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Articles January-February 2025

TOP 50 Products in Global Pro Audio and Lighting ^New!

The year 2024 has seen a surge of groundbreaking innovations in pro audio and lighting. The PALM Expo Magazine Team presents the Top 50 Products of 2024, in no particular order, highlighting standout technologies across rental, install, studio, PA sound, and professional lighting in the Indian subcontinent. read more

Illuminating the Magnetic Fields Festival ^New!

The 10th anniversary of the Magnetic Fields Festival in Rajasthan showcased an immersive lighting design powered by Martin Lighting. read more

Appointments


	Void Acoustics Appoints Sam Brandon as Managing Director Published 09^th May, 2025 Void Acoustics appoints Sam Brandon as MD and signalling a new era of strategic leadership. Read more...
	Ryan Penny joins d&b as Vice President of Global Business Development Published 07^th May, 2025 Ryan Penny joins d&b audiotechnik as VP of Global Business Development, bringing extensive audio industry experience Read more...
	HARMAN International Announces Leadership Transition Published 19^th March, 2025 HARMAN International announces a leadership transition as Christian Sobottka succeeds Michael Mauser from 1st April 2025, while Dave Rogers joins the Board of Directors. Read more...
	Mark Posgay Appointed as Vice President of Global Sales at Eastern Acoustic Works Published 28^th February, 2025 Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) appoints Mark Posgay as Vice President of Global Sales, leveraging his 20+ years of industry experience to lead global sales channels, drive revenue growth, and strengthen strategic partnerships. Read more...
	Sean Kollak Joins HK Audio As Head of Marketing Communications Published 05^th December, 2024 HK Audio appoints Sean Kollak as Head of Marketing Communications, bringing over 20 years of expertise in digital brand management. Read more...
	Sonance Professional Appoints New Director of Sales Engineering Published 04^th December, 2024 Sonance Professional welcomes industry veteran Paxson Laird as director of sales engineering, enhancing its technical expertise and field support in the professional audio market. Laird's extensive background in sales engineering and training at Bose Corporation positions him to strengthen Sonance's offerings and customer experience. Read more...
	James Gallagher-Powell joins d&b group as new Chief Strategy Officern Published 02^nd December, 2024 James Gallagher-Powell joins d&b group as Chief Strategy Officer, shaping d&b's global position in audio and event technology. Read more...
	LEA Professionals Welcomes Jeff Gorton as Sales Director for EMEA Region Published 25^th November, 2024 LEA Professional appoints Jeff Gorton as Sales Director for EMEA, leveraging his expertise in Pro AV sales to enhance the company's strategy in the audio market. Read more...
	Beyerdynamic Announces New Co-Managing Directors in Centennial Year Published 11^th November, 2024 beyerdynamic appoints Sebastian Strohm as Co-Managing Director alongside Andreas Rapp in its centennial year. Read more...
	Elation Appoints Braven Greenelsh as Chief Marketing Officer Published 25^th October, 2024 Elation appoints Braven Greenelsh as Chief Marketing Officer, bringing over 25 years of branding expertise. Read more...
	QSC Appoints New Chief Technology Officer and Chief Digital Officer Published 24^th October, 2024 QSC announces the promotion of Christopher Jaynes to Chief Technology Officer and the appointment of Jason Shangkuan as Chief Digital Officer. Read more...
	Manuele Poli Returns to Lead dBTechnologies' Expansion in APAC Region Published 23^rd October, 2024 dBTechnologies reappoints Manuele Poli as Head of Sales for the APAC region, to lead strategic expansion efforts and boost the brand's visibility. Read more...
	Nick Engel Joins RøDE as Senior Director of Engineering Published 18^th October, 2024 Nick Engel joins RøDE as senior director of engineering, bringing two decades of experience. Read more...
	Adamson Systems Engineering Appoints Lee Stevens as APAC Sales Director Published 16^th October, 2024 Adamson Systems Engineering has appointed Lee Stevens as APAC Sales Director, expanding Adamson's market and strengthening education and support in the APAC region. Read more...
