Kwikset Promotes Brandon
Keith Brandon has been promoted to the position of Divisional Vice President – Residential Access Solutions (RAS) Sales and Marketing, Kwikset. In his new role, Brandon will continue to oversee all marketing and sales responsibilities for Kwikset’s RAS business. This includes Kevo™, the first to market Bluetooth enabled residential door lock. Brandon is also responsible for the company’s Home Connect products that deliver integrated Zigbee and Z-Wave lock solutions to the emerging and expanding home automation and security markets.
Brandon has been with Spectrum Brands Hardware and Home Improvement (HHI) for 13 years, holding a variety of leadership roles, including: Group Product Manager; Director, Global Sourcing – Baldwin; and Director, Quality, Baldwin.
“Keith has successfully led our Residential Access Solutions platform from inception to an exponentially growing business. This is a well-deserved promotion,” says Tim Goff, Chief Marketing Officer for Spectrum Brands HHI.
Kwikset (www.kwikset.com) manufactures and markets door locks and door hardware, including door knobs, door levers, deadbolts, handlesets, pocket door hardware and electronic keyless entry locks for residential and light commercial applications. Kwikset’s SmartCode™ locks with Home Connect™ technology are the industry’s leading wireless, access control lock solution for the smart home.
ADI Awarded By Arecont Vision
ADI has been named the 2015 North American Distributor of the Year by Arecont Vision. ADI was recognized for its commitment to delivering first-rate IP solutions and the expansion of the IP video surveillance market.
“ADI engaged in true collaboration with Arecont Vision in North America over the past year,” said Carole Dougan, vice president North American sales, Arecont Vision. “Together we built strategic joint initiatives that delivered strong revenue achievement and accelerated growth to the benefit of customers across the United States and Canada.”
“Arecont Vision is an important supplier for ADI, and we are honored to be recognized as their Distributor of the Year,” said Marco Cardazzi, vice president of marketing at ADI. “At ADI, we are committed to the IP market and remain focused on providing our dealers with the latest technologies, support and service they need to succeed in today’s market.”
ADI offers the full line of Arecont Vision IP surveillance products including high-performance megapixel IP cameras and accessories. Arecont Vision participates in the ADI Expo Training Series and One Day Sales Events across North America, and hosts training opportunities at local ADI branch locations. For more information, visit http://www.adiglobal.com.
Paxton Access Hires Few
Paxton Access, Inc. recently welcomed Alvin Few as the Inside Sales and Support Representative.
Few will act as a product sales expert for the United States and will be responsible for supporting the US Regional Sales Team to establish, maintain and developing business relationships. He will also assist with system design and technical support needs for existing and new customers.
Few started his career selling point-of-purchase and auto-ID products at ScanSource before moving into medical supplies and lab testing. He joined Paxton as a contract employee, where he’s thrived in the role he has been hired to perform permanently.
Devon Felise, National Sales Manager, says: “The inside sales position for Paxton is an extremely important and unique position that is truly a jack of all trades sales position. Alvin, who was new to our industry, in a very short time has been able to take on all the pre-sales and system design calls coming into tech support. In addition, he has become the “go to” person at Paxton HQ for our Regional Sales Managers, Manufacturer Representatives and Distributors when they need assistance. Alvin has shown a lot of drive by continuously asking for more and more duties; such as taking on managing our GSA division. We are excited to have Alvin on board.”
Paxton is a global brand of IP access control systems and video intercom, with 30 years' industry experience. Paxton US headquarters is located in Greenville, SC. Visit www.paxton-access.com for more information.
Toshiba Names Inside Sales Solutions Rep
Toshiba Surveillance & IP Video Products has appointed Steve Nedik as Inside Sales Solutions Representative, a newly created position within the organization that will provide critical leadership in strengthening and aggressively growing relationships with Toshiba Channel Reps, Field Sales team members and industry professionals.
Prior to joining Toshiba, Steve was an integral part of the Physical Security team at distributor Tech Data for seven years. Leveraging this background, he will act as an invaluable information source on the proper specification and installation of Toshiba IP cameras and recording equipment, especially in the area of integrating Toshiba products with third-party hardware and VMS.
"Much of Steve's career has been spent working with the equipment and software of other video surveillance manufacturers where he gained important competitive knowledge; this background makes him the ideal point person on the interoperability of Toshiba products," said Greg Hartzell, Senior Manager for Toshiba Surveillance & IP Video Products. "Steve has an excellent grasp of how to best apply Toshiba equipment to assure a truly seamless network -- whether the customer is migrating from an analog system to a cost-effective Toshiba best-of-breed hybrid solution, or if they're expanding an enterprise-class IP infrastructure with Toshiba IP cameras, recorders and software."
Nedik can be reached by calling his office in Clearwater, FL at 727-270-0526 or by e-mail at: [email protected]
