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Solotech Appoints Director of Operations in Quebec City Stéphane Laverdure has been appointed as the director of opera- tions for the Quebec City office of Solotech’s Sales and Systems Integration Division. Under the direction of Philip Giffard, pres- ident of the Sales and Systems Integration Division, Laverdure will be responsible for the JEAN CHARLES JULIAT AND HIS SONS, FRANÇOIS & FRÉDÉRIC JULIAT planning, enhance- ment, and management of the operations to ensure the overall performance of the division in Quebec City. Drawing from nearly 20 years of experience as CEO of L.N.C. 3000 Inc. and director of the provincial operations of Iron Mountain Canada Information Management LLC, Laverdure has gained extensive knowledge in project and financial manage- ment and “possesses all the qualities of a team leader,” according to Solotech. “His vision, leadership, and analytic skills make him a considerable asset for our company,” adds Giffard. For more information, contact Solotech: 418-683-7656, [email protected], www.solotech.com. Robert Juliat Celebrating Centennial Anniversary Throughout 2019, French followspot company Rob- ert Juliat is celebrating its centennial anniversary. Robert Juliat, who founded his eponymous company in 1919, was the son of cinema effects, projection, and lighting specialist Jean Juliat, and opened his first shop in Paris selling cinema and theatre lighting equipment. In the 1920s through the 1960s, SOLOTECH’S STÉPHANE LAVERDURE Juliat produced carbon arc projectors for cinemas, manufacturing all the components involved, and also supplied purpose-built lighting. Juliat’s son, Jean Charles Juliat, joined the com- pany in the 1960s and took over in the early ‘70s, remaining its leader until 2009. He broadened the company’s focus, working on “son et lumiere” productions and steering it towards the development of stage lighting. In the 1990s, Robert Juliat was the first lighting company to introduce DMX dimmer control in profiles and followspots. Today, Robert Juliat, which is now led by Jean Charles’ son, François, occu- pies a 75,000-sq.-ft. factory in France and has won multiple PLASA Awards for Innovation over the last decade. For more information, go to www.robertjuliat.com. From securing precious contracts to knowing the best equipment to use to design a show, Concert Lighting covers everything a designer needs to know about working in the touring industry. ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY! $77.94 CDN plus s/h & tax FP641 www.musicbooksplus.com 1-800-265-8481 Summer 2019 | 11