Production house Derby has signed industry veteran Claire Worch, founder of indie rep and consulting firm Claire & Company, to handle sales on the West Coast. Claire & Company specializes in live action, animation, commercial production, digital, experiential content studios and more that create advertising for all media platforms. Derby recently added filmmaking duo The Bozzwicks to its roster which also includes directors Lucas Borrás and Nickolas Duarte. Since its launch last fall, Derby has worked with agency and brand partners to produce campaigns for General Mills, Johnson & Johnson, S’well, Blistex, Nestle, Purina, Jim Beam Brands, and Erno Laszlo, among others….
In response to increasing North America sales, Riedel Communications has hired Jake Halverson to serve as sales administrator within the Riedel North America team. Halverson will be responsible for the efficient handling of sales orders in support of outside sales staff, managing customer queries in a timely and knowledgeable manner, and in turn improving the company’s ability to offer responsive, high-quality service and support. Prior to joining Riedel, Halverson served as the used equipment sales manager at Production Resource Group and had a series of technical sales management roles at Bexel. Halverson also served as a customer support coordinator at Calrec Audio and as a quality control technician at 2G Digital. Halverson is based in Burbank, California, and reports to Janis Fontein, manager for finance and operations at Riedel North America. Riedel Communications designs, manufactures, and distributes pioneering real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks for broadcast, pro audio, event, sports, theater, and security applications….
