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A group of industry leaders in the US has formed Women in AV/IT (WAVIT) to support and empower women in the AV and IT industries. The non-profit organisation will focus on the education, recruitment and retention of women in the AV and IT industries, and boosting opportunities for leadership and…

Gensler has recruited the former president of Walt Disney Imagineering Bob Weis as global immersive experience design leader. In his new role, Weis will collaborate with the global architecture and design firm’s leadership platform to envision and bring to life experiences for clients across a range of sectors including entertainment,…

TD SYNNEX Maverick, a specialist business of TD SYNNEX, has appointed Mark Glasspool as senior director for its UK and Ireland division. With over 20 years’ experience within TD SYNNEX, Mark moves to the Maverick European leadership team from the role of services director in the UK and Ireland. He…

AV Magazine has expanded its account management team with the recruitment of Janey Walker. The appointment comes at a time of increasing demand from the live event and entertainment sectors while hybrid work and hybrid learning remain strong drivers of progress. Walker was previously sales manager at Maverick Magazine, the…

Saturn Visual Solutions has recruited seven staff in the past nine months to meet rising demand for digital signage services. Following a rebranding exercise and the lifting of the Covid-19 restrictions, the Manchester-based digital signage consultancy has increased its revenue past pre-lockdown levels. Last year, Saturn hired a graphic designer,…

A survey by Barco has revealed that hybrid working policies could lead to a hidden mental health crisis, as excessive device usage and poor management create stress among workers that is going unnoticed by their colleagues and team leaders. The Barco ClickShare survey has revealed that a third of staff…

Peter Lawo, founder of the German broadcast and media technologies company named after him, died on 24 November at the age of 85. The engineer and entrepreneur founded Lawo AG in 1970 and laid the foundation for the company's worldwide reputation and success with high-quality and innovative audio products. In…

Previsualisation, tracking, and automation technology company CAST Group has appointed Stuart Green as its new CEO. Green will succeed CAST’s founder and CEO Gil Densham. Green whose career spans the entertainment business and education has been associated, in one form or another, with CAST for almost 15 years, originally in…

The LED Studio has made two senior appointments. Paul Bromley joins as channel development and partnerships director, while Lee Stephens has been recruited as global business development manager. Bromley has 15 years' experience in the display sector. He previously worked as director of channel sales at the Bendac Group, EMEA…

Joel Chimoindes, vice president of Maverick AV Solutions Europe is to leave TD SYNNEX to pursue an opportunity outside the organization. The company has started a recruitment process to find a replacement and, in the meantime, Hugo Graça, senior vice president of specialised solutions at TD SYNNEX, will assume interim…