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LOUISVILLE, Ky.­—Industry veteran Kirk MacDowell was recognized for his more than 40 years of contributions to the security industry by winning the Sara E. Jackson Award during Electronic Security Expo (ESX) 2023. Named for Electronic Security Association’s (ESA’s) former president, the Sara E. Jackson Award recognizes an ESA member's work on an association committee, task force or board. ESA Chairman John Loud presented MacDowell with the award during the opening keynote...

CORK, Ireland—Johnson Controls has announced the appointment of Nate Manning as vice president and chief operations officer, global field operations. Manning will lead functional excellence across the company’s global field organization of more than 50,000 employees who power Johnson Controls’ customers’ mission every day, and together execute on more than $18 billion in annual revenue. Serving more than four million customers throughout 150 countries, Manning oversees...

DUBLIN—Allegion plc, a leading global provider of security products and solutions, today announced that John H. Stone will succeed David D. Petratis as president and CEO, effective July 11, 2022. Stone will also become a member of the company’s Board of Directors at that time, and Petratis will serve as executive chairman until his retirement, which is expected by Jan. 2, 2023. Petratis has led Allegion since its spin-off from the former Ingersoll Rand in 2013, capping off a distinguished...

Ken Lochiatto is the new COO and president of Convergint Technologies, the Illinois-based systems integrator announced today. Lochiatto comes to Convergint from WMS Industries, an Illinois-based electronic gaming and amusement company,�where he was EVP and COO, and for the past 18 months was been president of WMS Gaming, a main subsidiary of WMS Industries. While Locchiatto's background is not security-specific, he's certainly familiar with the casino vertical. WMS Gaming is a "$700 million supplier...