	LEA Professional Expands APAC Reach by Appointing Jon Han as Business Development Manager Published 12^th October, 2024 LEA Professional appoints Jon Han as Business Development Manager for the APAC region to drive sales and expand its footprint Read more...
	L-Acoustics Expands EMEA Sales Team Amid Significant Growth Published 30^th August, 2024 L-Acoustics has expanded its EMEA sales team, led by Tim Volker, the newly appointed Director of Sales for EMEA. Chris Mead has been appointed as head of sales for the Middle East, India, Africa, and Eurasia. Read more...
	Alphatec Appoints Rohit Uberoi as Business Head for Live & Rental Published 14^th August, 2024 Alphatec appoints Rohit Uberoi as Business Head, Live & Rental. Uberoi will lead the expansion of Alphatec's Live Sound & Rental market segment in India, focusing on innovation and stakeholder engagement. Read more...
	Robin Dibble Joins CODA Audio Published 18^th May, 2024 CODA Audio announced the appointment of Robin Dibble to the post of Global Sales Support Manager, who comes with vast audio experience and expertise. Read more...
	Avid Appoints Wellford Dillard As Chief Executive Officer Published 04^th April, 2024 Avid, one of the leading technology providers that powers the Media & Entertainment industry, announced that it has appointed Wellford Dillard as the organizationâ€™s next Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Read more...
	Genelec Bolsters International Sales Team With Steen Tychsen's Appointment Published 04^th April, 2024 Genelec has announced the appointment of industry stalwart Steen Tychsen to the position of International Sales Manager, with responsibility for SE Asia, Eastern Europe and Canada. Read more...
	d&b group Appoints Melanie Stegemann As VP of Brand and Corporate Communications Published 04^th April, 2024 d&b group, one of the global event technology specialists and providers of professional AVLM solutions, announced the appointment of Melanie Stegemann as its new Vice President of Brand and Corporate Communications. Read more...
	Georg Neumann GmbH Appoints Yasmine Riechers As New CEO Published 22^nd March, 2024 In her new position, she takes over from Ralf Oehl and will be responsible for further expanding Georg Neumann's global business and driving forward the company's strategic direction. Read more...
	KV2 Audio Appoints Leo Tanzil To Strengthen APAC Team Published 10^th December, 2023 KV2 Audio has announced the appointment of Leo Tanzil to the role of Technical Support Director & Product Specialist for the APAC region. He will be providing valuable support to KV2's APAC sales director, Robert Adrian Tan Read more...
	ARRI Appoints Dr. Raphael Kiesel As Senior VP Business Unit Lighting Published 29^th November, 2023 Dr. Raphael Kiesel will take over the management of ARRI's lighting division on December 1, 2023. In this role, he will be responsible for the entire business unit. Read more...
	Shure Appoints New Associate Managers for South Asia Published 12^th October , 2023 Shure Incorporated announced that Arpan Dhyani and Vijay Kumar. R have joined the company's team as Associate Market Development Manager for North and South India, respectively. Read more...
	Hall Technologies Appoints Ken Eagle as CEO Published 01^st September, 2023 Hall Technologies, a ProAV company specializing in end-to-end solutions, announced a leadership reorganization naming VP of Technology, Ken Eagle as CEO Read more...
	AUDAC Appoints Mahesh Baliga as Sales Manager for India Published 21^st August, 2023 AUDAC announces the appointment of Mahesh Baliga as the Sales Manager for India. In this role, Mr. Baliga will be responsible for driving Read more...
	Lightware Appoints Sven Pelters as Global Training Manager Published 01^st August, 2023 A highly experienced industry figure joins Lightware to manage and develop the growing international training centre network. Read more...
	Shure Names Sam Sabet as the New CTO Published 12^th June, 2023 After a thorough search process, Shure has named Sam Sabet as its new Chief Technology Officer, replacing Avi Vaidya, Read more...
