Chauvet has restructured its U.S.-based sales team, which reflects its strategy of increased market segmentation under the following four brands: CHAUVET DJ, CHAUVET Professional, ILUMINARC and TRUSST. Newly hired to serve as National Sales Manager for CHAUVET Professional and ILUMINARC is DeAnna Padgett. Padgett brings more than 20 years of experience in business management, administrative, sales and marketing. The following Business Development Managers for CHAUVET Professional and ILUMINARC report to Padgett: Dwight Slamp, with more than 10 years of industry experience, serves as Business Development Manager – East; Darrell Barnes, with nearly a decade of industry experience, serves as Business Development Manager – Central; and John Dunn, with nearly a decade of industry experience, serves as Business Development Manager – West. Ethan Aberg, with more than 15 years in the industry, serves as ILUMINARC National Business Development Manager and reports to Padgett.
Serving as National Sales Manager for CHAUVET DJ is Ana Jaramillo. The following Territory Managers for CHAUVET DJ and TRUSST report directly to Jaramillo: Bob Laino, with more than a dozen years of industry experience, serves as Territory Manager – Northeast; Jeremy Pace, with more than 10 years of industry experience, serves as Key Account Manager and Territory Manager – Southeast; Jelani Williams, with more than five years of industry experience, serves as Territory Manager – Central; and Todd Runkle, with more than 10 years in the industry, recently joined CHAUVET DJ and serves as Territory Manager – West.
Both Jaramillo and Padgett report to the newly hired National Sales Director Grant Goodson, who directs all U.S. sales operations and strategies.