“I am looking forward to the challenges of working within the broadcast world and learning the customer base and needs of that market” Rob Hughes, Studer
Frank Frederiksen Barix
Trilogy Broadcast has announced the
Hughes’ Studer move Former Midas man takes up market sales manager role
Harman’s Studer brand has appointed Rob Hughes to the position of market sales manager. In this role, he will be responsible for sales of Studer products throughout the EMEA region.
Hughes began his career in
pro audio as a freelance touring engineer, spending 15 years travelling the world as a sound engineer and system tech. He then joined SSE Audio Group as project manager, where his responsibilities also included managing the company’s stock of digital mixing consoles. After his time with SSE, he moved on to working for
Midas, looking after the UK market, and was responsible for selling Midas consoles and Klark Teknik products into the UK. “Now that I have joined
Studer, I am very much looking forward to working with such a well-respected brand, within a very strong group of companies that Harman comprises,” Hughes said. “In addition to serving the live sound for theatre market, I am looking forward to the challenges of working in the broadcast world and learning the customer base and needs of that market.” www.harmanpro.com
appointment of Mark Ellis as head of its broadcast division, succeeding Barry Spencer who retires at the end of this month. Ellis, who has been with the company for six years with responsibility for Trilogy’s other markets, will be focused on “strengthening and adding vigour” to the broadcast business, says the company. www.trilogycomms.com
Barix has named Frank Frederiksen as its new vice
president, product marketing and strategy. He is charged with helping the IP-based control and communications company define its vertical market strategy as it grows its business and expands its product range. Frederikson has held a variety of senior management positions in program and technology management, including serving as strategic marketing and innovation manager for Philips, and product and technology manager for ST-Ericsson. www.barix.com
Niels Thomas Salam Media Cast (SMC)
Industry veteran Greg Oshiro has joined
Community Professional Loudspeakers in the position of senior design engineer. Oshiro will play a key role in new product evaluation, design and development. He comes to Community after several years as president and principal consultant at Arlington, Texas- based Greppen Solutions. Previously, he served as technical director for L-Acoustics US, where he was responsible for a wide range of technical manufacturing processes. www.communitypro.com
Media system integrator Salam Media Cast (SMC)
has appointed Niels Thomas to head its new European headquarters, the first in a number of offices SMC plans to open in new geographic locations. Thomas was formerly head of sales for North Europe at Sony Professional Solutions Europe. “SMC’s expansion into Europe will enable the company to engage more thoroughly with its international customers by providing much closer
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Richard Knott Orbital Sound
co-operation and ensuring tighter control of project timelines and costs,” said Thomas. www.salammediacast.com
Richard Knott has joined the sales team at Orbital
Sound where he will be responsible for general pro- audio sales. Prior to this he spent time at TMC in Bradford, UK, where he gathered extensive pro-audio knowledge along with installation and live performance experience. www.orbitalsound.com