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FISHMAN I VENUES
FISHMAN’S NEW DIGS
Earlier this year, Fishman moved
into a new 34,000-square-foot
facility in Andover, Mass. The company
will continue to design and
engineer its products on site with
modern laboratory facilities for both
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hardware and software, along with a
large engineering lab for R&D.
The facility centerpiece is The
Fishman Artist Lounge, which serves as
a space for meetings, company events
and artist appearances. {fishman.com}
APPOINTMENTS
Nakata
Succeeds
Osawa
T akuya
Nakata
has been named
president of Yamaha
Corp. of America.
Most recently,
Nakata served as
Takuya
director and execu-
Nakata
tive officer of
Yamaha. The president position in
America will be Nakata’s first post
outside of Japan.
“As we celebrate Yamaha’s 50th
anniversary in the United States this
year, I look forward to building upon
our company’s legacy of unparalleled
quality and technological innovation,”
Nakata said. {yamaha.com}
Buffet Crampon has named Bob
Newhouse, Laurie Orr, Don Reynolds and
Joseph Taylor as new members of its North
American sales team.
Harman has appointed Jim Garrett to
the market manager position for its Mark
Levinson, Lexicon, Revel and JBL Synthesis
brands.
Korg has promoted Jerry Kovarsky to
director of brand management. Joe
Gilmartin has been promoted to Lâg brand
manager. Michael Gabriel has been named
Marshall brand manager.
Joe Fant has
been appointed
Pearl’s marching
percussion marketing
and product
manager, while Kerry
Massey has been
named its corporate
controller.
Pearl River America has appointed
Ying (Evelyn) Luo as president and CEO.
Renkus-Heinz has appointed Derrick
Pierce staff loudspeaker engineer.
The Stanton
Group has tapped
Sean Bowman as
Eastern regional
sales manager and
Erik Kosnar as
Western regional
sales manager.
Tornavoz Music
>>> Joe Fant
>>> Sean Bowman
has hired David Hager as its national sales
manager.