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(8/17/2017)

-Glenn Chapman -- RATstands New Managing Director

Glenn Chapman -- RATstands New Managing Director

Having worked for RATstands since 2008, Glenn Chapman has recently taken on the role of managing director and is hoping to expand the company's reach in all corners of the world.
Bringing together beautiful designs and ...
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(8/16/2017)

-Simon Mighall Joins Flare Audio from Bose

Simon Mighall Joins Flare Audio from Bose

The long-standing former financial controller at the Bose Corporation, Simon Mighall, has joined professional and consumer audio manufacturer Flare Audio as chief financial officer (CFO). Mighall's role will include putting ...More

(8/16/2017)

-Aziz Adilkhodjaev Named ChamSys International Business Development Manager

Aziz Adilkhodjaev Named ChamSys International Business Development Manager

ChamSys Ltd. announces that Aziz Adilkhodjaev has been named the company's international business development manager. In his new role, he will be responsible for expanding and strengthening the international distribution ...More

(8/15/2017)

-Altman Lighting Announces Miles Dudgeon as Its New Northeast Regional Sales Manager for North America

Altman Lighting Announces Miles Dudgeon as Its New Northeast Regional Sales Manager for North America

Altman Lighting announces the appointment of Miles Dudgeon as the company's new northeast regional sales manager for North America. Based in upstate New York, Dudgeon will manage the Altman Lighting sales efforts in Virginia, ...More

(8/8/2017)

-Shure Names Ahren Hartman Vice President of Quality

Shure Names Ahren Hartman Vice President of Quality

Shure Incorporated announced the appointment of Ahren Hartman as vice president of quality. In this role, Hartman will be responsible for all of the company's quality activities, including corporate and supplier quality, ...More

(8/4/2017)

-Theatre Projects' Senior Consultant, Dawn Chiang, Joins Tony Awards Nominating Committee

Theatre Projects' Senior Consultant, Dawn Chiang, Joins Tony Awards Nominating Committee

Theatre Projects announces that senior consultant Dawn Chiang has been named to the Tony Awards Nominating Committee-one of 12 new members of the 50-person committee. The group is responsible for seeing each new Broadway show ...More

(8/3/2017)

-Ivan Dryer, Laserium Founder and Laser Show Pioneer, Dies at 78

Ivan Dryer, Laserium Founder and Laser Show Pioneer, Dies at 78

Ivan Dryer, founder of Laserium planetarium shows -- the first continuously running laser shows in the world -- passed away July 27, 2017 at the age of 78.
The International Laser Display Association recognizes Dryer as "the ...
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(8/3/2017)

-Airstar Strengthens International Reach with New Export Manager Role

Airstar Strengthens International Reach with New Export Manager Role

Airstar announces the appointment of Clément Guittet as export manager to strengthen its international presence.
With 80% of its lighting turnover generated abroad, the company is focused on supporting and growing its ...
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(8/2/2017)

-In Memoriam: Marty Sklar, Imagineer and Intimate of Walt Disney

In Memoriam: Marty Sklar, Imagineer and Intimate of Walt Disney

Marty Sklar, a key figure in the history of themed entertainment and a founding father of Disney Imagineering, died on July 27 at his home in Hollywood Hills, California. He was 83. No cause of death was announced. He had attended ...More

(8/2/2017)

-Hoist UK Announces Appointment of New General Manager

Hoist UK Announces Appointment of New General Manager

Lifting equipment manufacturer and supplier Hoist UK announces the appointment of new general manager John Ball with immediate effect.
Ball will manage the business's sales and marketing teams, contribute to overall ...
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(8/1/2017)

-Freeman Audio Visual Canada Promotes Heidi Welker

Freeman Audio Visual Canada Promotes Heidi Welker

David Campbell, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Freeman Audio Visual Canada, announces the promotion of Heidi Welker to senior vice president, business development and industry partnerships. ...More

(7/31/2017)

-Josh Weisberg to Step Down as WorldStage President

Josh Weisberg to Step Down as WorldStage President

WorldStage has announced that Josh Weisberg has stepped down from his positions as president and chief operating officer and will remain with the company as an advisor on internal initiatives, as well as taking a lead ...More

(7/27/2017)

-Team Promotions and Additions at Available Light

Team Promotions and Additions at Available Light

Available Light announces the promotion of Jessica Krometis and John Delfino to associates of the firm, along with the hiring of two new designers: Alex Fabozzi and Hess Smith. Krometis and Smith work out ...More

(7/26/2017)

-AMETEK Electronic Systems Protection Appoints Kent Dunn Business Development Manager for ESP and SurgeX Brands

AMETEK Electronic Systems Protection Appoints Kent Dunn Business Development Manager for ESP and SurgeX Brands

AMETEK Electronic Systems Protection, a provider of advanced power protection, intelligent diagnostics, and remote monitoring, announces the appointment of Kent Dunn as business development manager, effective immediately. ...More

(7/25/2017)

-JR Chai Joins Altman Lighting as Its New Asia-Pacific Sales Director

JR Chai Joins Altman Lighting as Its New Asia-Pacific Sales Director

Altman Lighting announces the continued expansion of their international sales division with the appointment of industry-veteran Jimmy "JR" Chai as their new APAC sales director. With a vast amount of experience in both the ...More

(7/24/2017)

-Nate Hall, In Memoriam

Nate Hall, In Memoriam

Nathaniel (Nate) Hall, passed away unexpectedly Monday, July 17, 2017. He was 36.
Hall, manager of design for Nautilus Entertainment Design, came to the company after spending 15 years in the contracting and live ...
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(7/20/2017)

-Management Changes at d&b audiotechnik in the Americas Ensure Strategic Development

Management Changes at d&b audiotechnik in the Americas Ensure Strategic Development

Colin Beveridge, CEO of d&b Corporation since its inception in the mid 1990s has transferred his responsibilities for d&b audiotechnik in the Americas to the next generation as part of a planned retirement. Following the ...More

(7/20/2017)

-David Stewart Joins GLP

David Stewart Joins GLP

GLP has continued to strengthen its UK operation, with the announcement that David Stewart has been recruited as sales manager.
An industry veteran with nearly 30 years' service, he spent the previous decade with Martin ...
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(7/20/2017)

-Meyer Sound Welcomes Michael Bogden as New Sales Manager for Midwest

Meyer Sound Welcomes Michael Bogden as New Sales Manager for Midwest

Meyer Sound announces the appointment of Michael Bogden to the position of sales manager, midwest. Effective immediately, Bogden assumes responsibility for sales and client relations in ten states of the upper Midwest and ...More

(7/19/2017)

-Robert Young Rejoins Theatre Projects

Robert Young Rejoins Theatre Projects

Theatre Projects announces that industry veteran Robert Young is rejoining the company after eight years away. Young has over 25 years of experience as a designer and theatre consultant, and he'll be returning to help Theatre ...More

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