On the Move

WISBECH, U.K. — 5 Star Cases named Jeremy Ruggles account manager; he joins MD Keith Sykes and the team. Prior to 5 Star Cases, Ruggles worked as a freelance photographer in London for more than 10 years. He also brings experience as a sales and product manager for photographic retail giant Calumet in their professional and corporate divisions.

BRUSSELS, BE — ArKaos Pro, based here, named ACE, which has offices in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Hong Kong, as its new distributor for China. ACE will be responsible for promoting, distributing and servicing ArKaos Pro’s Stage and Studio media servers as well as the ArKaos MediaMaster Pro and Express software across China. Pictured here, from left, is ACE’s Paul Wu and ArKaos CEO Marco Hinic.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — ARRI Inc. named Wilson Zeferino director of sales, Latin American Markets. Based at ARRI’s office here, Zeferino, who speaks Spanish, Portuguese and English, will oversee sales efforts and customer service and work to enhance the company’s business and strategy in the Caribbean, Central America and South America.

MILWAUKEE, WI — Clearwing Productions promoted Stephen Harvey, account executive at the company’s Milwaukee location 2013, to key accounts executive. Harvey will work to secure, grow and manage key regional, national and international accounts. Prior to joining Clearwing, Harvey toured for 10 years with One Night of Queen, a Queen tribute band.

MIDDLETON, WI – ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.) announced a licensing and manufacturing agreement with U.K.-based GDS (Global Design Solutions). Under the agreement, ETC will manufacture the GDS ArcSystem (pictured here) and BluesSystem product lines for distribution in North and South America. GDS’ Chris Patton has also joined the ETC team as a product specialist.

AUSTIN, TX — SHS Global, distributors of new and used lighting, video and audio equipment announced its expansion into Latin America and the launch of their new division serving that territory, SHS del Mundo. SHS Global also named Gustavo Arreola vice president, SHS del Mundo, to lead the division’s activities. Arreola has more than 17 years of experience in pro audio and stage lighting.

MANHEIM, PA — Clair Solutions named Joe Bunting regional service manager for its office here. Bunting will be responsible for handling incoming inquiries regarding customers’ requests to work with Clair Solutions in audio, video and lighting integration projects.

FARMINGDALE, NY — Group One Limited named Sonic Sales to oversee West Coast sales activities for the elektraLite brand. Based in Carlsbad, CA with offices in San Francisco and Seattle, Sonic Sales was formed in 1997 and is led by CEO Josh Carruthers (pictured here, right, with Sonic Sales’ Kenny Andrews, left).