INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS
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INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS
Dean Karov of MK Light Sound with Silvio Cibien of Green-GO; David March, Green Hippo’s Head of Sales and Marketing; HVR Showequipment has expanded its rental stock to 66 CLF Aorun beam fixtures.
Absen has announced Kern & Stelly Medientechnik as its official distributor for Germany and Austria. “With Kern & Stelly, we have found a dynamic partner with whom we share a common strategic alignment in the LED market,” said Leon Ye, Regional Director at Absen. “Together with the team of experts from Kern & Stelly, we can provide individual advice and personal support for the specialist trade partners. We are looking forward to the cooperation.” Lutz Kern, Managing Director of Kern & Stelly Medientechnik added: “At Kern & Stelly, we have paid close attention to the rise of LED technology, particularly for indoor applications such as corporate reception areas, digital signage and conference rooms. That is why we are pleased to be able to complement our existing LED product portfolio with the award-winning LED solutions from Absen.” Backbone International and Indonesian Production Manager Reza Lesmana, has announced it is merging to create Backbone Indonesia. By establishing Backbone Indonesia both parties are jumping in on the growing Indonesian entertainment market. Joris Joosen, Director Backbone International said: “Indonesia is a huge market for us. This merger takes our international growth objectives to the next level. Under the inspiring and experienced management of Reza Lesmana, Backbone Indonesia will be able to achieve its goal of breaking into the growing Indonesian market.” Reza Lesmana, MD/Partner of Backbone Indonesia, said: “The Indonesian unique event industry is growing bigger constantly over the last 10 years to keep up with the global trends and domestic demand. With my ever growing ambitions in the events market, I really think that Backbone
International is the right partner to develop with together.” For the upcoming festival season, HVR Showequipment has expanded its rental stock to 66 CLF Lighting Aorun beam fixtures. The investment is based on a high market demand for large numbers of powerful beam fixtures. Dennis Sommerdijk, co-owner of HVR Showequipment commented: “Especially for festivals and dance events we were looking for a large quantity of powerful beams. In addition, we received a lot of requests for the Aorun specifically. They are mentioned in a lot of riders and designs in the nearby future.” “Based on a number of productions in the past year, we know that the Aorun excels in light output. Furthermore, the movement and effect speed is outstanding. Our entire team was therefore quickly convinced; we had to get the Aorun,” said Sommerdijk. Green-GO has expanded global sales network with key new appointments. The first comes from ELC Lighting has announced the appointment of two new distributors. These latest appointments bring the brand’s global sales network total to 39 countries. The new exclusive distributor for Green-GO in Slovenia is MK Light Sound, based in Ljubljana. Speaking on behalf of MK Light Sound, Dean Karov said: “We are very satisfied to begin this cooperation with Green-GO. Converged networking is becoming a standard in our industry and as a technology solutions provider, we needed a simple but effective and capable networked intercom solution.” Donald Stuart has been named Managing Director EMEA at Electrosonic Group. Reporting to CEO Jon Hancock, he will be based in London. Stuart has a long track record as a successful international chief executive. 130
