) and Highway Marketing (Dallas, Texas).
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WUPPERTAL, Germany — Riedel Communications, expanded its RockNet team with the addition of Thorsten Schulze, who was named product manager for multimedia and entertainment.
Read More »NOVATO, CA — Point Source Audio (PSA) named Yvonne Ho as vice president of marketing. Prior to joining Point Source Audio in 2008, Ho served as marketing director for Phonic Ear (now known as Front Row).
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BUENA PARK, CA —Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. has appointed Kevin Kimmel to the position of mixer product manager. In his new position, Kimmel will be responsible for product training, the implementation of marketing and support programs, and recommendations for mixer product design from the North American market to the research and development team in Japan. He will report to Marc Lopez, marketing manager, Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc.
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WOODINVILLE, WA — LOUD Technologies Inc. named Kurt Metzler North American Sales Manager, EAW. Metzler will lead the existing EAW internal sales support team, North American rep force and distributor network. Metzler will report to Ernie Lansford, LOUD’s director of North American sales.
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SINGAPORE — Midas and Klark Teknik have appointed a new distribution company, Quad Professional, for Singapore and Malaysia. The appointment comes on the heels of new distributor announcements earlier this year for Midas and Klark Teknik in Taiwan, India, Indonesia and Thailand.
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NILES, IL — Shure Inc. named James Ahlborn vice president of finance and chief financial officer (CFO). He will lead the company’s finance division and have full responsibility internal auditing, financial planning and analysis, treasury, payroll, financial reporting, cost accounting, customs, accounts payable and receivable, tax analysis, and credit. He will also provide strategic counsel as a member of the executive staff.
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DENVER, CO — Digital Revolution, an independent sales and marketing firm led by principal C.J. Lewis, has been chosen to represent Mojave Audio’s product line in states of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
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