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Grant Bales-Smith Joins Philips Entertainment
Grant Bales-Smith (pictured) has been appointed to the newly-created position of Philips Entertainment Sales Manager - UK, Benelux & Scandinavia.
Michael Goldberg, sales director for Europe, commented on Grant's new role with the company: "The formation of Philips Entertainment as a global group provides us with a great opportunity to continue establishing and building the brands of Strand and Selecon in the European market as leaders in their field. Grant joins us at a time of renewal for Strand and he will lead the sales force in the UK, Scandinavia and Benelux to re-develop a strong dealer network to increase our market share and push new products forward."
Grant;'s career began at the age of 17 working in the hire department for Salisbury-based sales and rental company, Stagecraft Ltd where he had a great time learning the ropes, but soon found an interest in sales and left to join Lancelyn Theatre Supplies as a sales engineer to broaden his skills and experiences. He returned to Stagecraft when an opportunity arose to run the sales and projects office.
For the past eight years, Grant has been working for Zero 88, initially taking responsibility for the UK market before accepting the further challenge as UK and Southern European sales manager.
27th January 2010
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