INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS
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INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS
Light Partner’s Stig Meyer Jensen and Johan Kvartborg; Active Audio / APG’s Mathieu Pobeda; Ayrton’s Michael Althaus, Chris Lose, Jon Stenvinkel, Jerad Garza and Chris Ferrante.
Allen & Heath has named Light Partner as its exclusive distributor for Denmark. Allen & Heath’s EMEA Sales Manager, Fred Cresson, commented: “Allen & Heath has a strong, loyal following in Denmark – particularly in live sound and installation. We are therefore delighted to be working with Light Partner to continue providing first-class support to our Danish customers, and to explore the opportunities to keep developing the brand.” Stig Meyer Jensen, Light Partner’s CEO, added: “With the new Avantis adding to an already unbeatable line-up, Allen & Heath is the mixer brand everybody is talking about right now. We’re proud to be appointed to distribute A&H in Denmark and we’ve invested in a highly experienced team to deliver the outstanding backup that our customers deserve.” Active Audio / APG has hired Mathieu Pobeda as its new R&D director. He will oversee the development and introduction of new products for both arms of the company, with particular attention being paid to acoustics and transducers. “I know there to be a lot of clever and talented people at the company, some of whom I have been in contact with for the past decade,” commented Pobeda. “The prospect of being able to use both my technical and my recently sanctioned management skills was key factor in accepting a new challenge.” Ayrton has welcomed Chris Lose to the role of Designer Relations Manager, based in North America, and Jonas Stenvinkel to the position of Director of Strategic Development, based in London. “We are delighted and excited to welcome Chris and Jonas to the Ayrton team,” said
Ayrton’s Global Sales Director, Michael Althaus. “Ayrton is expanding at a phenomenal rate and the addition of the rich industry experience proffered by our two latest team members will progress this development whilst ensuring we maintain our high standards of customer relations.” Beat The Street has launched in the USA touring market with a unique double decker, 16/14 bunk crew and band bus offer, secured via an exclusive deal with Belgian supplier Van Hool. It has also added the latest X3 single decker models from Prevost to its line-up. “American clients have been asking us for many years to run our buses in the States,” commented Joerg Philipp, Managing Director and owner of Beat The Street. “Our first building phase will run until August 2020, with more to come.” CODA Audio has appointed SC Media Canada as its exclusive distributor in the territory. Paul Ward, Director of Global Business Development for CODA Audio International, commented: “We’re delighted to be partnering with SC Media in what is a large and very important market. SC Media’s strong core values and obvious passion for audio gives us great confidence in their ability to grow the brand in the Canadian market.” Jean Daoust, President of SC Media Canada, added: “We are very proud to be associated with a company of CODA’s standing. We are excited to partner with another supplier that is forward thinking and puts great investment in technology.” Industry veteran Andrew Smith has joined CUK Audio in the newly created role of Director of Business Development. CUK Audio’s Managing Director, Stuart Thomson, commented: “Andrew will be a huge asset to our 90
