Saben Shawhan
Harman Professional in Northridge, Calif., announces the appointments of Denny McLane and Saben Shawhan as business development leaders, for the Western U.S. and Eastern U.S., respectively. In these newly created roles, McLane and Shawhan will provide design support on projects and consultant communications.
McLane and Shawhan will report to Gregory Jones and Olivier Roure, senior sales managers for U.S. Installation, who made the announcement.
“The pace of change in systems integration is especially strong right now, and nowhere is that more evident than at Harman, where our engineering and product teams are consistently bringing new innovations to market,” Jones says. “With the appointment of seasoned professionals like Denny and Saben, we’ll ensure that our innovations are not only properly presented to the consulting community, but that their input also influences our innovation. We are very pleased to add Saben and Denny to the Harman Professional team, and we are confident they will be excellent ambassadors for our organization.”
Saben Shawhan, CTS, joins Harman with more than 20 years of consulting and contracting experience. He previously managed the A/V design department at Metropolitan Acoustics, and most recently was the senior audio visual systems consultantforMarshall/KMKAcoustics. In both positions, Shawhan provided consulting,designandprojectmanagementservicesinthefieldsofsound,video, automationandrelated technologies. Prior to serving as a consultant, Shawhan was director of engineering at Washington Professional Systems (DVO) and also held senior engineering and project management positions with Maryland Sound & Image and Walt Disney’s World on Ice (Feid Entertainment).
“By strengthening the integration, interoperability and performance standards of audio, video and lighting technology, and providing a single source of access and accountability, Harman has helped define the parameters and possibilities of installed AV systems,” Shawhan says. “I am pleased to join Harman, and I look forward to working with Greg, Olivier, the entire Harman team and, of course, the consultant community.”
Denny McLane
Prior to his new role with Harman, Denny McLane was as a senior consultant at Jaffe Holden Acoustics. He began his career in sound design and sound engineering, and he also founded and operated a Los Angeles-based sound contracting and concert production company. McLane was regional sales manager for Harman’s BSS Audio brand from 2002 to 2009, during which time he was instrumental in launching Soundweb London and cultivating the training program. McLane was also responsible for creating and hosting the first three-day advanced Soundweb training event.
“I am thrilled to take on this new challenge at Harman and serve as a conduit between consultants and Harman,” McLane says. “Our industry has evolved considerably in recent years. Expectations have been elevated and ambitions have, too. It’s only through deep partnership among all participants that optimal systems can be engineered, and I am here to facilitate that partnership.”
For more information, visit Harman Professional’s Website.
