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.
Read More »NORTHRIDGE, CA — Que Audio announces the appointment of Indiana-based Starin as the exclusive distributor in the US and Canada for Que Audio’s full range of Performance and Solution Series product lines, effective July, 2013. Adding Que Audio to Starin’s already impressive resume of products is a “step in the right direction” says Que Audio’s general manager, Paul Heaton.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA — Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro) named Marcin Nowak technical services manager, Western Region. In his new position, Nowak will be assisting the GC Pro staff and its affiliate network on the design of advanced installations projects. GC Pro vice president Rick Plushner made the announcement.
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Auralex Acoustics, Inc., now marking 35 years, named Mark Henderson CEO, Dave Brune director of sales and Andy Symons director of operations. Auralex founder and president Eric Smith made the announcements.
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SAN DIEGO — Allen & Heath’s regional sales agency for Asia, Global Market Management, named Alex Schloesser sales engineer. Schloesser will be working with distributors in training, pre-sales system design support as well as after sales support with an emphasis on helping distribution partners increase market share.
Read More »REGGIO EMILIA, Italy — Eighteen Sound announced that, as of June 1, it will undergo a change of ownership and its factory location will change as well. The newly independent Eighteen Sound Srl, 100-percent owned by AEB SpA, will utilize some 40,000 square feet of manufacturing space located about 10km from the previous factory location. The new location also includes new R&D and testing facilities along with a new anechoic chamber and a listening room.
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MUMBAI, India — Lectrosonics named Cineom Broadcast India Pvt. Ltd., based here, as a new dealer for AV and broadcast customers in India. Pictured here, from left, is Gordon Moore, VP of sales at Lectrosonics; Vinayak Deo, Cineom’s director; and Jeff More, sales manager of More Technologies.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA — Harman Professional announced staff appointments in its Intercontinental Sales division, which works closely with channel partners and dealers in Canada, Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean region that include Frederico Schuch (pictured here), who was named director of the division and Julian Williams, who was named senior sales manager. Schuch will report to Scott Robbins, executive vice president of global sales of Harman’s Professional Division. He will be responsible for managing a team of eight at the Intercontinental Regional Sales Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Williams will report to Schuch.
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