Tag: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

DALLAS— Brinks Home Security announced that its Board of Directors has appointed William Niles as CEO, effective Sept. 30, 2020. Niles had served as the company’s interim CEO since February 2020. “I am honored by the Board’s decision to place its trust in me and the incredibly talented and diverse team we have assembled over the past several months,” said Mr. Niles. “We are excited about the future of the smart home security market and the role we are going...

COPENHAGEN—After an extensive search for the right candidate, the Milestone Systems’ Board of Directors announced Thomas Jensen has accepted the role as new company CEO.  “Milestone is a strong company with a strong leadership team,” Lau Normann Jørgensen, chairman, Milestone Group, said in the announcement. “Adding Thomas’ broad experience in strategy and execution puts us in a great position to achieve our goal of long-term sustainable growth...

AUSTIN, Texas—As the result of a comprehensive search process, Resideo Technologies, Inc. appointed Jay Geldmacher as president and CEO, and a member of the board of directors, effective May 28. Geldmacher succeeds Mike Nefkens, who announced company departure in Dec. 2019. “Jay is the ideal CEO to lead Resideo forward,” Roger Fradin, chairman of the board, Resideo, said in the announcement. “Jay has a long history of operational excellence while delivering profitable growth and value...

CARLSBAD, Calif.—Nortek Security & Control recently named industry veterans Christopher Larocca and Darren Learmonth as CEO and CTO, respectively. As CEO, Larocca will lead the company's 700 employees across its Security, Control, Access and Digital Health business units addressing intelligent home and commercial automation environments. Larocca will ensure the company's portfolio strategy, including its AI deep-learning video analytics software, and family of brands remain disruptive...

RTI_Joe-Roberts-copy.jpg SHAKOPEE, Minn.—RTI, a global control and automation company, has hired a new chief executive officer, Joe Roberts, who will lead the company through initiatives that expand the RTI control platform with solutions for its global “resimercial” customers. Roberts takes over for interim CEO Mark Derus, who will return to his role as chief financial officer. “We're very fortunate to have Joe join us as CEO,” Derus said in the announcement....

AUSTIN, Texas—HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, announced today that Björn Lidefelt has been named company president and CEO.“I look forward to leading a dedicated and talented global workforce, focused on delivering industry-leading solutions to governments, universities, hospitals, financial institutions and some of the most innovative companies on the planet to create trusted physical and digital places,” Lidefelt said in the announcement.Lidefelt...

FRESNO, Calif.—Pelco Inc., a global intelligent video solutions company, announced the appointment of Kurt Takahashi as CEO, effective Nov. 1, 2019. Previously, Takahashi held the position of President of AMAG Technology, a global end-to-end security management platform.“During this time of transformation, there is no better person to lead Pelco than Kurt Takahashi,” Russ Roenick, Pelco's Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner of Transom Capital, said in the announcement. “Mr....

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky.—Sargent and Greenleaf, Inc., a global manufacturer of high-security locks and locking systems for safes, vaults and high-security cabinets, has appointed Mark LeMire to chief executive officer.LeMire comes to Sargent and Greenleaf with more than 25 years of experience in executive management, new product development and engineering. Most recently, LeMire held leadership positions at Loma Systems and Buehler, both divisions of Illinois Tool Works (ITW). As a global director...

BURLINGTON, Mass.—Everbridge Inc., a global provider of critical event management and enterprise safety software applications, recently announced the appointment of David Meredith as CEO and member of the Everbridge Board of Directors, effective July 15, 2019.Meredith brings more than 25 years of executive leadership experience across leading multi-billion-dollar cloud managed services providers and software companies, having most recently served as COO at Rackspace. Meredith succeeds long-time...

REDMOND, Wash.—If you don't understand how a modern executive works, your security solution is doomed, according to Heather Zindel, CEO, Bloom Consulting Group.Bloom, based here, is a developer of enterprise mobile applications, that is focused on helping users build remote/mobile security operations centers. The company is comprised of business consultants, architects and software engineers.Bloom was recently honored, along with its partner Microsoft, on the development of its Microsoft...