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INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS<br />
Below: Elation’s Matthias Hinrichs; Tim McCall, L-Acoustics’ Regional Sales Manager; Paul Mulholland, Jands’ Managing Director;<br />
Outline’s Deputy General Manager Of Sales, Leonardo Dani.<br />
Thomas Fischer, formerly Owner and Managing Director of Fischer<br />
GmbH, has been named Managing Director of Chauvet’s German operation.<br />
He is joined by Henning Oeker, who will serve as Regional Sales Manager.<br />
Green Hippo has appointed ESL France to be its French distributor.<br />
The agreement sees ESL France exclusively distribute Green Hippo’s line of<br />
cutting-edge hardware and software throughout France.<br />
James Roth, Head of Sales and Marketing at Green Hippo,<br />
acknowledged the importance of the French economy: “France is a crucial<br />
market for Green Hippo. We fully recognise not only the size of the French<br />
economy, but also its population’s enduring love of live events. ESL France<br />
brings the necessary understanding of this region - as well as of the Green<br />
Hippo line - to help further grow our brand during <strong>2018</strong> and beyond. And we<br />
thoroughly look forward to helping them succeed.”<br />
Elation Professional has hired Matthias Hinrichs as a Product Manager.<br />
Hinrichs is a well-known face in the industry, having worked as a lighting<br />
and control systems product manager at Martin Professional since 2003<br />
and prior to that as a well-respected freelance lighting director and<br />
programmer. Over the years, the self-described product designer and<br />
innovator has worked in staging, audio, lighting, as a DJ, in technical<br />
support, business development and finally as a product manager for<br />
lighting control and automated lighting fixtures.<br />
ETC’s international subsidiaries, ETC Ltd and ECT GmbH, are now<br />
responsible for the distribution of High End Systems products in Europe,<br />
the Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA), taking the reins from the former<br />
European master distributor, AED Distribution. Meanwhile, ETC Asia will<br />
take control of distribution for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. ETC welcomed<br />
High End Systems into the family in April 2017 and has already made<br />
significant investments in stocking, personnel and product support. This is<br />
set to continue, with a particular focus on EMEIA and APAC.<br />
L-Acoustics has appointed Jands as its certified distribution partner for<br />
Australia. Jands is set to provide L-Acoustics with an increased penetration<br />
into the Australian marketplace, whilst adding L-Acoustics to its roster<br />
further solidifies Jands’ position as the go to distributor for premier brands.<br />
“My first introduction to L-Acoustics was when, along with Peter Ratcliffe<br />
from JPS, I visited the factory in 2000,” said Paul Mulholland, Jands’<br />
Managing Director. “It was clear from our first introduction to the V-DOSC<br />
speaker cabinet that L-Acoustics was destined to become a dominant<br />
force in live sound. JPS became the L-Acoustics rental network partner for<br />
Australia and I watched as the pioneers of line array continued to develop<br />
ever more innovative products.”<br />
Tim McCall, L-Acoustics Regional Sales Manager, said: “We’re delighted<br />
to have Jands join the L-Acoustics family. We have had considerable success<br />
in Australia over the last decade and aim to build on this strong base. We<br />
have a natural synergy with privately owned, technology and solutionfocused<br />
partners. I think we now have that with Paul and his team.”<br />
Meyer Sound has named Audio Brands Australia as their exclusive<br />
distributor down under, with the appointment also extending to New<br />
Zealand through a partnership with Pacific AV. Audio Brands Australia will<br />
be responsible for sales, technical support and service of Meyer Sound<br />
products across all markets, including touring and AV rental, performing<br />
arts venues, houses of worship, hospitality, cinema and studio.<br />
“In Audio Brands Australia we have found an ideal partnership for<br />
strengthening and extending the Meyer Sound presence ‘down under’,”<br />
said Antonio Zacarias, Meyer Sound Vice President of Global Customer<br />
Engagement. “Audio Brands Australia has a solid, strategic approach in the<br />
product lines they represent, as well as a proven track record of responsive<br />
service and support.<br />
Outline has appointed Leonardo Dani to the post of Deputy General<br />
Manager Of Sales. Dani joins the company during a period of strong growth<br />
and expansion, driven mainly by the success of Outline’s GTO loudspeaker<br />
family in global touring and by the growing number of high-profile<br />
installations of the Stadia Series, including those for the <strong>2018</strong> FIFA World<br />
Cup in Russia.<br />
TSL Lighting has announced that Colin Paxton will now be managing<br />
its busy Dry Hire department as Hire Manager. Alongside Paxton’s<br />
appointment, John Beer, TSL’s previous Hire Manager, will progress into<br />
the role of Operation Manager. Beer now takes a wider responsibility with<br />
an overview of the company’s operations and will be concentrating on<br />
improving and expanding all areas of the business.<br />
The company completes a busy month, having recently acquired<br />
Blinding Light. Both companies and locations will continue to operate as<br />
normal under their respective individual brands.<br />
ULA Group has announced a new partnership with SGM. Cuono<br />
Biviano, Managing Director of ULA Group, commented: “We are extremely<br />
proud of our new partnership with SGM, which came just in the right time<br />
when our company is growing and expanding into new market segments.<br />
The SGM products are of a superb quality, incorporating groundbreaking<br />
technology which makes them unique and a perfect fit for both<br />
entertainment and architectural lighting markets. The core values that ULA<br />
Group has been built upon align with those that SGM proudly represent<br />
throughout their business practice. We are very excited to be able to<br />
partner exclusively with SGM in Australia and New Zealand and to help<br />
grow their network globally.”<br />
VUE Audiotechnik rang in the new year with 3 new hires as part of its<br />
ongoing expansion. VUE has announced the addition of Senior Product<br />
Engineer, George Dryer, and Sales Representatives Jon Garner and Brandon<br />
Rinas. The trio are based out of VUE’s headquarters in Escondido, CA.<br />
According to Ken Berger, VUE founder and CEO, the new hires will play<br />
a key part in the company’s aggressive growth trajectory. He commented:<br />
“Ask any VUE client and they’ll tell you the attention and expertise they get<br />
from our team is matched only by our impeccable product performance.<br />
Thanks to our clients’ continued faith in us, we just wrapped up the best<br />
year thus far. To sustain that growth and our benchmark performance<br />
levels, I’m thrilled to welcome George to our engineering group, and Jon<br />
and Brandon to the sales team. I am excited to have them join the rest of<br />
the VUE family in bringing the future of live sound technology to market –<br />
today.”<br />
Dreyer will lead amplifier and electronic development; Garner, with an<br />
8-year track record in sales management with Powersoft, will focus will be<br />
on expanding VUE’s growing momentum in live sound and touring; and<br />
Rinas’ main focus will be on furthering VUE’s already strong reach into the<br />
house of worship market.<br />
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