MRMC continues broadcast expansion with key new hires

Mark Roberts Motion Control (MRMC), a Nikon company, announced that two key new executives are joining the company to help continue its track record of growth and expansion in the broadcast market into 2022 & beyond.

Amanda Dixon joins as broadcast marketing manager and Karl Hillcoat-Williams joins as broadcast customer support manager. 

For the past 16 years, Amanda Dixon has worked in marketing roles for several broadcast technology companies including JVC, Pebble Beach and more recently in a five-year senior management position at TSL Products. She also spent five years on the marketing team at international broadcast tradeshow, IBC. 

Trained in graphics design and marketing, Amanda will bring her extensive experience in marketing strategy, campaign development and communications, as well as a deep level understanding of the broadcast industry and its future, to MRMC’s growing broadcast division. Focusing on content marketing, stack development and sales and account-based marketing Amanda will help take the company’s brand and products to new levels and to help create new business opportunities for sales. 

“I have no doubt that MRMC is a great career move for me,” she said. “The passion and innovation demonstrated by the company and its team is evident. The company has ambitious growth plans and I am exciting to be able to work with the team to grow the broadcast side of the business.” 

Karl Hillcoat-Williams also joins the MRMC Broadcast Team as broadcast customer support manager. With the number of projects growing impressively in the division, Karl’s role will be to provide a dedicated service to the expanding number of customers. 

Karl brings invaluable knowledge of microelectronics and experience working as a test engineer for post production, film, television and live broadcast to the company. His experience of developing and maintaining service and training operations internationally, will enable him to provide precisely the sort of invaluable support that will be instrumental in building on MRMC’s success in this sector. 

“I have travelled the world extensively, managing a variety of customer and reseller accounts, from post houses and national broadcasters to advertising agencies and accredited training centres,” says Karl. “My passion for the industry has afforded me this immense opportunity to join MRMC. I look forward to sharing my skills and experience to bring the very best quality service and support to our customers.” 

“I am delighted to welcome Amanda and Karl to the MRMC team and in particular the expanding broadcast division,” comments Paddy Taylor, head of broadcast at MRMC.

“Between them they have decades of detailed knowledge of many facets of this dynamic and constantly evolving market and we look forward to helping them drive it on to new heights as we continue to roll out new products and new services to satisfy growing demand.”