	Sennheiser Appoints Naveen Sridhara as Director of Sales for Business Communication in India Published 16^th May, 2023 Sennheiser, one of the preferred choices for advanced audio technology that makes collaboration and learning easier, announced the appointment Read more...
	Vega Global Appoints New CEO Published 20^th April, 2023 Vega Global, one of the leading end-to-end providers of audiovisual and unified communications solutions and a portfolio company of Baird Capital Read more...
	Adamson Headquarters Find New Hires with Brock Adamson and Others Published 17^th April, 2023 Headquarters of Canada's largest fully integrated speaker manufacturer has completed its strategic management initiative with key new hires and Read more...
	Ushio Announces the Appointment of Koji Naito as Chairman and CEO of Christie Published 06^th April, 2023 Ushio Inc., a trusted leader in light sources and optical equipment for industrial processing, visual imaging and life sciences, and parent company to Christie, Read more...
	Andreas Rapp Takes Over as the Managing Director at beyerdynamic Published 05^th April, 2023 On April 1, 2023, Andreas Rapp took over the position of Managing Director of the renowned audio specialist beyerdynamic. He succeeds Edgar van Velzen, who has left Read more...
	ARRI Appoints Lars Weyer as the New Executive Board Member and CFO Published 23^rd March, 2023 Lars Weyer, effective March 20, 2023, has been appointed as new Executive Board member and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of ARRI. This announcement was Read more...
	NEC Corporation Elevates Aalok Kumar to New Global Role Published 21^st March, 2023 NEC Corporation India, a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, announced the elevation of Mr. Aalok Kumar, Chairman, President and CEO, Read more...
	Alan Chang Joins QSC As APAC Business Development Director Published 21^st March, 2023 QSC today announces that Alan Chang has been named Director of Business Development, APAC where he will manage Pro Audio sales in the region Read more...
	Meyer Sound Promotes Amy Luley to Director of Global Sales Operations Published 13^th March, 2023 Meyer Sound has promoted Amy Luley to the position of Director of Global Sales Operations. In her new capacity, Luley will assume responsibility for overseeing and coordinating Read more...
	Lightware Appoints Christopher Chandler As Vice President of Global Partnerships Published 08^th March, 2023 Lightware announced the appointment of Christopher Chandler as Vice President of Global Partnerships. In his new role, Chris will be responsible for driving Read more...
	d&b audiotechnik Announces New Vice President of Global Marketing Published 27^th February, 2023 d&b audiotechnik announced the appointment of Mike Case to Vice President Global Marketing, effective February 1st, 2023. The new role will also include continued Read more...
	ClearOne Appoints Derek Graham As Permanent CEO Published 21^st February, 2023 ClearOne announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Derek Graham as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Read more...
	PPDS Expands International Key Account Management Team Ahead Of ISE 2023 Published 25^th January, 2023 PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips digital signage, interactive displays, direct view LED and professional TV products and solutions, announced the Read more...
	Sennheiser Group Introduces New Executive Management Board Published 24^th January, 2023 Following the realignment of the company with a focus on the professional audio business, the Sennheiser Group is entering 2023 with a newly formed management team Read more...
	d&b Announces New Immersive Business Unit, Appoints Industry Expert Al Mckinna To Lead Team Published 10^th January, 2023 Underscoring its commitment to providing immersive solutions for the event technology industry, d&b has appointed Al McKinna as Vice President of its new Immersive Read more...
	Allen & Heath Promotes Nic Beretta To Director of Product Published 05^th January, 2023 Allen & Heath announced the promotion of Nic Beretta to Director of Product.Most recently working as Head of Product, Beretta joined Allen & Heath in 2010 Read more...
	Michele Wright Joins SMPTE as Director of Business Development and Outreach Published 20^th December, 2022 SMPTE, the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, announced the appointment of Michele Wright as director of business development and outreach. Read more...
