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Sahara Presentations Group PLC have announced a number of new positions and promotions as they look to strengthen their UK and Export operations in 2020. The moves reflect a commitment to becoming a £200 million business within the next three years.


Internal promotions and the formation of new roles in the management team are part of the business’ enhancement, and reflects the strong growth seen in the last few years. The restructure will enable the Sa- hara Group to increase cus- tomer contact and continue to disrupt the market with new technology.


The personnel announcements include: • Shaun Marklew moves into the newly formed role of Group Sales & Product Director • Adam Kingshott is appoint- ed to the Board of Directors as Group Marketing Director • John Ginty has been appoint- ed to the Board of Directors as UK Sales Director


• Adam Gibson has been pro- moted to Regional Sales Man- ager


• Matt Stoddard has been pro- moted to Regional Sales Man- ager


Technological Innovations Group (TIG) has strengthened its French team with the addition of Samuel Brayet as Business Development Manager. Based in France, Samuel will work with consultants and end-users in the commercial market to further develop the market share of all Crestron solutions. TIG is the exclusive sales agency for Crestron in EMEA. Samuel joins TIG after working at Itancia as a Tech- nology Sales Expert where he developed Poly Video solutions bringing his tech- nical expertise and commercial support on unified commu- nications to end users as well as the entire French chan- nel.


“I am very happy


to be part of the TIG family and to work with end customers and design offices. I am delighted to be able to contrib- ute my expertise on unified communica-


tion solutions and to promote core AV business, to support our customers and partners in their future strategic choices, whether Smart building and AV Over IP use cases,” comments Samuel.


Alain Solomon, Regional Sales Director South West Eu- rope and North West Africa added: “Having Samuel work-


Adam Kingshott is appointed to the Board of Directors as Group Marketing Director


ing on our side is a great oppor- tunity to increase our presence in the region and to work more closely with end-users and con- sultants in the French AV mar- ket. I am sure he will bring an important added value to our team effectiveness,”


• Tim Allenden has been ap- pointed to Regional Sales Man- ager


• Paul Harnett promoted to Product Support Team Leader Kevin Batley, Managing Direc- tor, says:


“I’m delighted to announce these changes to the struc- ture of the management team and believe it will help us best support and reach more of our partners throughout 2020. It reflects our bold ambition and commitment to future growth, and I look forward to working with the team to achieve our vision.”


Telestream has announced the appointment of Diana Horowitz as VP Sales, serving the east- ern US region. Commencing her role with immediate effect, Horowitz will be based in New York City and brings a wealth of advertising market and video experience, commercial exper- tise and technical knowledge to Telestream’s team. As well as contributing to Telestream’s go to market strategy, she will oversee all of Telestream’s business and customer rela- tionships in the strategically important US East region. Diana Horowitz comes to Te- lestream with an extensive background in the media in- dustry. She joins from Tavant, where she was Regional Direc- tor of Sales for Media & Enter- tainment. Previously, Horowitz was Executive Director of Sales for IBM Watson Media; also


“This year, Telestream has been active in the marketplace with new product launches, and the expansion of our cus- tomer reach and team with the addition of Tektronix Vid- eo. We need to make strategic additions to our sales lead- ership team to support this growth,” commented Alistair Butler, Chief Sales Officer at Telestream. “Diana exemplifies the kind of personality that will help drive Telestream forward. Her depth of experience in the media sector, and especial- ly in advertising and post will contribute significantly to our team’s core strengths.” Diana Horowitz commented: “I am thrilled to be joining Telestream at this incredibly exciting time of transformation in the media industry. The de- cisions that media companies make today will determine the


already strong technical team. With the group’s expansion leading to an increase in re- source, the insight and passion these three offer bolsters GV’s


ability to provide sound tech- nical advice and knowledge on to our valued customers. Well done to all.”


Telestream has announced the appointment of Diana Horowitz as VP Sales, serving the eastern US region.


working with Comcast Tech- nology Solutions, where she held positions as Global Client Director, and Director of VOD Sales; and Scripps Networks Interactive (now Discovery, Inc.), where she led the Digital Advertising Sales team in the Northeast for Food Network and Cooking Channel.


TIG has strengthened its French team with the addition of Samuel Brayet as Business Development Manager.


Diana Horowitz started her career at The New York Times Company, where she held nu- merous leadership roles in both New York and Paris, including Global Sales Development Di- rector for the International Herald Tribune and Managing Director, Corporate Advertising for The New York Times.


GV Multimedia’s Hounslow team has recently seen a pair of promotions. Lee Van Niekerk has taken on the role of Techni- cal Projects Director – London & The South - while Michal Barta has been promoted to Technical Projects Manager. GV’s Coventry team has also had a promotion amongst its


future of their businesses – and redefine the industry - for de- cades to come. Telestream is uniquely positioned for growth in this market, as both tradi- tional and new media compa- nies race to transform their op- erations and business models to distribute and monetize con- tent seamlessly across screens and devices.”


Horowitz is an active member of various media organizations, and a frequent speaker and moderator at media industry events. She graduated from George Washington University in Washington DC, where she studied French literature and art history.


ranks as Matthew Price has tak- en on the position of Technical Projects Director – Midlands. The GV team would like to offer congratulations to all and wish them all the very best in their new roles.


Chairman Brian Abrahams said, “We’re delighted to announce these promotions within GV’s


GV Multimedia’s Hounslow team has recently seen a pair of promo- tions. Lee Van Niekerk (left) has taken on the role of Technical Proj- ects Director – London & The South while Michal Barta (centre) has been promoted to Technical Projects Manager (right). GV’s Coventry team has also had a promotion as Matthew Price has taken on the position of Technical Projects Director – Midlands.


P18 AV News December 2019


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