Northridge, CA - Dec 22, 2011 - JBL Professional has appointed Richard Ruse to the position of senior director of global sales. He will report directly to JBL Professional VP/GM Mark Ureda. Ruse has held key management positions with companies such as Alesis, Line 6, KRK and SWR in addition to owning a sales and marketing consultancy. For the past two years Ruse has served JBL Professional in the position of director of marketing, portable PA and prior to that as director of sales, Western region.

In his new position, Ruse is responsible for sales planning and management, collaborating with the Harman Pro regional sales offices worldwide and interfacing with key accounts, domestic representatives and international distributors. As a member of the JBL Professional executive management team he will work closely with his fellow directors to further improve JBL Professional's operations and customer experience.