Industry appointments, executive moves, profiles, and the people making news.
Guitar Center (GC) has appointed industry veteran Donny Gruendler vice president of Music Education. In this role, Gruendler will help expand Guitar Center’s focus on music education programs to provide more individuals…
Hal Leonard MGB has promoted Tom Venvell to the position of sales director. In an expanded role, Venvell will oversee all aspects of the company’s sales operations throughout the UK and…
Hal Leonard MGB has announced the promotion of Tom Venvell to the position of sales director. In this expanded role, Venvell will oversee all aspects of the company’s sales operations…
L-Acoustics has announced the recent appointment of Franck Fabry to the position of regional sales manager. Reporting directly to Michael Palmer, L-Acoustics’ new head of sales for USA and Canada,…
Buffet Crampon USA has announced the appointment of Jack Dring as division manager for Canada, and Declan Lynch as Central Plains division manager effective March 1, 2018. Jack Dring began…
Tom Sumner has been named president of Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) effective April 1, 2018. This is the first time that the world’s largest musical instrument manufacturer, Hamamatsu-based Yamaha…
Auralex® Acoustics, Inc. announces the appointment of James Horton to the position of Western regional manager. Horton received a B.A. from Ball State University in Music Engineer Technology with an…
ESP Guitars has announced that Tony Rauser has been named as the company's new director of artist relations. Rauser has served with ESP for over five years in the role…
PRS Guitars has named David Settimi as accessories product manager. In this new position, David will be responsible for all elements of PRS Guitars’ accessories business, including product development and…
Korg USA’s growing sales team has just hired John Page, the new district sales manager for the South Central Territory. Page, who has had worked in the Texas and Oklahoma…
Longtime employee Bill McGloine, who has dedicated over twenty years at Korg USA has recently been promoted to the new position of VP of Operations. McGloine, who initially started as…
Music & Arts has announced the unveiling of their newest musical instrument store and lessons facility, located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The new store serves the residents of Scottsdale and the surrounding…
