GLASGOW — Outline s.r.l., the Italian manufacturer of professional loudspeaker systems and associated products, is pleased to announce the formation of a new distribution partnership with CUK Audio. Effective immediately, CUK Audio assumes exclusive UK distribution rights for all Outline products.
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BEIJING — Stanley Lee has been named Business Development Director for Asia of NEXT-proaudio, the professional audio systems manufacturer from Portugal.
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SEATTLE — Symetrix named Mary Marshall, who has worked in an advisory role with Symetrix for many years and has been an integral part of the management team, as its CEO.
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CHESTER, PA — Community Professional Loudspeakers announced that John T. Wiggins, Community’s vice president, is retiring after a distinguished career spanning 41 years with the company. His last day with the company is June 28.
Read More »LONDON — Electra Partners, based here, acquired mixing console manufacturer Allen & Heath from D&M Holdings. Electra Private Equity PLC and Allen & Heath’s management have provided £43 million — about $66.2 million — of equity and debt.
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MANILA, Philippines — Music Group named Graham Rowlands senior manager of for its Midas, Klark Teknik and Turbosound brands in the Asia Pacific region, which includes China and India. Rowlands most recently served as Harman Professional’s Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-based Regional Sales Director, Asia.
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CAMARILLO, CA — Rat Sound Systems, Inc. named Paul Freudenberg general manager. Freudenberg will be responsible for managing all operations and developing business with Touring, Installations, Retail Sales and the SoundTools brand.
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COSTA MESA, CA – QSC Audio Products has promoted Phil Sanchez to senior communications and public relations manager, a newly created position. In his new role, Sanchez will be responsible for driving QSC messaging, developing and strengthening mutually beneficial media partner relationships, while promoting the QSC brand across a wide range of media worldwide.
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LONDON — Loudspeaker manufacturer Martin Audio has appointed James King as its director of marketing.
Commenting on the recent success of the company’s groundbreaking MLA technology, “I am impressed with the ambition, innovation and heritage of Martin Audio, and am excited at the prospect at being able to hone this into a clear competitive advantage that will deliver further market share gains worldwide,” he said. Highly experienced in brand leadership within the international business world, James King joined communication giant Motorola in 2001, and after occupying various senior management roles, became EMEA brand marketing director in 2008.
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ORLANDO, FL – Line 6 named Wellington, FL-based Meyer Marketing as its rep firm for the state of Florida. Line 6 also named Atlanta-based Griffith Sales as its rep firm for the states of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, the Carolinas and Tennessee.
Read More »BURBANK, CA — Riedel Communications has opened a new facility here to meet demand for the company’s product range. In addition to providing space for more inventory and sales personnel, the new facility includes a training room where customers and partners can get hands-on experience with Riedel equipment and software.
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WEDEMARK, Germany — Sennheiser, family-run since it was founded in 1945, announced changes to its executive management board that included the promotions of both Daniel and Dr. Andreas Sennheiser, grandsons of founder Fritz Sennheiser, to shared leadership positions within the company. Both will assume the title of CEO on July 1.
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