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soundpeople ■ Professional audio veteran Dave “Wiggy” Wiggins has joined Meyer Sound (Berkeley, CA) as its director of marketing for Europe. In this newly created position, he will be responsible for planning and executing strategic marketing efforts that will further Dave Wiggins, promote Meyer Sound in Europe Meyer Sound and help serve the needs of the local markets. Wiggins will work closely with Meyer Sound’s marketing department in Berkeley and with the sales force throughout Europe. Wiggins comes to Meyer Sound after nine years as the international sales manager for Midas and Klark Teknik, where he oversaw the executive sales and marketing responsibilities for both brands in 35 European territories. A stalwart of the U.K. and international pro audio industry for the past 15 years, Wiggins got his start with LMC Audio Systems Ltd. in London. ■ Harman Pro North America (Northridge, CA) has expanded its support personnel by appointing Shane Morris as principal engineer for Soundcraft and Studer’s digital console offerings. Although he is primarily tasked with providing technical sales, engineering Shane Morris, and support for sound reinforceSoundcraft / Studer ment customers using Soundcraft Vi Series and Studer Vista Series consoles, he also serves as a resource for both brands’ broadcast client base as well. Morris comes to Soundcraft and Studer with more than three decades of pro audio industry experience, initially starting out in his native Australia designing and building mixing consoles and power amplifiers. He most recently was employed as a U.S. technical sales and support engineer for DiGiCo. ■ Harold Yin has been named QSC’s (Costa Mesa, CA) senior VP of global strategy and business development. As part of his duties in this newly created executive position, Yin has been given the responsibility of directing and managing strategic planning and development Harold Yin, activities for all global business. Prior QSC to taking on his new role at QSC, Yin was a senior consultant with McKinsey & Company. While with the firm, he worked to develop growth strategies with global companies in the telecommunications and technology sectors. He has additionally held senior management positions with the Troy Group, where he was executive vice president and general manager of the company’s wireless business, and at Orbis Terra, where he was a managing director. ■ Wohler Technologies (Hayward, CA) has appointed Kim Templeman-Holmes as vice president of sales and marketing, a position in which he will be responsible for leading Wohler’s sales and marketing teams while taking on a key role in strategic planning and product and business development. Prior to joining Wohler, Templeman-Holmes served as vice president and general manager of Harman Pro North America, where he directed 60secondinterview SCOTT ESTERSON, GENELEC Q: What is your new position, and what does it entail? A: I am the Western sales manager for Genelec, and the job has many different facets. I will work closely with the Genelec rep network as well as our authorized dealers. Additionally, I will be the “Genelec evangelist” in California, where I will work with the professional recording, MI, video post, mastering and broadcast market sectors to help ensure that customers are getting the most out of their systems. I am looking forward to the challenge ahead. Q: How has your background prepared you for your new role? A: I have been calling on the studio market in Southern California for over 25 years and as a result, have a very strong network of clients. I understand what the engineer/mixer/producer needs and what the studio requirements are to be successful in their jobs. Genelec has a strong 30-year history in the design and manufacturing of accurate, reliable monitors that perform consistently day after day. Q: What new marketing initiatives are we likely to see from Genelec? A: From a product standpoint, Genelec will be introducing its most compact monitor system to date, the 6010A/5040A desktop monitor system at the NAB show, which will move Genelec into new markets. Also, now that I am on board, Genelec will be in a much better position to make a significant push of more demonstrations of its DSP Series, as well as our SE Systems, to end-users in the L.A. post-production and music recording community. Q: What are your short- and long-term goals? A: My overall goal is to better understand our customers’ needs and supply the right Genelec product that helps them in their day-to-day work. My short-term goals are to become better acquainted with our authorized dealers in California and help increase their understanding of what Genelec has to offer their customers. Also, I will be getting the salesman/reps out of the office to accompany with me on sales calls. Long-term is to increase Genelec’s visibility within the pro marketplace and to increase market share. Also, via Genelec, I want to make the world a bettersounding place! Q: What is the greatest challenge that you face? A: The biggest is to dispel incorrect information in the marketplace about our speaker technology and room acoustics in general. Genelec has many tools to improve how a speaker will work in a room vis-à-vis our 8200 DSP technology or by using our WinMLS audio program to help calibrate our larger analog speakers in a customer’s environment. Having a system calibrated using these proprietary tools helps ensure a better and more accurate listening experience. business activities including sales and marketing P&L, operations, and customer service for the company’s Studer, Soundcraft and AKG brands. TemplemanHolmes is based at Wohler’s California headquarters. ■ Erik Booth has been promoted to the position of director of engineering at Linear Acoustic (Lancaster, PA). Previously a senior hardware engineer, he will now oversee all engineering and new product design, ensuring that system designs meet the company’s development goals and delivery timelines. Booth joined Linear Acoustic in February 2005 and has since Erik Booth, played an instrumental role in the Linear Acoustic company’s development of products for the audio industry. He began his engineering career in the area of control systems and subsequently spent a decade working as a senior hardware engineer for Sigma Electronics, a manufacturer of products for analog and digital television systems. ■ Roland (Los Angeles, CA) has hired Amanda Whiting as PR/media relations manager. She comes to Roland with media and artist relations experience from companies such as Audyssey and M-Audio. While at Audyssey, Whiting served as the primary contact for press and advertising representatives, and was responsible for managing the day-to-day marketing operations. At M-Audio, she provided press releases and new product information, in addition to coordinating all product reviews. ■ Sabine (Alachua, FL) has named Joe Nguyen as the newest addition to the Sabine sales team. As sales director, Eastern Region, Nguyen will be responsible for pro audio sales east of the Mississippi, customer and consultant relations, as well as developing new markets. He is relocating to Sabine’s home office in Alachua and will be traveling in the territory. Most recently, Nguyen was product manager for the Crest Audio and Architectural Acoustics Divisions of Peavey Electronics. soundreps Sennheiser Electronic Corporation (Old Lyme, CT) presented Scharff Weisberg (Long Island City, NY) with its 2007 Dealer of the Year Award for outstanding sales performance with Sennheiser’s line of professional products. Pictured are (l-r): Eric Mayer, sales manager, Eastern region for Sennheiser; Scott Schachter, vice president for Scharff Weisberg; and Chris Clay, sales representative for Sennheiser. prosoundnews.com April 2008 http://prosoundnews.com

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