INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS

ADJ has named the ULA Group as its new distribution partner for Australia and New Zealand.

ADJ President, Toby Velazquez, commented: “As we continue to expand more heavily into the rental, touring and event production sectors, I am excited to be partnering with the ULA Group to grow our market share in Australasia. It is a company with a solid reputation and proven track record, and I am confident that their team is ideally placed to maximise ADJ’s potential in the region.”

Anna Valley has promoted for Operations Director, Peter Jones, to the position of MD with immediate effect. The move follows an extensive handover period with exiting MD, Steve Jones, who has led the company for 13 years. “As Operations Director, I’ve been as involved in the financial and business aspects of the company as I have in the process and procedure of service delivery,” explained Peter.

Audiotonix has reached an agreement for a next stage investment from Ardian. The company manages assets in excess of $90bn across Europe, the Americas and Asia. James Gordon, Audiotonix CEO, is clear on the benefits the new investment agreement will bring. “This is an outstanding opportunity to partner with Ardian to enable further growth, and it represents a significant step in the future development of Audiotonix.”

CPL has made its first ever Robe purchase, investing in 40 new Robe LEDBeam 150 moving lights. “We needed a good, fast, reliable, versatile and small moving light – and all roads led to the LEDBeam 150, which fills a gap in our stock of small moving lights,” said Events Director, Lee Gruszeckyj.

Robe’s UK Sales Manager, Bill Jones, added: “I have been talking to CPL CEO, Matthew Boyce for at least eight years about an investment in the brand, so I am very happy that CPL has made this first move towards Robe. I am positive it won’t be their last.”

Delicate Productions has appointed Brian Boyt to the role of Chief Operating Officer. Boyt will oversee a broad range of operational areas including new business development, long-term strategic operations and operational effectiveness.

“Brian is a multitalented and accomplished professional whose extensive experience working with artists, agents, producers and manufacturers brings a solid dimension to our leadership team,” said Jason Alt, President, Delicate Productions. West London rental specialist Entec is delighted to announce the appointment of Daniel Scantlebury as its new Head of Sound, effective immediately.

The news of Scantlebury’s appointment coincides with another major move for the company’s sound department. A committed d&b rental house since 1995, Entec recently invested in the brand’s latest generation SL-Series with the purchase of 50 KSL line array loudspeakers – 28 KSL 8 (80° dispersion), four KSL 12 (120°) and 18 cardioid SL-Subs – for medium to large applications. “We are set up for the future,” claimed Scantlebury. “In my opinion, KSL and its sibling GSL have superseded every other brand on the market, so we are entering this new phase with seriously cutting-edge technology that has been proving itself over and over.”

Eurotruss Group has appointed Ralph Stockley as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and board member for the Eurotruss Group. Martin Kuyper Eurotruss Group CEO stated: “Ralph’s role will be instrumental in the future global expansion planned in early 2020.”

KV2 Audio has appointed Megatone as its exclusive distributor in Hungary. “Megatone has been working with our products for several years in the capacity of a main professional installer and dealer,” commented KV2’s Sales Director for EMEA & Latin America, Alessandro Pagliani.

L-Acoustics has created new Authorised Calibration Centres, designed to both strengthen the technical partnership between L-Acoustics and its Certified Providers (CPs), and to deliver a greater level of system configuration and calibration expertise at a local level for small to medium installations.

The first three CPs to become Authorised Calibration Centres are France’s 4J Evenements, Switzerland’s Hyperson and Creative Technology Middle East – all long-established L-Acoustics partners. “The partnership with our CPs is extremely important to us,” commented Arnaud Delorme, Applications Engineer at L-Acoustics. “We maintain a very close two-way relationship with them, keeping them up to date on innovations at L-Acoustics while also constantly seeing their field experience and feedback.”

Belgian lighting brand Lucenti has hired industry veteran Jeroen Carette as Brand Manager. Karel De Piere, Co-Owner of Lucenti, commented: “His approach will be appreciated by our professional customers and leading designers. A firm sales structure will support our valued and trusted distributors worldwide.”

Luxibel has appointed Michael Staffopoulos to role of Senior International Sales Manager. “I am delighted to thrive on the enthusiasm of Luxibel and spread the word for Luxibel worldwide to friends and partners in our industry.”

Optocore and its partner company BroaMan have appointed Parma-based Audiolink as its sole distributor for the Italian market. “With Optocore and BroaMan as part of our already well-stocked portfolio, we are able to offer customers flexible solutions at the highest level, in both the live and fixed installation sectors – particularly theatres,” stated Audiolink General Manager, Stefano Cantadori.

PROLIGHTS has appointed Exton as its distributor for Iceland. Vignir Hreinsson and Sigurjón Sigurðsson, respectively Project Manager and Sales Manager for Exton, commented: “When we first approached PROLIGHTS, we immediately appreciated their vision, intuition and quality. PROLIGHTS’ broad selection of equipment really impressed us.”

PROLIGHTS has also appointed A.L.A. Equipment as official distributor for Cyprus. Paolo Albani commented: “Having A.L.A. Equipments on-board make us really proud. Their 20-year experience is a strength and, thanks to them, PROLIGHTS will grow throughout Cyprus. We’re sure that this will be a successful partnership.”

QSC EMEA has become the exclusive distributor of its live sound portfolio in Germany and in the UK and Ireland. Freddy Sicko, Director Live Sound Central Europe, will lead the organisation in those countries.

Carsten Schiedeck, Sales Manager Retail, Germany; Emma O’Sullivan, Sales Manager Retail, the UK and Ireland; Jens Stellmacher, Director Business Development, AV Rental and Marius Creutznacher, Manager Training and Business Development have also joined the QSC EMEA team.

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