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MANAGEMENT TEAM
Protec CEO Stephen Lakin has always maintained throughout the company’s 18 year history that his biggest asset is his people.
Speaking about what makes Protec so special, Lakin said: “We are not just the typical audio visual equipment rental company. Anyone can throw some gear into a box, but it takes real creative vision and skill sets to transform that box into an environment that people want to inhabit. At the end of the day, gear is gear, it’s the people behind the gear that make a show worth remembering.”
The Protec team, led by a group of individual experts who have an average experience of over 14 years in the UAE alone, is divided into the various disciplines required for its productions.
“This streamlines our work efficiency, allowing us to achieve greater success”, justified Lakin. With this at the core of his plans, he has recently strengthened the team with some notable industry professionals, some of whom in fact have worked for him in the past.
“Richard Bellia, our new managing director used to work for me in South Africa and Brunei and his vast experience and knowledge has already begun to reflect on our management systems,” Lakin said.
Protec has also taken on ten experienced professionals to reinforce its project management team as well as video, robotics and design departments. With these new additions the company has grown to 147 staff.
In addition to Bellia, Protec has also further strengthened its senior management team by taking on Craig Wilson, Stefan Cebula and Matt Cashmore.
Martin Read has taken on the role of operations director. He has a strong background in technical production, held the position of managing director of Blank Canvas Events in the UK before moving to Dubai in 2012.
Protec has also appointed Ed Jarman to the role of new business development director and head of broadcast. He brings 26 years of global work experience to Protec having worked in Capital Radio, Creative Technology as well as freelancing as a studio engineer, production manager, video engineer and multi camera director.