It was another busy week in Pro AV. Here's a quick look at some new hires, promotions, and big company announcements you may have missed.
Lightware Names Christopher Chandler SVP of Sales for the Americas, Clint Hoffman Lightware US CEO
Lightware Visual Engineering recently appointed Christopher Chandler as the SVP of sales for the Americas and announced that Clint Hoffman, president of Lightware Americas, will assume the duties of chief executive officer of Lightware US.
With nearly 40 years of success in sales, marketing, operations and product development within the professional AV industry, Hoffman brings a wealth of experience and expertise to his role at Lightware. Throughout his career, Hoffman has worked with manufacturers such as Sony, Panasonic, Mitsubishi and Kramer Electronics. He has played a pivotal role in channel and brand strategy and product development for many industry-leading brands.
Hoffman's dedication to promoting and championing the professional audiovisual industry is evident through his leadership roles at AVIXA International. Currently serving as an adjunct faculty member, Hoffman has previously chaired the AVIXA Membership Committee, been a member of the steering committee of the AVIXA Exhibitors Committee, served on the AVIXA Foundation Board, and acted as vice chairman of the AVIXA Manufacturers Committee.
As the new SVP of sales for the Americas, Chandler leverages over 25 years of experience in the audiovisual industry, demonstrating a history in sales and management. Before joining Lightware, Chandler held diverse positions at Biamp, including Sales Director, where his contributions significantly fueled the company's growth. Additionally, Chandler brings a wealth of expertise gained from his time at Harman International, Pelton Marsh Kinsella and Shen Milsom & Wilke, LLC. Chandler's background as a senior consultant and AV project lead promises to strengthen relationships with consultants and integrators, thereby advancing Lightware's presence and offerings within the market.
Draper At Home Announces Residential Sales Director
Draper At Home has announced the appointment of Chris Sitarov who assumes the role of director of sales-residential. Sitarov will be responsible for Draper At Home regional residential sales managers throughout the United States.
Sitarov joined Draper in 2019 as the architectural regional sales manager for the Mid-Atlantic states and was most recently director of sales for the Eastern United States. He has extensive knowledge and expertise gained while working with Draper and other solar control providers.
Marc Glattes Joins L-Acoustics to Lead Sales and Business Development Teams
L-Acoustics has recently appointed Marc Glattes as executive director of sales and business development. In this role, Glattes will be responsible for driving the company’s global sales and business strategy while providing leadership, guidance, and resources to the global sales and sales operations team headed by Jacob Barfoed, the market intelligence function led by Stephane Ecalle, and the global business development team to which Scott Wakelin has been appointed global director.
Prior to joining L-Acoustics, Glattes held senior leadership positions at Daimler, Bain & Company, and Sony, where he was member of the team that conceived, built, and launched PlayStation Vue, the first and highest-rated streaming pay television service in the United States.
Heading up the new business development team and reporting to Glattes, Wakelin has been promoted to the position of global director of business development. Having joined L-Acoustics in 2015 as regional sales manager, Wakelin then successfully led development of the key hospitality vertical market, and now takes on the responsibility of leading the company’s global business development efforts across all vertical segments.
EAW Adds Live Sound Expert Robert Scovill as Senior Live Sound Market Manager
Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) welcomed Robert Scovill to the position of senior live sound market manager. Bringing a wealth of practical experience as both a professional mixer and a manufacturer, Scovill provides a unique perspective to EAW and will contribute to a wide breadth of the company’s live sound business.
Scovill’s new role will be to work tightly with existing teams on product definition and positioning, in-person demos and trainings, as well as providing thought leadership. This will include refining and shaping all public-facing communication. These duties will include assisting with written product descriptions, as well as the listening and voicing of new and existing production-level audio systems. Scovill will drive the creation of educational how-to pieces on industry topics such as tuning and deploying large-scale ADAPTive systems, passive and active articulated systems and subwoofer arrays.
Jim Thivierge Joins NSI Industries as Building Technology Division Director of Operations
James (Jim) Thivierge has joined NSI Industries as director of operations for its building technology division. Thivierge will oversee the unit’s operations in California, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
With a bachelor’s degree in corporate finance from Southern New Hampshire University, Thivierge joins NSI after more than 17 years at Allied Wire & Cable, a part of Genuine Cable Group (GCG), most recently serving as director of operational excellence and customer experience. He also oversaw the operations of all the company’s satellite branches. Prior to his time at Allied Wire & Cable, he held several roles at both Anixter and Anicom.
Nic Dugger Becomes Executive Director of Midsouth Emmy Chapter
Nic Dugger Becomes Executive Director of Midsouth Emmy Chapter
TNDV Founder Nic Dugger has accepted the role of Executive Director for the Midsouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) effective immediately, following a nearly five-year run leading the Board of Directors. The announcement was made Saturday, February 17 at the 38th Annual Midsouth Emmy Awards in Nashville.
Dugger takes the reins following the recent passage of longtime executive director Geneva Brignolo, whom he interned with as a college freshman in 1996. In his new role, which is a full-time position, Dugger will report to the Board of Directors—of which he was previously president—and evolve the chapter’s mission of recognizing artistic, educational and technical achievements of professionals and students in the region. The Midsouth Chapter encompasses Tennessee, North Carolina, and the TV market of Huntsville, Alabama.
Dugger formed TNDV: Television in 2004 and led the company through substantial growth over nearly two decades. The TNDV business today is part of Live Mobile Group which includes 35 HD and 4K mobile production trucks and audio facilities, as well as production and secondary services for broadcast TV, live entertainment, and AV-related productions. He has served the Midsouth Chapter for 26 years, including time as Student Awards Chairman that brought new perspective to the Midsouth Regional Student Production Awards.
Jimmy Liang Joins Genelec
Genelec has expanded its team in China with the appointment of Jimmy Liang as sales manager, with special responsibility for developing Genelec’s presence in both the Studio and AV Install segments in South China. This new appointment is part of Genelec China’s continued commitment to elevating the customer experience and has also seen the establishment of a new office and listening room in Guangzhou, with plans to further strengthen technical support and services for customers in the south of the country.
Liang has previously held positions as technical sales director at Sound Works & Supplies Limited (SWS) and technical sales manager at Digital Media Technology (DMT). With over a decade of experience in professional audio, Liang has been responsible for the system integration of projects for many broadcast and institutional clients across the region.