Tag: North America

AUSTIN, Texas—Recently appointed as Vice President and General Manager, ADI North America, Bob Appleby has 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical distribution industry, working to ensure patients and healthcare providers had access to the drugs they needed. He now uses his talents in the security industry to help protect families, companies, employees and assets. Are you married? Any kids? Pets? I have been married for more than 26 years to my college sweetheart. We have two daughters,...

FAIRPORT, N.Y.—Brian Wiser has been named president of sales, North America, for Bosch Security Systems. In this position, he will lead the sales, support, training, customer service and marketing organizations in North America. Joining Bosch in August, Wiser will replace Jeremy Hockham, who will take on a new assignment for Bosch in Europe, effective October 1. In the interim, Wiser, Hockham and the Bosch management team will work together to ensure a smooth transition for customers. Wiser...

RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.— Frank De Fina, Samsung Techwin SVP of sales and marketing, North America, has been appointed to the Security Industry Association Board of Directors Executive Committee. De Fina will serve as vice chairman of the six-member committee, which is composed of industry professionals who represent a broad spectrum of electronic security interests. “These are exciting times for the electronic security industry in terms of technology development and the expanded vision...

LONDON—By a vast margin, North America remains the dominant sales region for mobile video surveillance equipment, according to a recent report from IHS, a global market research firm.In 2012, the Americas contributed $346.6 million in revenue, good for 70 percent of the global share. The lion's share of this revenue comes from the United States and Canada, which together account for more mobile video surveillance sales than the Europe-Middle East-Africa region ($83.3 million) and the Asia region...