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Snap One Honours Partner Award Winners At Ise 2023

Snap One, provider of smart living products, services, and software to professional integrators, officially unveiled the winners of its prestigious Partner Awards at ISE 2023.

The 49 winning integrators were recognised at a formal award ceremony that took place at the Snap One Partner Party on 2 February at the Poble Espanyol Museum.

“Our annual awards honour partners across the EMEA region that have exhibited excellence in sales, marketing, support, and other designated business areas,” said Mark Reynolds, Snap One Vice President & General Manager, EMEA. “It’s always a privilege to recognise our partners that continue to grow their businesses and provide top-tier service to their customers with Snap One solutions.”

Distributor of the Year

• Leaf

Partners of the Year

• Belgium: Audio Visual Architects

• Czech Republic: MŠ Company

• Denmark: JM Lytzen Teknik ApS

• Finland: Digisähkö Oy

• France: Duret Solutions

• GCC: Reels Smart Technologies

• Germany: Hifi Profis Frankfurt am Main

• Greece: Alphacom

• Israel: SmartOn, Boot Net

• Italy: Amadeus Network Solution SRL

• Netherlands: B&G Audio Video Solutions

• Norway: Merelektro as

• Portugal: CPD Sound & Vision

• Serbia: Shagara doo

• Spain: Tecnoclima

• Sweden: We Make Noise

• Switzerland: Olvision SAGL

• Turkey: TMS

• UK London: Smart Living Solutions

• UK North & Ireland: Richer Sounds

• UK South: Visual Control Systems

Top Volume Partner

• New Wave AV

Pinnacle Partners

• Advanced Technology Installations

• Aonyx

• Cyberhomes

• IHomes London Media Rooms

• IndigoZest

• New Wave AV

• Powerplant Home Automation

• Robert Taussig

• Smarthome Technology

• Smarthomes

• The Majik House

• Visual Control Systems

Circle of Excellence

Snap One Category Adoption

• Switzerland: Schmid Gstaad AG

• UK London: Airwave Audio and Vision

• UK North & Ireland: Arcadia Systems

• UK South: Revolve CI

Business Growth

• UK London: London AV Setup Limited

• UK North & Ireland: Fusion AV & Media

• UK South: Powerplant Home Automation

Service & Support Proposition

• UK London: IndigoZest

• UK North & Ireland: Trusted Technology

• UK South: Cre8tive Rooms Limited

Marketing Initiative

• UK London: Ashville Construction

• UK North & Ireland: Art of Smart

• UK South: Art of Integration

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Tim Griffin has taken operational leadership of the Exertis UK business, becoming CEO. In this capacity he will take direct responsibility for the entire Exertis UK, Retail and B2B operations, and have oversight of other businesses in the UK and Ireland of parent, DCC Technology. Tim will lead an ambitious development plan for the business in the UK to drive growth, innovation and market leadership.

Tim said, “The size of the opportunity in the UK, both now and in the future, is a major prize and I’m excited to be taking the CEO role, leading the evolution of our UK business as we drive it onwards to evergreater success. The work we’re doing now will bear fruit for many years to come, and I’m incredibly proud to lead the amazing team we have here in the UK, who are helping me implement a vision that will keep Exertis in its market-leading role long into the future.”

UK Managing Director, Paul Bryan, moved into a new international role from January 2023, leading DCC Technology operations in the Benelux, Nordics, France and Middle East. Having successfully led the UK business as MD for many years, Bryan will bring a wealth of success and experience to bear in driving growth in these key markets. He said, “I’m immensely proud to take up this new international challenge, and I’m very excited to start working with the amazing teams across these territories, to further develop the strong platform of success.”

TD SYNNEX Maverick, a specialist business of TD SYNNEX (NYSE: SNX) has appointed Andy Evans as Senior Commercial Director for its European business. With over 30 years’ experience within the AV/IT industry, Andy will lead the business strategy for TD SYNNEX Maverick, working with a portfolio of brands including Logitech, Absen, Crestron, Samsung, Lenovo, Avocor, Epson, Microsoft, Sony and now Zoom.

Andy explained, “After years of working with Maverick as a customer I’m very excited to be joining the European team at this pivotal time for the industry and business. Maverick holds the number one position for smart meeting and smart signage technology with an unrivalled portfolio within the channel. My focus will be to work with our partners to maximise the huge opportunities ahead. With ISE around the corner I am really looking forward to seeing the team in action showcasing our strategy for this year at our IS-SKI stand.”

Peerless-AV has today announced the appointment of Robert Phillips as Product Manager for the EMEA business. Robert will play a pivotal role in the development of key product lines while also supporting the custom dvLED teams in EMEA and the US. Responsibilities will include managing information flow, forecasting, assisting with product designs and engineering, project delivery, on-site installation support, and delivering internal and external technical training.

Keith Dutch, Managing Director – EMEA, Peerless-AV, commented, “Robert is highly regarded in the AV industry having spent seven years looking after one of the largest AV distributors in the UK. A very technical individual with attention to detail and extensive, specialist product knowledge, he will be a valuable resource for the global product management team, sales and marketing teams, as well as our partners and customers.”

PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips digital signage, interactive displays, direct view LED and professional TV products and solutions, has announced the appointments of experienced AV professionals, Sven Beinlich and Jason Bacon, to its team of International Key Account Directors. Their appointments come ahead of a PPDS Global Partner Alliance (GPA) growth announcements during ISE, bringing greater reach, enhanced quality, and more opportunities for global businesses in 2023 and beyond.

Part of PPDS’ ongoing global recruitment drive, attracting and targeting the AV industry’s leading talents to spearhead worldwide growth and accelerate sales across an array of market verticals, Sven (based in Hamburg) and Jason (in London) join as the company’s new International Key Account Directors for Retail and Corporate respectively.

QMotion UK, specialists in motorised window treatments, has boosted its sales presence by appointing experienced industry sales and marketing expert, Chris Janes.

Chris joins QMotion as Business Development Manager for the UK region. With over 30 years’ experience working in sales and marketing and business development roles at companies such as Imerge, Digital Plumbers, AV Racks, Armour Home Electronics and Legrand, Chris has a deep understanding of the home technology industry and significant experience in how best to support integrators to grow their business.

“I am delighted to join the QMotion team” explained Chris. “Having worked at Legrand for the past five years, I have been following the steady progress of QMotion as the brand has built its range of products and solutions for integrators. Automated blinds represent a huge market opportunity. QMotion provides an easy to install, attractive and low energy range that’s simple to integrate and control. Working with QMotion, integrators can increase both their revenues and their margins on home automation projects. I’m looking forward to hitting the ground running by attending ISE, where I’m excited to meet up with new and existing customers to show them just what QMotion can do.”