Industry Appointments

INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS

Electrosonic’s Jon Hancock, Maurizio Capuzza, Chris Ward and Michael Harkness; The DM Audio team; ASA’s Bjorn Van Munster and Audio Brain’s Fujii Shuzo.

Electrosonic has made several personnel announcements designed to strengthen its global business. Chris Ward was appointed to the role of Group Chief Financial Officer, Michael Harkness to the role of Chief People Office and Maurizio Capuzzo to the role of Chief Marketing Officer.

CEO of Electrosonic, Jon Hancock said: “As Electrosonic continues its mission to design, build and support innovative technology it is paramount that we maximise our global reach. Electrosonic is pursuing both national and international growth strategies and these appointments support that goal.”

DM Audio has joined the Adamson rental partner network after they purchased an S10 line array system from re-seller Live Systems. The Edinburgh based company has the system which consists of Adamson Systems Engineering S10 line array loudspeakers with S119 subs powered by Lab Gruppen PLM20K44 amplifiers together with a full rigging package.

Steve Robb, Managing Director at Live Systems commented: “DM Audio have been providing sound equipment and production services to the Scottish market for over 20 years. I know Dino and his team… they are particular when it comes to choosing new equipment. Any such investment demonstrates a return on investment while also ensuring a clear performance benefit for their customers. We are delighted that they have chosen to make the move to Adamson which further strengthens the rental partner network.”

Astro Spatial Audio has entered into the Japanese market with the appointment of Japanese supplier, Audio Brains. As the official Japanese solutions partner for ASA, Audio Brains will provide training and support whilst spearheading the expansion of Astro Spatial Audio’s brand-independent immersive audio technology into the country’s live entertainment sector.

“We are both delighted and honoured to welcome Audio Brains into our global family”, said Astro Spatial Audio Managing Director, Bjorn Van Munster. “Few companies within our industry possess the experience or prestige of our new solutions partner, and I’m very confident that we will achieve great things together in Japan.”

Audiologic has announced three appointments to their company to support their expansion in the audiovisual market. Audiologic recruited Richard Minter, to the position of Procurement Manager, Rhoda Warren to the position of Accounts Assistant and Anna Shahin to the post of Applications Support Engineer.

Minter joined Audiologic to assist with purchasing, planning, stock control and sales support due to his extensive knowledge of products, markets and the AV industry.

Sales and Marketing Director, Andy Lewis said: “We couldn’t have found an operator more experienced or better suited to the company. He will be a tremendous asset to Audiologic.”

Warren joined the company from a background in accounts and bookkeeping and is widely experienced in customer accounts, VAT and payroll.

Financial Director Matt Boland said: “Rhoda is a very experienced operator, with a wide range of skills, who is thorough, methodical and calm - a perfect fit for our accounts department.” Shahin joined the technical team to support and advise Audiologic customers with their projects.

Adamson Systems Engineering has appointed Ben Millson as Managing Director for the Asia-Pacific region.

Due to its substantial growth in the APAC region, Adamson Systems Engineering opened a new office in Chiang Mai, Thailand. In his new role in

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Adamson Systems Engineering’s Ben Millson, Managing Director of Asia-Pacific; Jochen Sommer & SBA Radical Sound’s Ramón Fernández .

the APAC offices, Millson will oversee sales and distribution operations. “We’ve recognised the potential for Adamson in the Asia-Pacific region for quite some time,” said James Oliver, Adamson’s Director of Sales and Marketing: “Welcoming Ben onboard as Managing Director to lead our efforts from within the territory demonstrates our commitment to our valuable partners and users in the region. We look forward to enjoying the successes generated by our APAC team going forward.”

The company has also joined Seesound, the company’s exclusive Spanish distributor, as they welcomed SBA Radical Sound to the Adamson Network as the latest E-Series rental partner in Spain.

“We decided to invest in Adamson’s E-Series ahead of a very busy festival season,” said SBA CEO Ramón Fernández.

“We needed a system that sounds great, rigs easily, and will satisfy the rider requirements of the biggest touring acts, no questions asked. The E-Series checked every box, and having Adamson and Seesound behind us for support means we can confidently service even the most demanding applications.”

SBA is a subsidiary of Grupo Area 51, a Madrid-based multimedia firm that, in addition, to live event production, specialises in: AV installations; recording, mixing, and post-production; music composition; and sound design for a wide range of applications in Spain and throughout the European Union.

“SBA Radical Sound has a great reputation as a production technologies supplier for live events, and we’re very happy to be working closely with them as the latest Adamson E-Series partner in Spain,” commented SeeSound Founder and President Nacho Alberdi. “We look forward to supporting SBA as they continue their impressive growth.”

Martin Audio has promoted Bradley Watson to the new position of

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Martin Audio’s Bradley Watson; ACT Lighting’s Brad Helms and Powersoft’s Gary Pace.

