Philips Vari-Lite Makes Appointment to Central US Sales Territory

	Charlie Hulme

Philips Vari-Lite announces the appointment of Charlie Hulme to the position of Central US sales manager. The appointment is part of the continuing Philips realignment designed to maintain and grow relationships with dealers, designers, and key end users throughout the region.

"We are very excited to have Charlie rejoining the Philips Vari-Lite North American sales team," said Bob Schacherl, Philips Vari-Lite vice president of worldwide sales and marketing. "When replacing a customer-facing employee, it is important to keep the clients in mind so that they do not have to completely retell their story. Because of his intimate knowledge of both the Central US region and Vari*Lite luminaires, Charlie will be able to provide a seamless transition of sales and support services."

Hulme replaces Leonard Miller, who recently assumed the position of national sales manager for Philips Strand Lighting as part of the Philips reorganization in North America. Based in the Dallas, Texas headquarters, Hulme's Central US territory will include Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

"It feels great to once again be a part of the Vari-Lite family," said Hulme. "Vari*Lite luminaires are a staple of quality and consistency within the lighting industry and I am eager to begin working with all our dealers and designers across the Central US to further strengthen the Vari*Lite brand."

Hulme is a 25-year veteran of the entertainment industry, with experience in concert lighting, automated lighting manufacturing, networked lighting control systems, professional sound reinforcement, and AV systems integration. He is a member of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, is an ANSI accredited Certified Technology Specialist (CTS), and has earned LC certification from the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions.