12 l February 2014
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Rick Lowenstein, Avid
Mitch Weaver, Avid
L-R: Juan Recouso, Jo Griffin, Nigel Brake, Polar Audio
Domenico Gambino, Barix
Andrea Ippolito, Outline
Anastasia Klinushkina, Outline
Matt Ward, Brainworx
Avid has appointed Rick Lowenstein as senior
Gray expectations for Source Distribution
Tim Gray appointed as commercial audio sales manager for HHB’s UK-based distributor
IN RESPONSE to HHB Source’s growth in the commercial audio sector, Tim Gray has been made responsible for developing and managing the company’s growing network of live sound dealers, rental companies and AV installers. An experienced musician and FOH engineer, Gray’s career started in a technical sales role at Shuttlesound, before progressing to sound reinforcement manager at Arbiter. He later joined Tannoy as area sales manager. Howard Jones, Source’s
director of distributed brands
said: “Tim’s joining Source at a really exciting stage of our development. 2013 saw another year of double-digit growth for us, and we see Tim’s business development skills as a springboard to yet more success in a market sector that’s increasingly important to us. We feel that we’ve got a really interesting product offering for the commercial audio market, and with Tim’s experience and connections we believe that Source’s future has just got a whole lot more exciting!”
www.sourcedistribution.co.uk
vice president of customer success and professional services, while Mitch Weaver is appointed vice president of software development. Avid CEO, Louis Hernandez Jr said: “We welcome Rick’s experience in leading professional services for a number of premier technology organisations, while Mitch’s track record in leading technical operations will enable us to build on our heritage of building groundbreaking solutions for the most complex workflow environments.”
www.avid.com
Barix, the Zurich-based IP audio and control specialist, has announced the appointment of Barbara Haller-Rietschel as vice president of marketing communications while Domenico Gambino transitions to vice president of sales. “It’s my goal to sharpen sales and support focus in the short term through our current product offering, while developing a long-term roadmap in collaboration with our product marketing team to fulfill market expectations moving forward,” said Gambino. Haller-Rietschel, commented: “We are refreshing our strategy to more effectively adapt to changing customer needs across the markets we serve.”
www.barix.com
William van Druten, Audio XL
Loudspeaker manufacturer Outline has announced the
appointment of Andrea Ippolito as engineer and Anastasia Klinushkina as business developer. CEO Giorgio Biffi commented: “The team’s expansion is a further step in our development and expansion process at an international level. There are countries with a high development potential, in which our brand’s appeal could be greatly appreciated. Young people are an indispensable resource since, as well as their technical skills, they are able to communicate new ideas using many different media.”
www.outline.it
Matt Ward, former president of Universal
Audio, has been appointed CEO of plug-in developer Brainworx’s newly-formed US division, Brainworx USA. “Following his work with Universal Audio and beyond, he is the perfect fit for Brainworx with his widely-spread contacts and the respect he has gained for himself in the pro-audio industry,” said Brainworx Germany CEO, Dirk Ulrich.
www.brainworx-music.de
William van Druten has been appointed as general
manager of Benelux distributor, Audio XL. Willy Günther, president of German parent company, Audio Export said: “His leadership and expertise is the perfect match for the
Evan MacKenzie, American Sound & Music
company. Together with the entire team of Audio XL, he will promote the ongoing success of Benelux’s leading pro-audio distributor to the next level.”
www.audioxl.be www.audioxl.nl
Evan MacKenzie has been named lead marketing and
communications of American Music & Sound. President Lyn Martin said: “Evan’s experience brings a strong level of strategic, original thinking and expertise to the process of branding and promoting everything from entertainment to consumer products to musical instruments and pro-audio components. His experience at discovering new and compelling marketing opportunities and then executing them successfully is a strong addition to the American Music & Sound team.”
www.americanmusicandsound.com
Polar Audio has welcomed five new people to their
team. Nigel Brake, Alison Knight and Allison Geal will be joining the internal sales team whilst Jo Griffin has joined the accounts department. Juan Recouso has been appointed to boost the warehouse operations. Managing director John Midgley said: “Strengthening staffing levels is vital to supporting our operation as it strives to meet the increased demand brought on by our expansion.”
www.polaraudio.co.uk
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