CALABASAS, CA — Line 6 named Paul Foeckler, pictured here, as its new president and CEO. The company’s co-founder, Marcus Ryle, has assumed the role of chief strategy officer, and Joe Bentivegna has been named chief operating officer. Foeckler succeeds Mike Muench, who recently resigned after a 14-year tenure as president and CEO.
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PORTLAND, OR — Audinate announced the first phase of its global expansion, naming Landon Gentry manager of global support services. Gentry, based at Audinate’s U.S. headquarters here, will lead the company’s worldwide support organization, and will take particular responsibility for directly supporting U.S.-based manufacturers of Dante-enabled products.
Read More »BURBANK, CA — Aphex named U.K.-based World Marketing Associates as its rep firm for Europe, the Middle-East and Africa (EMEA). The company also named San Diego-based International Sales as its rep firm for markets in the Pacific Rim, India, Australia, Latin and South America.
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NORTHRIDGE, CA — Harman Professional announced a new Regional Sales Office (RSO) initiative. Mark Posgay, senior director, U.S. Sales, is leading the RSO group, with Jim Ure, Rob Lewis, Tom Der, Michael Schoen, Anton Pukschansky, Bill Raimondi and Chris Vice also playing key roles.
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KIDDERMINSTER, U.K. — Midas Klark Teknik named Mick Brophy customer services manager, UK. Prior to Midas Klark Teknik, Brophy was European sales manger for Avid’s live sound division. Prior to Avid, Brophy was sales director for U.K. audio console manufacturer Amek/TAC.
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TEL AVIV, Israel — Waves Audio named U.K.-based audio engineer Val Gilbert as Waves Live Product Specialist. In his new capacity, Gilbert will communicate with other live sound engineers across the U.K., sharing his knowledge of Waves plugins, the SoundGrid system and typical workflows in the live sound arena.
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BERKELEY, CA — Meyer Sound has announced two key promotions in the digital products team: Richard Bugg, pictured here, is now audio show control product manager and Jason Rauhoff takes over many of Bugg’s former responsibilities as the company’s new senior digital products support specialist. In addition, Cirque du Soleil veteran Robert Mele has joined the support staff as digital products field support specialist.
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NOVATO, CA and TOKYO — Point Source Audio, a manufacturer of earworn and miniature lavalier microphones, announced a distribution partnership with Otaritec Corporation, a distributor of high-tech products for AV integrators and broadcast customers in Japan.
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ANDOVER, MA — Fishman announced three new hires: David Bensheimer (senior mechanical engineer, pictured here); Jim Albert (senior electrical engineer, pictured below) and Deb Furman (junior mechanical engineer, also pictured below). The company noted that Bensheimer, Albert and Furman are part of an ongoing commitment to product development and engineering.
Read More »PUIDOUX/ DIEPENBEEK, Belgium — Merging Technologies named Amptec bvba as its distributor in Belgium. Amptec has offices in The Netherlands as well, but Merging Technologies’ distribution in that country remains with longtime Merging partner Maarten Sound & Vision.
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ALAMEDA, CA — Clear-Com named Christian Eberlein as its regional sales manager for DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) and Poland. Prior to Clear-Com, Eberlein held positions with Wellenwerker, Atlantic Audio and Behringer.
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MARCOUSSIS, France — L-Acoustics named David Cooper regional sales manager for Asian markets including China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia. Cooper has gained experience in sales and marketing working for a number of professional audio manufacturers, notably in the Asia Pacific region. In his new role, he will support L-Acoustics’ distribution and sales efforts in the region.
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