International Sales Director. A long-serving executive, Watson helped to build domestic sales before he left. While Watson still maintained the role of installer, he re-joined MA after being appointed, Sales Manager and has since been promoted to International Sales Director.

An equally important cog in the restructuring of Martin Audio’s sales team, following its successful MBO this summer, has been the appointment of highly experienced audio professional, Peter Codron as new UK Sales Manager.

Martin Audio also welcomed Peter Codron as the new UK Sales Manager after a successful summer in 2018 and began reconstructing its sales team. Codron brings 30 years of audio industry knowledge and experience with professional A/V production companies, recording studios, live music events, theatrical productions, exhibitions and conferences. During this time he has worked in pro audio sales, audio system design, audio editing and engineering and IT networking.

Particularly strong on sales, Codron took over the Sales Manager’s role at SSE Audio Group in 2014, based at its Park Royal facility. “While I was happy at SSE, after 14 years of working in sales at dealer level I wanted a fresh challenge. When Martin Audio Managing Director, Dom Harter approached me before this year’s Open Days the opportunity was too good

to miss. The way the role was outlined to me was exactly what I wanted to do.”

Codron said: “Martin Audio has developed a large and exciting portfolio, and so my priority will be to work with the UK dealer network to maximise our growth opportunity, while making sure that the brand is being represented in a positive way. At the same time my background in rental is very strong and that’s an area I can also tap into.”

Codron will report to the recently promoted Brad Watson, International Sales Director. Watson commented: “We are delighted that Peter has joined us. His experience will be invaluable as we plan and execute our next wave of growth. His attention to detail, his belief in a brand ethos and his enthusiastic nature makes him a perfect fit for the Martin Audio family.” Brad Nelms has joined ACT Lighting as Western Regional Sales Manager, replacing Aaron Hubbard, who formally held the role but is now Central Regional Sales Manager at ACT. Nelms will be representing all of the brands distributed by ACT Lighting to clients in the Western US. His territory comprises Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona and Utah.

“We’re delighted that Brad Nelms has come on board; he is a fantastic addition to our team,” said ACT Lighting President and CEO Ben Saltzman.

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L-Acoustics’ Managing Director, Hervé Guillaume alongside HGP’s President & Commercial Director, Bertrand Bounoure.

L-Acoustics, headquartered near Paris, France, and HGP, based in Amboise, France have jointly announced the acquisition of HGP and its sister entity API.

“This operation represents a new and extremely positive step in augmenting our R&D and production capabilities,” explained Hervé Guillaume, Managing Director of L-Acoustics. “This alliance will allow us to improve our technical skill set and market intelligence. HGP’s expertise is highly complementary to our own, enabling us to better comprehend the sheet metal trade.”

President and Commercial Director of HGP, Bertrand Bounoure said: “This constitutes a natural extension of a decade-long, successful supplier-client relationship between two growing companies with shared interests and objectives. We are delighted to pool our resources and abilities.”

Powersoft welcomed Gary Pace as Sales Manager of North America. Pace will be responsible for connecting Powersoft technologies to North American-based audio engineering teams. Powersoft has expanded their footprint in the US with new offices in Kearney and New Jersey and Pace will be working to introduce premium Powersoft products to more manufacturers in North America.

General Manager of the North America branch, Luca Giorgi said: “Gary’s extensive experience in our industry will be an indispensable asset to Powersoft as we continue to grow our North America OEM footprint.”

German Light Products has announced that Miles Dudgeon has been appointed as the company’s new Sales Manager for the North East.

Dudgeon has spent many years in the industry, starting out as a lighting operator before he worked with a major lighting supplier outside of New York City, where he met GLP US President Mark Ravenhill and Sales Director Brian Dowd.

Dudgeon stated: “I’ve long been a fan of GLP products. The products are edgy and dynamic, they give designers amazing tools for creating visuals.“

Since then, Dudgeon has worked as a product manager, focussed on dimming, software, and control systems, along with some sales roles and is also is a certified ETCP technician.

Dowd stated: “We are very excited to have Miles join the GLP team. He brings a wealth of industry experience to the role as well as an intimate knowledge of the North East market.”

2B Heard introduced a new range of multi-channel amplifiers after it was appointed the new exclusive UK representative for Germany’s innosonix. The agreement saw 2B Heard offer full distribution and support for the manufacturer’s ranges of advanced multi-channel Class-D installation amplifiers.

Markus Bätz, CEO of innosonix, added: “We are proud to have found such a competent partner in 2B Heard, who can help us lead the market in multi-channel 3D audio by focusing on these kind of projects. This appointment is a perfect fit with our on-going development of multichannel amplifiers, leading the way to ever more cost-effective and smart 3D sound systems.” TPi www.tpimagazine.com/category/industry-jobs/

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