Short Circuits

David Baxter has joined JLG Industries (www.jlg.com) as director of marketing.

Bulbrite has appointed Isabella Cirilli national customer service manager and Kevin Deutsch national sales and marketing manager. Fine Lighting Products reps Bulbrite in Utah and Nevada, and Lightech is handling the Dominican Republic.

Christie Lites Vancouver welcomes Ian Gordon, formerly with Westsun, as its concert account manager to develop that side of the business. His e-mail address is [email protected].

Bill Sapsis of Sapsis Rigging took his arena-style rigging seminar to Johannesburg, South Africa, hosted by Upstage Lighting. The firm recently completed a major rigging renovation of the theatre at the Northwest Campus of Gary, IN-based Indiana University.

Steve Terry, president of the Fourth Phase Systems Group, left the firm on May 25 to join ETC as its vice president of professional services. “We are confident that Steve's expertise will continue to be a resource to PRG,” says Jere Harris, CEO of Production Resource Group LLC. Bill Groener has been appointed the Northeast regional VP for the PRG companies and will assume responsibility for lighting and audio rentals, large-format projection rentals and sales, and all permanent installation projects.

Robert E. Weinberg has been appointed senior vice president of Lutron Electronics Co. Ltd.