Mark Tildesley has joined the board of the newly formed AVPM Group as a director. Tildesley was formerly enterprise sales director for EMEA at Clevertouch. Prior to that, he spent more than two decades with Maverick, a TD SYNNEX company, working with leading brands to shape the emerging market for collaboration…
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Kinly appoints vice-president of procurement and product
Kinly has promoted Jean-Paul Lemmens to the role of vice-president of procurement, product and strategic partner management for global operations. Since joining the business at the start of 2019 as global procurement director, Lemmens has played a pivotal role in consolidating Kinly’s manufacturer and supplier ecosystem, improving rebate management and…
Böhm named head of Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe
Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe has appointed Christof Böhm as president and managing director. Böhm will succeed Bernd Eberhardt, who will step down as president and chief executive, on 1 February. With over 30 years' experience with Sharp/NEC – most recently as senior vice-president for engineering, quality assurance and service…
Kinly appoints Rhea Horlock as first global head of CSR
Kinly has recruited Rhea Horlock as its first global corporate social responsibility (CSR) lead. Horlock brings 10 years of CSR and environmental expertise to the role, which she will use to spearhead the development and implementation of strategies and policies aligning with Kinly’s ethical, sustainable and environmental responsibilities. She joins…
Hive recruits former Green Hippo stalwart Nigel Sadler
Hive has appointed Nigel Sadler as sales director. He will be responsible for setting up worldwide distribution channels and routes to market for Hive's growing portfolio of media playback solutions, as well as offering guidance on projects and serving as a bridge between the R&D, support and sales teams. Sadler…
In Memoriam: Jerry Williams, pioneer in assistive listening
Gerald Ivar ‘Jerry’ Williams, the founder of Williams Sound, passed away on 30 November at the age of 96. Jerry’s journey into the world of electronics began during the second world war, when he enlisted in the US navy and served as an electronic technician’s mate onboard the USS Artemis.…
AtlasIED appoints first director of sales for EMEA region
AtlasIED has recruited Simon Godfrey for the newly created role of director of sales for the EMEA region. He is responsible for sales of all AtlasIED product lines, including loudspeakers, the AtlasIED Atmosphere audio processing and control system, the GLOBALCOM enterprise communications platform and the AtlasIED IPX Series of audio…
Tobias Lang elected as secretary-treasurer of AVIXA board
LANG AG chief executive Tobias Lang has been elected as secretary-treasurer of the AVIXA board of directors. The association's Leadership Search Committee held a special election to fill the position last month after AVI Systems' chief technology officer Brad Sousa, who had been appointed secretary-treasurer, passed away on 8 November.…
Kinly promotes Simon Watson to global head of innovation
Kinly has promoted Simon Watson as head of innovation for its global operations. He joined the business as an integration engineer in 2007, since when he has earned a series of promotions, culminating in his most recent role as cloud and video services lead for the UK and Ireland. In…
Blue Touch Paper recruits Lucy Baum as ‘crazy collaborator’
Blue Touch Paper has recruited Lucy Baum to the role of "crazy collaborator". She will work with the consultancy's vendor partner community to provide insights to manufacturers to help them develop their go-to market strategy and messaging for the new generation of smart workplace technology. Baum was previously channel account…