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Northamber PLC has appointed Jeremy Keefe as group managing director. Keefe will be succeeding and reporting to Alex Phillips, who will be transitioning to the role of executive chairman. Keefe, a seasoned industry executive with over 30 years of experience, brings a wealth of knowledge in building and managing successful…

TOA UK has promoted Ian Bridgewater to managing director. The company’s director and technical sales manager will start his new role on 1 January. Kosuke Tanaka, deputy general manager of the EMEA business department and director of TOA Germany, will continue to work with TOA UK as a director and…

Justin Kennington, who was responsible for the conception of the SDVoE Alliance, has resigned from his role as president, and welcomed Stephane Tremblay who takes over the role. In 2016, Kennington conceived and founded the SDVoE Alliance to drive a standards-based approach to audiovisual technology. Tremblay, a familiar face to…

AVIXA has unveiled the election results for its board of directors and leadership search committee for 2024. Members of the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association have elected AVID's managing director and chief executive, Kaushik Mukhopadhyay, and prodyTel managing director Christian Carrero to the board. The Leadership Search Committee (LSC) has…

Brompton Technology has strengthened its leadership team by promoting Lotta Schiefer to director of sales and Joanna Muggeridge to director of marketing. Schiefer – who has been in the entertainment industry for more than three decades, working with global manufacturers such as Barco, Vari*Lite and Wireless Solutions – joined Brompton…

Kramer has appointed experienced AV and unified communications and collaboration (UCC) channel executive, Brooke Ellingworth, as its first-ever director of EMEA channels. She joins the company from Logitech, where she was head of B2B channels for Europe. In her 16 years in the sector, Ellingworth has also worked for Ingram…

Kinly has appointed Andy Nicholls as its first global head of talent acquisition. Nicholls – who will be based in the UK and will report to global people director Katy Thorpe – will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of talent acquisition, including the creation and execution of global recruitment…

Genelec owners Juho, Maria and Mikko Martikainen won the 2023 Family Entrepreneurs of the Year award at global accounting and advisory firm EY's annual Entrepreneur Of The Year event in Finland. The competition – which rewards entrepreneurs who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievements – attracted 55 Finnish…

Creative Technology has announced two senior appointments in Europe. Sid Lobb has taken over from Mark Elliott as Creative Technology's UK managing director. Lobb has worked for Creative Technology for more than 22 years, most recently as head of vision and integrated networks. Elliott is stepping down after 32 years…

AV integration and solutions provider IVC Audio Visual has appointed Brett Smith as operations director. Smith brings extensive experience in managing and delivering worldwide AV projects for major clients across multiple sectors. As well as holding AVIXA Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) and Extron Certified AV Associate (EAVA) certification, he is…