Craig Pierce joins ARI as director of sales while Stephen Perkins becomes vice president, sales and assistant general manager for ARI Canada. Additionally, Craig DeCarlo, Joe Henry and Buck Whitman have been named district sales managers. 

Mr Pierce joins ARI from Integra Telecom where he most recently served as vice president of sales. In his new role as director of sales, he will oversee ARI’s regional sales efforts in Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. 

Stephen Perkins has held leadership positions with several Fortune 500 companies including IBM and Hewlett-Packard as well as Samsung where he served as the vice president of sales and marketing for the company’s Enterprise Business division. He will be tasked with continuing ARI’s growth across Canada while also providing additional leadership support throughout the organisation. 

“Both Craig and Stephen bring impressive business acumen to ARI and will provide a fresh perspective as we continue to evolve as an organization,” said ARI president Chris Conroy. “As the industry’s technology leader, we are keenly aware that our business continues to develop and advance in the face of rapid change. Technology and people are ARI’s two greatest assets and we will continue to invest in both to meet the needs of our clients. The addition of Craig and Stephen are representative of these investments.” 

In addition, Craig DeCarlo joins ARI, bringing nearly a decade of industry expertise to his new role as district sales manager based in the Grapevine, Texas regional office, while Joe Henry, who began his career with ARI in 2012, will now serve as district sales manager in the company’s Chicago office.

Finally, Buck Whitman, a veteran of the fleet industry, joins ARI as district sales manager based in Atlanta, Georgia.