6 TVBEurope
People on the move By Holly Ashford
IABM names Caryn Cohen as North America director
THE INTERNATIONAL Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers has appointed Caryn Cohen as its new director for North America. Cohen will lead IABM’s operations and business development in the region. Peter White, chief executive, IABM, said: “The appointment will enable us to serve our existing members better, reach out to potential members with clear and solid value propositions, and develop additional programmes that address the needs of North America.”
Caryn Cohen, IABM
TV analytics start-up appoints chairman to board
LONDON-BASED START-UP TVbeat has hired Tom Toumazis as chairman to its board of directors. TVbeat provides realtime TV audience measurement to pay-TV platforms, broadcasters and media buyers. Toumazis brings over three decades of experience in the media and entertainment industry and has previously held positions at Endemol Group and Disney ABC ESPN. Most recently he was group chief executive of Mecom.
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Tom Toumazis, TVbeat
Dr Neale Foster, ACCESS
ACCESS HAS announced the appointment of Dr. Neale Foster as COO, ACCESS Europe. Foster retains his previous role as VP global sales TV at ACCESS Europe, where he guided the company towards becoming a player in the multiscreen market. Tiaan Schutte has joined Alticast as president, EMEA. An industry veteran with more than two decades of experience, Schutte is the latest addition to Alticast’s Amsterdam- based EMEA operations. His most recent position prior to Alticast was with Three Media Associates. Continuing the expansion of its UK development and production arm, DLT Entertainment has appointed production executive Margaret Enefer
Damon Pattison, KEO Films
to the newly created role of head of drama. Enefer will be charged with growing the independent producer’s drama content with a focus on original development, adaptations and long- running returning series for UK and international broadcasters. Damon Pattison has joined KEO films in the new role of creative director, factual entertainment and formats. He has developed a wide range of programmes and formats across all genres, with recent highlights including Disaster Chefs for CBBC, Show me the Monet for BBC Daytime, Secret Location for Channel 4, and Food Chain for La7 in Italy. LipSync Post has appointed re-recording mixer Sven Taits to
Sven Taits, LipSync
Vikki Scott, Mad Dog Casting
join its BAFTA Craft award-winning sound team. Taits spent seven years at De Lane Lea before going freelance in 2008, and has worked with directors including Wes Anderson, Stephen Woolley, Mike Leigh, Anthony Minghella and
Paul Greengrass. Peter Hampden, MD, The LipSync Group, said: “Sven’s diverse experience and outstanding audio skills make him an ideal addition to our talented sound team.” In anticipation of its 15-year birthday celebrations in November, Mad Dog Casting has announced a revamp, with new MD, Vikki Scott at the helm. Mad Dog has moved to its own building within Ealing
James Greenwall, re:fine
Studios, established a second office in Cardiff, and relaunched its website. Former film producer Scott commented: “It is a very exciting time, and we are delighted to be so busy this summer with four feature films in progress, countless TV shows and commercials.” re:fine has hired James Greenwall as director of home entertainment and distribution. Greenwall comes to re:fine from his last position as director of business development at creative communications agency Premier. The role at re:fine has been created specifically for Greenwall to further develop the company’s share of the digital home entertainment sector.
Rene Harder, Strategec
René Harder joins as a new member of the board of STAGETEC Entwicklungsgesellschaft in Berlin, manufacturer of professional digital audio technology. He succeeds Dr. Klaus-Peter Scholz, one of the founders and pioneers of STAGETEC. “I consider it a personal challenge to support the company in this position and make it even stronger in the long-term,” commented Harder. Bernd Riedewald, a former system specialist and designer from Vizrt’s Austrian centre will take on the role of senior system specialist, as Vizrt UK scales up its technical support service from its base in London’s Ealing Studios. He will head a team of four other engineers.
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