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Aquavision has announced the appointment of Ronnie Turpie as Director of EMEA Business Development with immediate effect. Ronnie Turpie brings with him extensive international busi- ness management experience in the ProAV, custom installation and consumer electronics indus- try both in the UK and overseas. He will be responsible for devel- oping Aquavision’s international territories, partners, channels and vertical markets. Ronnie joins from Canadian AV solutions companies Paradigm Electronics and Anthem AV where as Sales and Business Development Manager he was responsible for all sales and de- velopment throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Prior to this Ronnie held various se- nior sales management roles in organisations in the AV and CI sectors such as AMX, Imerge and Meridian Audio, working in the UK and internationally. Commenting on the new appoint- ment, Alastair Benn, Managing Director of Aquavision, said: “Ronnie is well known in the industry and brings a wealth of international business develop- ment experience as well as valu- able knowledge in both the UK and overseas sectors. He will be an asset to our fast-growing team at Aquavision.”


Ronnie added: “I have joined a progressive company at a very ex- citing time. I am looking forward to developing this great British brand. The industry is extremely fast moving, and it will be my job to grow the business and infra- structure as well as expanding the business overseas and ap- pointing new distributors. The brand already has an excellent reputation and technically we have some of the leading experts in the field, people who are ex- perienced in developing brands that are innovative, but which also meet the real needs of our customers.” With full responsibility for devel- oping markets in EMEA, Ronnie will play a key role in meeting the company’s aggressive growth targets in addition to building on the organisation’s outstanding reputation for providing quality and innovative televisions.


focuses on full-model market- ing attribution, supporting lead generation and engagement. As a marketing campaign manager for the company, she supported clients across multiple indus- tries through the development of go-to-market strategies utilizing marketing automation platforms. Previously, as Marketing Com- munications Manager for a SaaS company based in Minneapo- lis, Hill directed, managed, and maintained the marketing de-


partment through a rebrand of all content, while driving lead generation activities. During her career, she has also held leader- ship positions in sales commu- nications, brand marketing, and public relations.


“Throughout her career, Abbie has demonstrated an impres- sive ability to develop market- ing strategies that successfully attract new business while also effectively communicating with existing customers,” said Ed


McConaghay, CEO at RTI. “We're pleased to have Abbie join our marketing team as she will be instrumental in opening the lines of communication with our dealers and distributors, and ulti- mately grow our global presence in the control and automation industry.” “RTI has a solid reputation for cutting-edge solutions and al- ready enjoys strong brand aware- ness among custom installation professionals worldwide,” said


Hill. “I'm looking forward to helping the company take the next step by creating marketing campaigns that resonate with dealers and leveraging my expe- rience with automation platforms to position RTI squarely at the forefront of the industry.” Hill holds a bachelor's degree in Marketing and Public Relations from Minnesota State Universi- ty, Mankato. She reports to Mike Everett, Vice President of Global Sales.


Abbie Hill Director of Marketing Communications.


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Aquavision has announced the appointment of Ronnie Turpie as Director of EMEA Business Devel- opment.


RTI has announced that Abbie Hill has joined the company as its Director of Marketing Com- munications. In this role, she will drive the company's growth through the creation of market- ing initiatives targeting new and existing dealers and distributors, while also managing RTI's public relations strategies and internal communications. Hill comes to RTI from a mar- keting and advertising firm that


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