On the Move

BURNSVILLE, MN – Bosch Security Systems, Inc. named Sean Shallenberger director of sales, communications – South. Based in Arlington, Texas, Shallenberger will be responsible for sales and distribution of Bosch (Public Address and Conferencing), Electro-Voice, RTS and Telex pro audio products in the southern U.S. He will report to Daniel Nix, vice president, sales – South, and will manage the independent sales reps, regional account managers and inside sales reps for the region.

SYRACUSE, NY-The Board of Directors of USITT named David Grindle to the newly-created position of executive director. Along with the new position, USITT noted an organizational shift from an operational to a governance model with greater empowerment for volunteer participants.

KIDDERMINSTER, UK – David Cooper has announced that after 18 years at the forefront of Midas and Klark Teknik he has formed David Cooper Consulting, which will work with a "select few" pro audio manufacturers on strategic sales and brand management.

ELKHART, IN – Harman named audio industry veteran Jim Garrett market manager for the Harman High Performance A/V brands, including Mark Levinson, Lexicon, Revel and JBL Synthesis. Garrett has over 18 years of industry experience in audio engineering and marketing.

MARCOUSSIS, France – L-Acoustics has appointed Marc Benard to the newly-created role of technical support manager, amplified controllers. This new position reinforces the L-Acoustics technical support department, which is now divided into three areas: fixed installation; rentals; and amplified controllers and LA Network Manager products.

OLD LYME, CT – Sennheiser named Jake Carter to the newly-created position of product specialist, distributed brands. Carter, who brings over 20 years of audio experience to his role, will serve as the point person for all technical and product related information for Sennheiser's distributed brands K-array and HHB.

BURBANK, CA – Electrosonic named Duncan Foster senior systems consultant. His AV industry career includes, most recently, seven years at ATK Services, where he was vice president of sales and development.