APPOINTMENTS HARMAN PROFESSIONAL
Trio of moves at pro-audio manufacturer
John Fitzgerald, Nuno Souza and Adrian Curtis celebrate new roles
dBTechnologies has
announced the appointment of Giovanni Barbieri as its new sales and marketing director worldwide. In his new role Barbieri will be responsible for global brand strategies and will concentrate on driving sales worldwide with the help of a new marketing team based in Italy. He joined RCF Group almost a decade ago as export manager and for the past four years has served as dBTechnologies’ business development manager.
www.dbtechnologies.com
There has been a spate of activity at pro-audio manufacturer Harman Professional in recent weeks. John Fitzgerald (pictured, left) has been promoted to vice president, general manager amplifiers & signal processing strategic business unit; Nuno Sousa (pictured, right) has taken up the position of regional sales manager as part of the EMEA sales teams; and Adrian Curtis has been promoted to senior director, EMEA regional sales operations. Fitzgerald joined Harman as an engineer in program management in 1997 and has since been appointed to increasingly senior positions with customer-facing and operational responsibilities. Prior to accepting his new role, Fitzgerald was vice president of program management, general manager Harman amplifier business unit. His promotion comes as Rob Urry retires after more than 28 years with the company. Sousa, who has more than
25 years of experience in pro audio, has been charged with representing Harman Pro brands in the Southern European territories. He joins from Mediachip, a Porto, Portugal-based systems integration firm, where he held the position of director of sales & marketing. Curtis, meanwhile,
previously served as head of sales for the company’s Soundcraft and Studer brands. The move is designed
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to consolidate, streamline and improve Harman’s EMEA sales operations. He joined Soundcraft in 1983, taking over responsibility for Studer sales in 2009 and becoming interim head of EMEA sales for Harman Pro in May 2012. Curtis noted: “With its array of brands, unmatched R&D
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DBTECHNOLOGIES
distributors to continue the brands’ region-wide growth. Prior to joining LOUD, Batchelor managed Ampeg, EAW and Mackie brand distribution in Singapore.
www.loudtechinc.com
PEERLESS-AV
manager for Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Harris, who is based west of London in the UK, has had a sales- based career of over two decades in the audio industry, culminating in his most recent position as director of sales in central Europe for Harman Professional, from where he joins QSC. He will report to Mark Bailey, QSC director of sales for the region.
www.qsc.com
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Jorg Hamann has joined Peerless-AV as director of business development for the DACH region of German- speaking countries. He will be responsible for all sales of Peerless-AV products into the German, Austrian and Swiss markets, while expanding the number of channel partners in the areas of professional AV, digital signage and consumer products. Hamann will be based in Dusseldorf.
www.peerless-av.com
QSC
‘Harman Pro has a compelling sales
proposition that pervades technology, integration and support’
Adrian Curtis
firepower and deep organisation packed with passionate and skilled engineers and executives, I believe that Harman Professional has a unique and compelling sales proposition that pervades technology, integration and support.”
www.harmanpro.com
Chad Batchelor has joined LOUD Technologies as APAC director of sales, Mackie & Ampeg. Based out of the company’s Singapore office, Batchelor will partner with all APAC Mackie and Ampeg
Claus Spreyer has been named sales director at Rober Juliat. Prior to this he has spent time at Lightpower/MA Lighting, A&O and Sky Tracers. As sales director, Spreyer will participate in raising the profile of the brand and extending its technology leadership position.
www.robertjuliat.com
Digital Projection has appointed Stephane Bourdon as national sales manager for France. Bourdon previously worked with Panasonic for several years, and most recently with Sanyo Europe, liaising closely with system integrators and rental companies. Based in Paris, he will be tasked with growing the business for Digital Projection across its French network of dealers, integrators and stagers.
www.digitalprojection.com
LOUD TECHNOLOGIES
Source Distribution, UK distributor for Genelec in the professional, MI, systems integration and custom install markets, has strengthened its team with the appointment of Andy Bensley to the newly created position of professional audio product specialist. Bensley will provide product training, pre-sales advice and expert demonstrations of Genelec products. He will also be available for staff training, product demonstrations and clinics.
www.sourcedistribution.co.uk
www.installation-international.com
AV/IT integrator Saville Audio Visual has added to its technical team in the UK with the appointment of Ben Hepworth as pre-sales technical support. He will be based at the company’s southern regional headquarters in Farnborough. Prior to this he was small works project manager with an AV installer where he was involved in the logistical planning and execution of numerous major contracts, including installations at Arcelor Mittal Tower at the Olympic Park in Stratford, London.
www.saville-av.com
QSC has announced the appointment of Glen Harris to the newly created post of business development
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