ON THE MOVE PROJECTION LIGHTS & STAGING NEWS Analog Way marked the 10 th anniversary of its American operations with a move to a larger facility with a new showroom and more space for training and education. The new address is: Analog Way Inc., 299 Broadway, Suite 1620, New York, NY 10007. Apollo Design Technology, Inc. announced the appointment of Caryn Myrice as chief financial officer. Myrice, who brings over 20 years of finance experience to Apollo, will oversee the accounting, reporting and financial planning activities for the <strong>com</strong>pany. Barbizon Lighting Company appointed Tobin Neis as marketing manager. Neis takes over for Traci Lacey, who will be working part-time for the marketing team as a marketing project Tobin Neis coordinator. Neis, a part of the organization for over 12 years, was responsible for starting up the <strong>com</strong>pany’s Chicago office, and is now based in Lawrence, Kan. CD+M Lighting Design Group, LCC has named Richard Hoyes as associate principal. The <strong>com</strong>pany, with offices in Atlanta, Beijing, Dubai, Los Angeles, New York and Orlando, provides lighting designs for a variety of architectural and theatrical applications. Chauvet named Roland Gelman as product marketing manager and appointed Mike Graham sales support manager. Gelman previously worked as product manager for Black & Decker’s LED work lights, rechargeable spotlights and lanterns. Graham held several positions at Coemar USA including customer and technical services manager and regional sales manager. Electrosonic has named Leonardo Freitas to the new position of associate vice president of product distribution. He will be based in Burbank and report to Electrosonic Roland Gelman Mike Graham Leonardo Freitas president Jim Bowie. The <strong>com</strong>pany also named Ramzi Shakra senior marketing manager. He will be in charge of the <strong>com</strong>pany’s marketing efforts in the U.S. and support Electrosonic Group worldwide. Ramzi Shakra Everlast Productions will serve as the East Coast service center for Elation Professional, which has started training Everlast technicians at its factory in California. Everlast also announced two new offices in Tampa and Orlando. InfoComm International named André LeJeune, CTS, to a new rental and staging staff instructor position. LeJeune has more than 30 years of staging and presentation experience, most recently as senior director of André LeJeune training at MVP International. LeJeune has also chaired InfoComm’s professional education and training <strong>com</strong>mittee (PETC) and has written training texts and taught industry seminars. Intelix named John McDowell director of sales for the Southern U.S. McDowell has 20 years of experience in <strong>com</strong>mercial A/V, working as an installer of nightclub systems for John McDowell <strong>com</strong>panies including High End Systems, AMX/Synergy, Todd Communications, Vari- Lite and JMS Marketing. J. R. Clancy, Inc. has hired Charles B. Shatzkin as international sales manager. Shatzkin, a lighting designer, has more than 25 years’ experience in marketing, sales and public relations, Charles Shatzkin plus experience in technical theatre. Ocean Optics said TMB will distribute its line of SeaChanger Color Engine products in the Pacific Rim. Ocean Optics also appointed lighting designer and consultant Tom Stanziano to the position of sales specialist for its Thin Films divisions’ SeaChanger products. Stanziano has designed lighting systems for churches across the country and served as LD for Joel Osteen Ministries at the Lakewood Church in Houston, Tex. Staco Energy Products Company has named Chuck Gougler marketing manager and hired Judy Poettinger as purchasing manager. Gougler, a five-year veteran with the <strong>com</strong>pany, will be responsible for all worldwide marketing, advertising and <strong>com</strong>munications. Poettinger <strong>com</strong>es to Staco from American Honda Motor Company. StageLight has named Murl “Rudi” Aldridge project developer/manager for the <strong>com</strong>pany’s Nashville Office. Aldridge has served on the staff of the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, was technical director for Vanderbilt University’s Martha Rudi Aldridge Rivers Ingram Center for the Performing Arts and has worked with other Nashville arts organizations including Tennessee Repertory Theatre, Nashville Opera, Mockingbird Public Theatre and Acme Moving Group. Stardraw.<strong>com</strong> appointed Joel Schwartz as business development manager for North America. Schwartz has 30 years experience in information technology and the consumer electronics, Joel Schwartz custom installation, <strong>com</strong>mercial audio- visual and healthcare industries, including senior positions with Harman International and Mordaunt-Short. Vari-Lite has named DWR Distribution as its distributor for South Africa. Venture Lighting North America has named Amanda Foust sales training coordinator and director of the Venture Lighting Institute (VLI). Foust had spent two years as regional sales manager for Venture Lighting International. Musson Theatrical, Inc. recently expanded into a new 35,000-square-foot space at its existing facility. The <strong>com</strong>pany said the new space would allow it to expand its departments handling custom scenic fabrication and painting. Ad info:http:// www.plsn.<strong>com</strong>/instant-info Philips Color Kinetics has appointed Ken Romaine as sales manager for the New York City region, where he’ll oversee the organization’s Manhattan showroom. Romaine has more than 30 years experience in sales, design and technical roles within the entertainment lighting industry, including posts with Production Arts, PRG, VLPS and Barco. The Proel Group opened a new 13,000 square-meter logistics hub, part of the ongoing expansion of the headquarter facilities in Sant Omero, Italy. Rich Rowley, left, with XL Video MD Lee Spencer XL Video announced the formation of a new division, XL Events, which has been created by consolidating the corporate division of XL Video and AV specialists Show Support. Located in Bromsgrove, U.K. and Hemel Hempstead, U.K., the division will be headed by Rich Rowley, who will oversee a team of 23 associates. XLNT Advanced Technologies has named Hoist UK as its sales distributor for CyberHoist motion control products in the U.K. 14 <strong>PLSN</strong> NOVEMBER 2008
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