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VOID ACOUSTICS WELCOMES NEW HEAD OF SALES AND MARKETING
VOID ACOUSTICS has announced the appointment of Dan Moors as head of sales and marketing. Moors joins the team having previously worked in the construction and PPE sectors, and he is motivated about the challenges of working in a new industry and at a time of record expansion for Void Acoustics.
“This is the rst time I have worked in the professional audio industry which is clearly both dynamic and fastpaced, and I am embracing it 100 per cent!” said Moors.
“I have a lot to learn from a product perspective, but there is real synergy with what I have done previously with similar supply chain structures and distribution networks. In addition to which, joining Void at this exciting phase of its development is a fantastic opportunity and one I am really looking forward to being a part of.”
PPDS APPOINTS NEW EUROPEAN SALES DIRECTOR TO DRIVE GROWTH
PPDS has announced the appointment of AV specialist, Jae O Choi Park, as its new European sales director. Based out of PPDS’ Amsterdam head o ce, Jae – who describes the new role as a “peak moment” in his career – will work with, and report directly to Franck Racape, who has recently been promoted as head of global commercial, to devise and execute an ambitious ve-year growth strategy, in which Jae will play a pivotal role.
Leading the commercial organisation in all countries and regional clusters across EMEA, Jae’s key focus will be to support and accelerate growth within these markets, “helping to ensure a seamless experience on projects for partners and end customers, from factory oor to installation. This includes driving PPDS’ full range of solutions within its ever strengthening portfolio.”
NAOSTAGE CREATES SALES MANAGER ROLE TO LEAD COMMERCIAL STRATEGY
NAOSTAGE, the creator of the world’s rst automatic, beaconless 3D tracking solution, has announced the appointment of experienced pro AV professional Alexis Reymond as its new sales manager.
Reymond has worked as a freelance audio engineer, electro-acoustic consultant, sound designer and music producer for more than 20 years, most recently in a sales engineering capacity with fellow Nantes-based company Arbane Groupe (APG/Active Audio). His other experience includes spells with event specialists Videlio and Magnum, where he worked as a sound engineer for 17 years, and Disneyland Paris, where he served as a freelance AV technician.
In addition to his hands-on industry experience, Reymond holds multiple academic and professional quali cations.
DAKTRONICS EASTERN MISSOURI SALES TEAM WELCOMES TODD GREEN
TODD GREEN has followed in his father’s footsteps to join the Eastern Missouri sales team for Daktronics of Brookings, South Dakota. He brings “e ective, dynamic” digital displays to businesses and schools across his home state of Missouri.
Green spent the last 12 years working as a complex surgical rep, helping hospitals nd the best resources to meet patient needs. With Daktronics, he will work alongside businesses and schools to meet their communication needs.
“Todd will be a great asset to our team,” region manager Kelly Koenig said. “He cares so deeply about the people he works with and stops at nothing to help them succeed.”
Green added: “I’m ready to use my skills and knowledge to help a new group of people.”
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Q ACOUSTICS APPOINTS FORMER APPLE EXEC TO THE BOARD
LEADING audio brand owner, Q Acoustics, has announced that Colin Greene, a former Apple executive for 13 years who led Apple’s US consumer business to multi-billion dollar revenues, has been appointed to its board of directors as a non-executive director. His focus will be to assist the development of the business strategy and optimising the potential of the core owned brands of Q Acoustics, QED and Goldring across the world.
Greene brings 30 years of experience in executive leadership roles within technology giants such as NCR, Intel, Dell and Apple. During his tenure with Apple he held COO and MD roles in Tokyo and Seoul, and in the US led its consumer business. Since returning to the UK three years ago Colin has taken on a number of advisory and non-executive roles focused on the technology and consumer sectors.
INFILED ADDS SUPPORT FOR GROWING US SALES TEAM
INFILED, a global leader in LED displays, has hired Crystal Wu to support the growing US sales team. With 15 years in the LED display industry under her belt, Wu has a combined experience in sales, marketing, customer service, and project management in both the rental and xed install markets. She is passionate about working closely with customers, understanding their needs, and developing the appropriate solutions for their projects, especially those that are time sensitive.
“We’re very lucky to have Crystal on our team,” said VP/general manager, Henry Ambrose. “She’s a seasoned LED pro with a track record of successful projects. Our sales team is growing rapidly, and Crystal will be an asset to both the team and our customers focused on rental/ staging and system integration projects.”
KINLY, the leading AV systems integrator and remote collaboration service provider, has announced the promotion of Mark Kempson to the newly created position of head of consultancy and design.
Kempson has more than a decade of AV specialist experience and has enjoyed successive promotions with Kinly since joining in 2018, including as sales engineer, AV pre sales manager, and AV design team manager.
Reporting to Kinly’s new operations director for UK and Ireland, Stuart Davidson, Kempson’s new role extends his previous responsibilities to support all national and some international AV, UCC and collaboration business leads, generated by the UK business. An AVIXA Certi ed Technology Specialist - Design, he will work closely with Kinly’s project management team, and directly with clients.
DATAPATH APPOINTS STRATEGIC PROCUREMENT MANAGER
DATAPATH has appointed Brian Tulley as strategic procurement manager, a role that will see him working with internal and external partners to secure the long-term availability of key, strategic electronic components required to support Datapath’s business objectives. Tulley has extensive experience in technology procurement, having held senior roles at blue chip organisations including General Electric and Rolls Royce.
“As part of our ongoing global growth, we’d like to welcome Brian to the Datapath family,” said Tony Jones, director and co-founder of Datapath. “Brian has an impressive track record in global procurement and, during a period of considerable pressure on supply lines, we are delighted to add his skillset to the team.”
Tulley’s role includes collaboration with Datapath’s tier one manufacturer partners.
