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Absen Invests In Two Additional Staff For Its European Led Sales

ABSEN has welcomed Geoffrey De Schepper Bruggeman as business development manager for Benelux and Will Miles (pictured) as pre-sales engineer for the UK and Europe. The new additions are aimed to further enhance the level of technical and sales support from Absen to the thriving European LED market.

Bringing a wealth of experience from previous project and sales managerial roles in the live events industry, De Schepper Bruggeman has a “rich understanding” of client needs and expectations within the Benelux region.

For his newly created role, Miles’ ten years of project management and coordination experience within the digital and LED markets has given him a strong track record in delivering technically demanding projects. Most recently, he was the consultant project manager for AI Arabia OOH.

Ppds Appoints New Channel Marketing Manager

PPDS has appointed Megan Lipinczyk as the company’s new channel marketing manager to support its global growth ambitions.

Lipinczyk has been brought in to develop and execute new channel marketing plans and programmes in North America and build greater awareness of the PPDS brand and its evolving solutions on a regional and national scale.

“I’m excited to have joined PPDS, and to be embarking on the next phase and challenge in my career as the company’s channel marketing manager for North America,” said Lipinczyk. “PPDS is a company that continues to gain momentum in North America, delivering high quality, highly innovative, dedicated solutions that truly validate its ethos of leading from the front. I’m looking forward to contributing to its success, working with and learning from the team.”

MARK WILLISON & ROB WARFIELD CHOSEN TO LEAD US GOVERNMENT SALES

NANOLUMENS has appointed Mark Willison (pictured) and Rob Warfield as regional and government sales managers. They will provide Nanolumens channel partners with dedicated resources to serve US government customers. These newly developed positions will assist Nanolumens’ channel partners to create secure spaces to deliver mission critical data with integrated display systems.

“Rob and Mark both bring the knowledge and experience necessary to consult with clients,” said Kurt DeYoung, CRO for Nanolumens. “They each spent several years working for top-tier AV integrators and understand the challenges our partners face in these segments. Our goal is to enable partners to design efficient briefing centres, emergency operations, and other secure applications.”

LOUDSPEAKER manufacturer

Funktion-One has welcomed Andrew Low as its new director of business development. Low joins the company from Solotech UK, having previously worked with Shure, HHB Communications and Audio Pro International.

With more than 15 years in the pro audio industry behind him, Low brings experience and expertise in both business development and marketing. He will initially work alongside Bill Woods, who is set to retire in June after 11 years with the company.

Commenting on the appointment, Funktion-One’s Ann Andrews said: “We’re delighted that Andrew is joining the Funktion-One team as director of business development. We’ve known him since his Audio Media International days and have always kept in touch. He gets us, our ethos and approach.”