Manchester, UK based event lighting and rigging specialist dbn has appointed Alan Brown as Head of Operations.
Alan joins dbn’s busy and enthusiastic team based in central Manchester and will be helping to drive forward the company’s commitment to quality and outstanding customer service.
He previously worked as Operations and Circulation Director of MEN Media for 16 years, and sees many parallels between the newspaper and entertainment industries, including working to tight deadlines, thinking laterally and quickly in decision making, and dealing with last minute or unexpected scenarios; as well as having to produce under extreme pressure.
Says dbn Managing Director Stephen Page, “We’re delighted to have Alan on-board. He will strengthen the team and be instrumental to our growth strategy, which is based on offering the highest quality bespoke service to all our clients across a wide range of projects. He is a great communicator and his personality suits our team perfectly”.
Alan comments, “I am really looking forward to working with dbn, making a difference and helping the company continue to progress and expand over the next few years. The environment is exciting and dynamic and the operation already has a great track record in the industry and an extremely bright future. ”
His responsibilities will include managing full time staff and regular freelancers and constantly monitoring all processes involved in dbn’s day-to-day running.
Dbn is looking forward to a busy 2013, providing design services and equipment to a multiplicity of events in the corporate world, all types of live events and the arts.