10 TVBEurope


People on the move By Melanie Dayasena-Lowe


Compton heads up Creative and Digital Media group at Metropolis


EUROPEAN RECORDING studio and entertainment complex Metropolis has recruited Emily Compton as head of its Creative and Digital Media team. She joins Metropolis from Momentum Pictures where she held the role of technical manager for Europe and oversaw Momentum’s release schedule across both theatrical and home entertainment across multiple territories. She joins Metropolis as the group looks to further expand its client base into the film and TV market to enhance its existing music and entertainment customers.


Emily Compton Metropolis


MHz expands sales team


MEGAHERTZ (MHZ), the UK-based systems integrator, has appointed Jo van der Linde as its UK sales manager. Van der Linde will be responsible for managing MHz’s existing key customer accounts and driving new business opportunities to build


Jo van der Linde Megahertz


market share across the UK and Europe. She has held a variety of broadcast sales roles over the last 10 years and comes to MHz most recently from BVE (Broadcast Video Expo). Before that van der Linde was the business development manager at Panasonic Broadcast Systems.


“Jo’s well-established relationships with customers and broadcast manufacturers alike will be extremely valuable as we look to further strengthen the Megahertz business across the UK and beyond” Greg Hoskin, general manager, Megahertz


Bettina Guter DELEC


Tim Burton ERA


Richard Waldner Exterity


James Doyle Wise Buddah Studios


management level of its Business Unit TV. Holger Meinzer takes over as division head, succeeding Henrik Rinnert who is leaving the company to focus on other tasks.


Farah Jifri Red Lorry Yellow Lorry


ATG Broadcast has added Charles Neil McCawto its management team as head of Solutions. McCaw began his career at the BBC, followed by IPK Broadcast Systems and Tektronix among other roles.


Digital workflow specialist Matt


Waltershas joined Codex as CTO. Walters will head the new Los Angeles technology development team for Codex. Bettina Guter has joined DELEC to support its international sales team. After completing her degree in media and electronic technology she has worked with the KSC system at German systems integrator BFE. ERA has hired Tim Burton as solutions sales consultant. Based at


Arjen Hofland RTW


the company’s headquarters in London, he will extend the capabilities of ERA’s sales team. Exterity has appointed Richard


Waldner as sales director for Central and Eastern Europe. He takes charge of the new Exterity office in Munich and will be responsible for driving the company’s on-going expansion in the region. Said Bacho joins Grass Valley as senior vice president EMEA with overall responsibility for strategy and business leadership across the region. Based at Grass Valley’s office in Stockley Park, Bacho brings over 20 years’ experience to the company, including a previous position at Harris Broadcast.


Nicola Poupard Wimbledon Film & TV Studios


The IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers) has appointed Dennis Triola as sales and business development manager for North America. In this position, Triola will focus on developing the association’s sales of training courses and market intelligence, as well as its membership recruitment and other IABM income streams in North America.


LYNX Technik has added


Andrew Harper to the UK sales team. As director of Sales, he will work with Clive Haydon, managing director LYNX Technik UK. MEDIA BROADCAST has announced a change in the top


PR firm Red Lorry Yellow Lorry has appointed Farah Jifri as head of media PR. Jifri joins the lorries with over 15 years’ experience gained as a journalist, PR consultant and analyst. RTW has hired Arjen Hofland as the company’s new International Sales manager. Based at RTW’s headquarters in Cologne, Germany, Hofland will oversee all of RTW’s international sales in different regions around the world. Carlos Ferreira has been hired as Snell’s regional sales director for Southern Europe. Ferreira, who from 2002 to 2010 served as regional sales manager for Iberia at Snell (then Snell & Wilcox), returns to the company to manage not only Southern European sales operations, but also those in Latin American markets.


Sohonet has announced seven new appointments to support its global expansion programme. Rupert Mussen replaces Clare Wadd, who has taken a role in the charity sector, as chief financial officer. Steven Rich will play a


pivotal role in the expansion of Sohonet’s US operation as director of Sales, North America. Ben Dair takes on a new role as director of Product Management. Rhodri Evans has come on board as director of Global Operations. Thomas Filloud joins Sohonet as its new director of Sales, EMEA. Jeff Cohen is an addition to Sohonet’s US sales team, while Julian Rammtakes on the role of West Coast sales executive. Tedial has appointed David Abel as sales director. Prior to joining Tedial, Abel was director of Sales and Business Development at AmberFin.


Telestream has expanded its executive management team as industry veteran Paul Turner joins the company in a new role as vice president of Enterprise Product Management. Tyrell has hired Tim Cunningham as UK Regional Development manager. Cunningham brings over 30 years’ broadcast and media experience with him and has previously worked for Presteigne Charter. He has also held positions at Altered Images and Solid State Logic. Two new recruits have started at Wimbledon Film & TV Studios. Joining from Pinewood Studios, Daniel Spence takes on the role of operations manager. In addition, Nicola Poupard has been recruited as studio manager. Prior to Wimbledon Film & TV Studios, she spent nearly three years as studio coordinator at Princess Productions. Former Pinewood Studios mixer


James Doyle has been added to the roster of Wise Buddah Studios sound engineers. Doyle spent seven years at Pinewood Studios before joining Soho Square Studios and most recently Brown Bag Films in Dublin.


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