SIGNALS
France’s Vervent Audio Group
Acquires Audio Plus Services
& Plurison
Vervent Audio Group (VVAG), a France-based
hi-fi audio company that owns the Focal and
Naim brands, has acquired Quebec’s Audio Plus
Services and Plurison, distributors of pro and hi-fi
audio equipment in the U.S. and Canada.
The acquisition has created the Focal Naim
America and Focal Naim Canada subsidiaries. The
companies say the move signals the new phase
of an investment plan agreed to by the group
in America and initiated in 2018 thanks to the
merger of Audio Plus Services and Plurison and
Focal North America.
With this acquisition, VVAG says it maintains
its goal of increasing the quality of its services,
driven by the desire to work more closely with
its retailers. Creating its own distribution entity,
the aim is to turn the North American territory
into the leading market for Focal, which this year
celebrates its 40 th anniversary, and Naim, which
just turned 45.
Daniel Jacques, the founder of Audio Plus Ser-
vices and Plurison, will be president of both Focal
Naim America and Focal Naim Canada.
For more information, go to
www.vervent-audio-group.com.
Vince Marcantonio Named
Sr. Business Developer for
Solotech Ottawa
Vince Marcantonio has been appointed as the
senior business developer for Solotech’s Ottawa
office. In this role, under the direction of Sales
Director Robert Aubry, Marcantonio will develop
business opportunities in the National Capital
Region.
With over 20 years of experience in the audio-
visual sector, including for large-scale systems in-
tegrators such as Sony Canada and the Canadian
government, Marcantonio is seasoned in business
development.
“Mr. Marcantonio was the ideal candidate for
this position. We are looking forward to benefit-
ing from his expertise and leadership to carry out
our future projects,” says Aubry.
For more information, contact Solotech
Ottawa: 613-736-7656, [email protected],
www.solotech.com.
12 PROFESSIONAL SOUND
SFM Named One of Canada’s Best Managed
Companies
SFM has been named
one of Canada’s Best
Managed Companies
for 2019 – a recognition
sponsored by Deloitte
Private, CIBC, Canadian
Business, Smith School of
Business, and TMX.
Established in 1993,
Canada’s Best Managed
Companies recognizes
excellence in private Ca-
nadian-owned compa-
(L-R): MARTIN BEAULIEU, DITA RASMUSSEN, JOHN WARWICK, RANDAL TUCKER,
& JOEY MOLINO. ABSENT FROM PICTURE: GHYSLAIN BERGER
nies. Each year, hundreds
of entrepreneurial
companies undergo a rigorous application process that evaluates four categories
within each company’s structure: strategy, capability, commitment, and return on
investment. Companies with sustained performance and strong financial results are
awarded the designation.
“Over the past few years, SFM has adopted a new strategic focus and made signif-
icant operational investments. As a result, SFM is experiencing substantial growth and
ongoing innovation. Every single person in the company has felt the effects of this, both
in terms of their workload and their involvement in new tasks and processes,” says Randal
Tucker, president and COO at SFM. “Taking the time to undertake the rigorous Canada’s
Best Managed application process and coming out of it with this recognition brings me
an incredible sense of pride and confidence in the people that make up this company.
We tend to be quite hard on ourselves, so receiving this award from Deloitte and the
program administrators is an incredible boost of confidence for everyone here that we
really do have a good thing going on.”
Winners will receive their official award at the Canada’s Best Managed Companies
gala in Toronto in April 2019.
For more information, contact SFM: 514-780-2070, [email protected], www.sfm.ca.
Sennheiser Introduces New
Pro Audio Solutions Channel
Team
Sennheiser has announced several changes
within its Pro Audio Solutions Channel with
the forthcoming retirement of John Falcone,
its long-serving SVP of global sales for pro
audio solutions.
Mark Posgay has been appointed to
succeed Falcone as SVP of global sales for pro
audio solutions. With his appointment, Posgay
has announced his leadership team for the
Pro Audio Solutions division. Christophe van
den Berghe has been promoted to VP of
SENNHEISER’S MARK POSGAY
sales and marketing, EMEA, and Simon Holley
to the position of VP of sales and marketing, Americas/ANZ. Vince Tan has been
appointed as VP of sales, APAC.
Posgay has been with Sennheiser for five years, with a background of 20 years
of sales and industry experience. He will report directly to COO Peter Claussen and
continue to collaborate closely with Falcone until his retirement in October 2019.
For more information, contact Sennheiser Canada: 514-426-3013, FAX 514-426-
3953, [email protected], www.sennheiser.ca.