MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ — Desmar Corporation/De Sisti USA, based here, has been named the exclusive North American distributor for Castel Goffredo, Italy-based Coemar lighting products. The announcement, made by Frank Kosuda, vice president on May 31, 2013, effectively brings the Coemar brand of products into the De Sisti product portfolio including De Sisti Lighting, De Sisti Rigging and LeaderLight branded product lines.

MINNETONKA, MN - Vaddio, a manufacturer of robotic PTZ cameras and camera control systems, has appointed Total Marketing West, a division of Texas-based Total Marketing, as its manufacturer rep firm for the Rockies region representing Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The appointment became effective June 1.
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LOS ANGELES – A.C.T Lighting, an importer and distributor of lighting products, has announced title changes and a promotion among its top tier leadership.  Effective June 1 President and CEO Bob Gordon assumes chairman and CEO duties.  At the same time Ben Saltzman will be named president and COO.

SUNRISE, FL - Industry professional Grif Palmer is joining Martin Professional, Inc. as business area manager, Rental – US. Palmer brings to Martin a wealth of knowledge and industry experience, having worked as VP of Sales for High End Systems, Regional Sales Manager for Barco and, most recently, as VP of sales for LED Source.

LOS ANGELES – Truss manufacturer Global Truss America has named Kenneth Kahn president of the company, which sells products in North America under the DuraTruss and Global Truss brands. Kahn has been with the company since its inception in 2000 and has played a key role in building it into a major supplier of trussing and accessories.

OMAHA, NE - Richard Lund has joined the Strong team as Western regional sales manager. With more than 25 years of experience in the entertainment and LED lighting industry, Lund most recently served as Western regional sales manager for Philips Entertainment. Prior to this, Lund worked for Color Kinetics as regional manager. He serves on the board of managers for the Illuminating Engineering Society.

SEATAC, WA — Industry veteran Bill Floyd has joined Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS) as an inside sales manager. Prior to joining the professional video and audio systems firm, Floyd spent more than 20 years in sales at Professional Video and Tape near Portland, OR.

LOS ANGELES — Chuck Davies, founder and CEO of the ADJ Group, announced that Toby Velazquez has been named president of ADJ, Elation and Acclaim Lighting. Velazquez, who joined the company shortly after it was started in 1985, has served the ADJ Group in a wide variety of capacities and has made critical contributions to its growth from a small business serving the mobile DJ market to an international leader in the lighting industry.

WUPPERTAL, Germany —Riedel Communications opened a new office in Hilversum, Netherlands (near Amsterdam), which will serve the Belgium/Netherlands/Luxembourg markets (Benelux). Riedel has also opened a new office in South Sydney, Australia.

BRISTOL, UK - The Lighting Hospital - an independent electronic service department for the professional lighting industry - has recently moved to new expanded premises in Bristol. This has enabled further streamlining of its processes to offer an even faster and slicker service for damaged lighting gear needing emergency treatment. Industry engineer Dik Welland launched the company in 2009.