CEI announced the appointment of Bill Perkins of Corona Del Mar, CA, as corporate accounts manager to head up its newly established Western regional sales office due to the nationwide business expansion at CEI. Formerly with New York-based Sentry Technologies Corporation, a closed-circuit television original equipment manufacturer, Perkins held the position of West Coast national accounts director. Perkins, a graduate of Furman University in South Carolina, began his career at Old Dominion Printing, advancing to the position of vice president of sales. Born in Washington, DC and raised in Alexandria, VA, Perkins currently resides in Corona Del Mar, a community northwest of San Diego.