Tag: Wayne Smith
Wayne Smith to succeed Darryl Keeler as TSi CEO in 2026 as part of succession plan
January 6, 2026SSN Staff
ATLANTA—Tech Systems, Inc. (TSi), a 100% employee-owned provider of security systems integration and managed services, has announced that founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board Darryl Keeler has transitioned into the role of executive chairman of TSi while maintaining his role as chairman of the board.
President Wayne Smith will assume the combined role of president and CEO, effective immediately.
This leadership transition reflects TSi’s long-term strategic plan, its commitment...
FAST welcomes eight new members to its board of directors
January 5, 2026SSN Staff
DALLAS—The Foundation for Advancing Security Talent (FAST) has named eight new members to its board of directors.
The FAST Board of Directors is an expert-led group drawn from the membership of the Security Industry Association (SIA), the Electronic Security Association (ESA) and PSA and that defines and refines FAST’s strategic plan, as well as the foundation’s annual goals.
The newly appointed members, named by SIA, ESA and PSA, are:
Matt...
Ten top integrators talk tech
January 29, 2016Martha Entwistle
YARMOUTH, Maine—For the second year in a row, Security Systems News has asked 10 top integrators which technology trends they believe integrators should be paying attention to and why. Again this year, cybersecurity and cloud were among those top trends, but several other technologies were identified including video and data analytics, big data.Executives from the following companies participated in this report: Extravision Video Technologies, Security Equipment Inc., Integrated Security Systems,...
Making money on managed services
March 26, 2014Martha Entwistle
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—Attend a few security conferences and you're bound to hear the term “managed services” tossed around. Most of the time you'll be advised that managed services is the way to go. But, how do you get there? How long will it take and can you really make money offering managed services?At TechSec 2014, held here in Jan. 26-28, three very different independent systems integrators—Sam Shalaby, GM of the Ottawa branch and managed services director, Convergint; Rob...