AV Magazine finds a passionate advocate of the company's strategy and also hears about Brothwell's passion for the Ford car brand and its racier marques. How did you get started in the AV industry? I would describe my education as the university of life. I left school and initially worked…
Interviews
Gilad Yron, CEO, Kramer: The power to transform
There’s a new name in AV – Gilad Yron who arrived on the scene last spring following the purchase of a controlling stake in Kramer Electronics by fellow Israeli company, Fortissimo Capital. Yron has taken on the role not only of CEO, but also the face of Kramer, travelling the…
Dan Feldstein, CEO and President, Crestron: Soldering on with new technology
Daniel (Dan) Feldstein spent the first decade of his career at Crestron in research and development, where he played a role in designing many of the technologies the company still employs. After graduating from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) with a BS in Computer Systems Engineering, Feldstein has held numerous positions…
Profile: Amelia Kallman and The Big Reveal
As an innovation and technology communicator, Kallman regularly consults brands, agencies, and governments about the impact of new technologies on the future of business and our lives. She also forecasts global trends and behaviours, helping clients navigate innovation, build strategies and deliver industry leading initiatives – and specialises in the…
Not doing tech by numbers – Tom Martin, Kinly
Tom Martin’s initial interest in the AV industry was undoubtedly more geared toward the audio than the visual, studying Sound Engineering and Music Technology in Dublin, while moonlighting as a studio session musician. “My heart’s always been set on music from an early age,” he says. “When I graduated from…
Good value judgements
Having announced its intentions to partner up with someone in the consumer sector as far back as February 2021, Sennheiser then announced in May that Swiss hearing solution provider, Sonova had bought the portfolio of headphones, earbuds and soundbars that had made Sennheiser a household name. The nature of that…
Poly passes with flying colours
Paul Clark is yet another electronics pro currently at the helm of a top flight ‘AV/UC&C’ organisation. He sports an engineering degree and studied at Harvard Business School and Stanford University. In the 1980s, Clark was a member of the avionics head-up display team, responsible for electronic video circuitry design…
Profile: Juan Jose Vila CMO + COO, Equipson
Since 2001, Juan Jose has been the operational head of Equipson, a Spanish company founded in 1995 by his father, José Luis Vila. Worker safety, particularly protocols relating to the safe use of trusses, motor hoists, stage platforms and rigging in the live events sector, is something Juan has always…
Passion + evolution = longevity
In the mid-seventies, Canadian electronics engineer, businessman, and philanthropist* Lorne Trottier co-founded the computer graphics company, Matrox. He is now the president and sole owner of the group, which includes Matrox Video and Matrox Imaging. The company celebrates its 45th anniversary this year. Trottier has been the key player in…
Profile: Alastair Leslie – Owner, Blackbeam Cinematic and LT Projects
Suitably enough for a son of The Potteries, Alastair Leslie studied sculpture at Winchester School of Art and, later, at The Royal College of Art. But a rich understanding of the plasticity of the world did not satisfy his audio visual hunger. This was fed by a further course in…