020 NEWS
NEW MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER FOR COEMAR
Coemar S.p.A. has announced a new majority shareholder - Salvatore Grillo - who will also take up the role of sole administrator. Ten years after being acquired by the private equity fund Mezzanine Management UK Ltd (now MML Capital Partners), the company with the longest history in the field of entertain- ment lighting has an Italian majority shareholder, once again. Salvatore Grillo, a 37-year old en- trepreneur who, after accumulating his professional experience in a wide variety of companies in Germany and the UK, has decided to undertake a new challenge at the head of Coemar, alongside the renewed commitment of MML Capital Partners, which remain as minority shareholders. Full story online at
www.mondodr.com
LAB.GRUPPEN AND LAKE WELCOME NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR
Lab.gruppen is delighted to announce the appointment of its new Managing Director, Jon Alkhagen, who joined the Swedish pro-audio manufacturer recently. Jon brings a serious pedigree in high-end technology manufacturing to the role, which will see him lead both
Lab.gruppen and its subsidiary Lake brand into a new era.
Jon joins the business at an important time of growth and development, with
Lab.gruppen having recently launched its much anticipated new 1U install- centric amplifier platform E Series, a departure from the renowned success in high-power 2U touring amplification products; as well as continuing to de- velop standalone products under sister brand Lake, with the recent introduc- tion of the LM 44 Digital Audio System Processor following on from the launch of the LM 26 in 2009.
After graduating with an
M.Sc. in Engineering Physics from Uppsala University in 1996, Jon was critical to the success and overall development of a number of global telecommunica-
www.mondodr.com
along with 24 individuals, companies and products that made significant con- tributions to the growth and evolution of the live production industry in 2011. Full story online at
www.mondodr.com
EM ACOUSTICS CONFIRMS NEW DISTRIBUTOR IN ASIA
Coemar S.p.A.’s new majority shareholder and sole administrator, Salvatore Grillo.
tions companies such as Allgon, where among other roles, he was Design Engineer and Project Manager. He also managed the R&D activity for a com- pany which went on to claim a 40% market share.
Full story online at
www.mondodr.com
SIGNAL AUDIO TAKES ON DBTECHNOLOGIES
Loudspeaker manufacturer dBTechnol- ogies has announced the appointment of Signal Audio as its new distributor in Denmark. Under the umbrella of the Matrix Group alongside Nordic Staging and Moto Audio Sales, Signal Audio thrives on this affiliation as well as the company founders’ long pedigree in sales and audio design solutions, giving them strong connections and an inside knowledge of the rental, installation, live and broadcast markets. dBTechnologies’ International Sales Manager Harald von Falkenstein said: “Our product range is so broad, it’s im- portant that the distributor has a broad contact base to match. We are certainly in a good position with Signal Audio, a company which serves all areas of the market.”
Full story online at
www.mondodr.com
CADAC ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE OF BOB THOMAS
Cadac Holdings Ltd. has announced the departure of Director of Sales
Bob Thomas, who is leaving to pursue personal business interests. The professional audio and electron- ics industry veteran joined Cadac Electronics plc in 2005 as Managing Director. Charged with broadening the company’s product portfolio beyond its core theatre sound market and addressing its accumulating financial difficulties, he directed R&D activity to- wards the exploitation of the company’s renowned engineering superiority - and the famous ‘CADAC sound’ - across a wider product range. At the same time he oversaw the acquisition of the com- pany by Soundking Group Company Ltd. in January 2009, resulting in the recapitalisation of the business and its R&D programme. Full story online at
www.mondodr.com
MLA SYSTEM WINS COVETED PARNELLI ‘ IT’ AWARD
At a well-attended dinner in the Pea- body Orlando, which took place during the recent LDI 2011 show, Martin Audio’s MLA (Multi-cellular Loud- speaker Array) system was awarded the prestigious Parnelli Indispensable Technology ‘IT’ Award in the Audio category.
Hosted by comic legends Flo and Ed- die, a.k.a. Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan, the 11th Annual Parnelli Awards Dinner honoured Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Ed Wan- nebo, Audio Innovator Kenton Forsyth and Parnelli Visionary Jim Fackert,
EM Acoustics, is delighted to announce the appointment of Tom Lee Engineer- ing (TLE) in Hong Kong as its distribu- tor for Hong Kong, mainland China and Macau. The deal was formalised after nearly two years of discussion with TLM and extensive product testing. EM Acoustics’ International Sales Manager, Alex Schloesser, is pleased to see that the negotiations have now borne fruit and that TLE has taken delivery of a significant EM Acoustics inventory in- cluding six X3 high-Q array enclosures plus flying gear and twelve MSE-118 Quake subs as well as a selection of smaller products. “I regard TLE’s decision to come on board as a positive affirmation of where EM Acoustics stands today,” stated Schloesser. “That is to say we now have a very complete portfolio that includes products for every application from monitoring, fills and delays right up to arena-sized PA systems. Indeed, the fact that our massive Quake sub- woofer systems can now be comple- mented with the X3 high-Q horizontal array system launched at Frankfurt this year marked a significant step forward for us, and was doubtlessly the element that convinced TLE that we could be partners.”
Full story online at
www.mondodr.com
Martin Audio’s Rob Hofkamp and Anthony Taylor accept the Parnelli ‘IT’ Award.
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120 |
Page 121 |
Page 122 |
Page 123 |
Page 124 |
Page 125 |
Page 126 |
Page 127 |
Page 128 |
Page 129 |
Page 130 |
Page 131 |
Page 132 |
Page 133 |
Page 134 |
Page 135 |
Page 136 |
Page 137 |
Page 138 |
Page 139 |
Page 140 |
Page 141 |
Page 142 |
Page 143 |
Page 144 |
Page 145 |
Page 146 |
Page 147 |
Page 148 |
Page 149 |
Page 150 |
Page 151 |
Page 152 |
Page 153 |
Page 154 |
Page 155 |
Page 156