Professional Sound - October 2019 | Page 12

SIGNALS Sarah Lima Joins A.C. ProMedia as AV Brand Manager for Luminex & Harvey A.C. ProMedia, a division of A.C. Lighting and dis- tributor of products and technologies aimed at the system integration and architainment mar- kets, has announced the hiring of Sarah Lima to the newly-developed SARAH LIMA role of AV brand man- ager for the Luminex and Harvey product lines. Reporting to Jean-Louis Blanchard, VP of business development, Lima has previously worked at Engineering Harmonics and Solo- tech, and has entrepreneurial experience from Lima Programming. She will be responsible for managing two of A.C. ProMedia’s exclusive brands, working directly with the brands on product development, marketing plans, training programs, tradeshow presence, and expanding the network of dealers and users across North America. For more information, contact A.C. ProMedia: 416-255-9494, www.acpromedia.com. Derek Black Launches New AV Rep Firm, Black Star Media Group Canadian AV industry veteran Derek Black has announced the launch of a new AV represen- tation firm based in Southwestern Ontario called Black Star Media Group. The company will provide territory management, profes- DEREK BLACK sional sales services, pricing and project quotation, product demon- strations, and support/design assistance for AV integrators, end users, and AV/IT consultants. In addition, Black Star is forming a strate- gic partnership with BG Media Solutions Inc. as sales director for Southwestern Ontario, expanding the coverage and promotion of its technology portfolio. Black can be reached at salesatblackstar@ gmail.com or [email protected]. For more information, go to www.blackstarmediagroup.ca. 12 PROFESSIONAL SOUND (L-R): TECHNI+CONTACT CANADA’S JULIE LEGAULT & JEAN-PIERRE XENOPOULOS WITH UTELOGY’S FRANK PELLKOFER Techni+Contact Now the Canadian Distributor for Utelogy Utelogy, a software publisher for intelligent management and control for connected workspaces, has signed a distribution agreement with Techni+Contact Canada. “Our client base looks to us to continually offer best-of-breed technology that gives them a leading edge in AV and collaboration solutions. The Utelogy platform offers a level of innovation our clients desire to assist in monitoring, management, and provi- sioning,” says Julie Legault, president of Techni+Contact Canada. According to Utelogy, its standards-based architecture platform leverages existing IT and AV infrastructure to provide advanced management, monitoring, and control and can support any AV device with its built-in tool suites for easier provisioning and configuration. For more information, contact Techni+Contact Canada: 514-695-4883, [email protected], www.technicontact.com. SC Media Canada Names Noah Daoust as Marketing Coordinator SC Media Canada has announced the appointment of Noah Daoust as marketing coordinator. “Noah has grown up in the business,” says Patricia Carr, National Sales Manager for SC Media’s LEA, iPort, Sonance, and Aurora Multimedia brands. “He brings a tremendous work ethic and we’re thrilled he’s decided to join our team at a time we’re launching so many exciting new products into the Canadian market.” Rahim Nathu, National Sales Manager for SC Media’s Ab- sen, Barco, and The Screen Works lines, adds, “Noah’s bringing lot of new ideas, skills, and energy to our marketing depart- NOAH DAOUST ment. We’re glad to have him.” Daoust may be reached at [email protected]. For more information, contact SC Media Canada: 514-780-0808, [email protected], www.scmediacanada.com