	Avid Promotes Technology Services Executive Deb Sanders To Chief Customer Officer Published 11^th December, 2022 Avid announced the promotion of technology services executive Deb Sanders to the role of Chief Customer Officer & Senior Vice President to lead worldwide operations for Read more...
	PPDS appoints Nick Begleries As New Commercial Vice President for North America Published 10^th December, 2022 PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips digital signage, interactive displays, direct view LED and professional TV products and solutions, is excited to announce Read more...
	Michael Palmer Joins DAS Audio As Sales VP Published 06^th December, 2022 DAS Audio of America, the North American subsidiary of Valencia, Spain-based DAS Audio, one of the leading manufacturers of loudspeaker systems, power amplification Read more...
	Symetrix Appoints Jim Newhouse As Director of International Sales Published 30^th November, 2022 Symetrix, Inc. announced the hiring of Jim Newhouse, a veteran of the professional audio industry, to be Director of International Sales. Read more...
	Andrew Edwards Establishes C-Suite Leadership Team for Extron Published 1^st November, 2022 Extron founder and President Andrew Edwards announced that he is moving to the position of Chairman of the Board and promoting Brian Taraci to Chief Executive Officer Read more...
	Martin Audio and Optimal Audio Appoints Jamie Gomez As Global Marketing Manager Published 31^st October, 2022 Jamie Gomez has been appointed to the position of Global Marketing Manager for Martin Audio and Optimal Audio. Jamie moves to his new position from within the Read more...
	John Bastianelli Appointed As Slate Digital CEO Published 27^th October, 2022 Following on from the Slate Digital acquisition announcement on October 3rd, Audiotonix have confirmed John Bastianelli as the new CEO of Slate Digital. Read more...
	Q-SYS Promotes Markus Winkler to Executive Vice President, EMEA & APAC Published 12^th October, 2022 Q-SYS announced the promotion of Markus Winkler to Executive Vice President, EMEA and APAC. In this new role, Winkler will continue to manage the growing business Read more...
	Nik Gledic Joins Adam Hall Group As New Global Sales Director Published 07^th October, 2022 The Adam Hall Group has appointed Nik Gledic to a newly created global management position. Since 1st September 2022, Gledic has been responsible as Global Sales Director Read more...
	Lightware Appoints Clint Hoffman As The New VP Of Business Development Published 30^th September, 2022 Lightware named Clint Hoffman as Vice President of Business Development to champion global customer relationships and support business development Read more...
	David Angress Joins QSC Pro Audio Division As Senior VP & General Manager Published 10^th September, 2022 QSC is pleased to announce that David Angress has joined the organization as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the company's new Pro Audio division. Read more...
	Key Digital Appoints Robert Taylor Published 24^th August, 2022 Manufacturer of leading-edge digital video processing, video signal distribution, collaboration and communications solutions - Key Digital, announced the appointment of A/V industry sales veteran Robert Taylor to the position Director of Distribution Channel Sales. Read more...
	Xytech Appoints Keith Buckley as CEO Published 30th June, 2022 Xytech, the leader in resource management software for the media and broadcast industries, has announced the appointment of Keith Buckley ... Read more...
	RadhaMohan Rajani joins Optocore and BroaMan's Technical Support Team Published 30th June, 2022 Born and brought up in India, RadhaMohan Rajani is already a long-established user of Optocore solutions. After studying Visual Communications ... Read more...
	Extron Announces Promotion of Joe da Silva to Vice President of Marketing Published 17th June, 2022 Extron has announced the promotion of Joe da Silva to the position of Vice President of Marketing. He will be responsible for ... Read more...
	DTS Illuminazione Srl announce new Managing Director Published 2nd June, 2022 Beginning 1st of July 2022 Italian lighting manufacturer D.T.S. Illuminazione issued a new organization chart, adding a general ... Read more...
	Max Kopsho joins Christie as EVP of Business Development Published 2nd June, 2022 Christie announced that industry veteran Maxwell (Max) Kopsho has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Business Development, responsible for supporting ... Read more...