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Sahara has announced that Sam Pomfret is to take over the post of Channel Distribu- tion Director at Sahara AV Dis- tribution. She was previously Sahara Presentation Systems’ Commercial Director and UK General Sales Manager before that.


Sam Pomfret takes over the post of Channel Distribution Director at Sahara AV Distribution.


ViewSonic reports a number of new faces and roles. Tony White has been promoted to become AV Sales & Marketing Director at ViewSonic Europe. With more than 30 years’ ex- perience in the industry, Tony has previously held senior sales and marketing positions at the likes of Plantronics, Steljes and BenQ. Having joined ViewSonic a little more than a year ago,


Tony will continue to use his ex- pertise and industry knowledge to maximise the performance of ViewSonic’s AV product range, ensuring that customers throughout the UK and Ireland have the best performing solu- tion for their needs. The com- pany has also welcomed Blanka Bimi and James Jepson to the ViewSonic family as new Busi- ness Development Managers.


stands, which will be the core focus of Wayne in his new po- sition. Wayne explains: “The oppor- tunity to head up the Vision Business Development team gives me scope to sell across our complementary vendor brands. This gives integrators a service where they can buy accessories,


cables and au-


dio equipment alongside their main AV purchases. The launch of its new Techconnect product in 2017 has opened a number of opportunities for the corpo- rate environment, where mod- ular faceplates can be really useful. Tony


Scully, Managing Di-


rector of Maverick UK, said: “Having seen Wayne grow and develop over the last four years at Maverick, we’re thrilled to see him fill this crucial role in our business development team. His technical knowledge and customer focus will help integrators to have a better un- derstanding of the whole Vision range and it adds value thanks to integrator friendly features.”


PLASA has announced the pro- motion of Christopher Toulmin to the role of Commercial Di- rector. In this newly created position, Chris will oversee all sales and marketing activities in the organisation, driving the success of its commercial divi- sions which includes its event portfolio (PLASA Show, PLASA Focus Leeds and PLASA Focus Glasgow) and leading publica- tion Light & Sound internation- al (LSi).


The announcement follows one of the most successful PLASA Show’s in recent history,


Maverick AV Solutions, has an- nounced the internal appoint- ment of Wayne Lampard as its new Vision Business De- velopment Manager. Vision is an AV accessory and software business. Having been with Maverick for four years, Wayne will head the Vision team in the UK for its sole European distri- bution partner, at a time when the AV installation accessories


company is thriving thanks to its lifetime warranty offering. Starting his career at Maver- ick as an Education Account Manager, managing a number of reseller partnerships, Wayne has a great network and knowl- edge of the UK distribution sector. The Vision portfolio will soon feature sit stand desk mounts and recently launched a new range of motorised lift


where Chris had a major contri- bution in his role as Director of Events. In his new position, he will support the organisation’s strategy to grow both its events and media divisions, whilst ex- ploring new products PLASA can deliver to further support the industry. Chris’s career in the indus- try spans more than thirty-five years, which has taken him from a respected lighting de- signer and industry innovator through his work at Modelbox as a creative design consultant, to his most recent role as Direc- tor of Events at PLASA; a po- sition he has held for the past five years. “Chris’s impressive profes- sional background and knowl- edge of the industry will be a great asset to PLASA as we move forward as an organisa- tion,” says PLASA Managing Director, Peter Heath. “With his creative vision, together with a talented sales and marketing team and market-leading prod- ucts, we expect him to achieve great things in his new role.” “I am delighted to embrace this new opportunity at such an exciting time for the organ- isation,” adds Chris. “PLASA events have been going from strength to strength, LSi con- tinues to be a market leading product, and internally we have made changes to ensure all teams are working together in one location, building a strong and collaborative working en- vironment. I look forward to being a part of this continued development, supporting the growth strategy and contribut- ing to the further success of the organisation.”


Phil Breitschadel, Regional Di- rector UK and Ireland, added: “Craig’s wealth of experience and industry


knowledge


make him a key addition to Crestron. The increasing de-


will


mand from our customers led us to look for an addition to our team and we are very fortunate to find someone of Craig’s cali- bre to fulfil this role.”


Crestron has announced the appointment of former AV News Award Winner Craig McQueen to the position of Commercial Business Devel- opment Manager.


Telestream, a global leader in file-based media workflow or- chestration, media streaming and delivery technologies, to- day announced that its CEO and one of the company’s orig- inal founders, Dan Castles, is retiring. Ex-Cisco executive Scott Puopolo will take over the position, effective immediately. Under Castles’ 20-year lead- ership, Telestream has enjoyed two successful exits, consistent year-on-year revenue growth, and strong profitability. Today, the company has become the recognized leader in enter- prise-class video transcoding, quality assurance, and work- flow solutions, addressing the numerous video format and de- vice incompatibilities and ser- vice disruptions encountered when delivering video over any network. With the recent acqui- sition of IneoQuest, a leader in video quality monitoring and analytics solutions for content distribution, Telestream is uniquely positioned to enable customers to deliver the high- est possible video quality to their viewers, on any device. “Knowing the right time to re-


Christopher Toulmin - promoted to the role of Commercial Director at PLASA.


Maverick AV Solutions, has announced the appointment of Wayne Lampard as its new Vision Business Development Manager.


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Crestron has announced the ap- pointment of former AV News Award Winner Craig McQueen to the position of Commercial Business Development Manag- er – Enterprise, effective im- mediately. Craig joins Crestron NEC Display Solutions Europe GmbH where he worked as Solutions Sales Manager. Pre- viously at Reflex Ltd and ProAV Ltd, Craig has 21 years’ expe-


rience in both integration and manufacturing sales.


Craig said: “Joining the team at Crestron is an opportunity to work for a global leader in en- terprise automation and I am looking forward to expanding the business even further. I will be directly engaging with the end-user and heading up key enterprise accounts and busi- ness development.”


tire is not easy,” said Castles. “However, I am confident that Scott is the right man to take this business to the next level. We have achieved a lot over the last 20 years, growing from a small team of 11 to over 400 bright and dedicated employ- ees all over the world. I look forward to working with Scott, the board and the rest of the executive team on a transition which ensures that the next 20 years are our most successful ever.”


As Puopolo takes over the CEO position, Castles will con- tinue to be an active board member and ambassador for Telestream’s extensive involve- ment with the community. A recognized expert in the Me- dia and Telecommunications


industries, and having served as a Telestream board member, Puopolo has an excellent un- derstanding of Telestream and the markets it serves. Prior to joining the company, Puopolo was Executive Vice President at iconectiv, a leading service and software provider enabling device, application and network identity and interconnection. Additionally, he brings almost a decade of leadership experience working at Cisco Systems where he led the company’s Service Provider Transformation Group, drove the company’s Service


One Telestream’s original found- ers, Dan Castles, is retiring. Ex-Cisco executive Scott Puopolo will take over the position


Provider IOT go-to-market, and directed its Internet Business Solutions Group. Prior to Cis- co, Puopolo spent 14 years at Accenture where he led the North American Service Provid- er Strategy practice. “Under Dan’s leadership, Te- lestream has developed into one of the most dynamic players in the media & entertainment sec- tor and I am both honoured and humbled to have been chosen as its new Chief Executive,” said Puopolo. “Dan and I share excitement for Telestream’s bright future, and I look forward to extending Telestream’s in- dustry leadership to support the critical business needs of our customers around the world.”


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