Dennis Raefield appointed as Viscount new CEO

Viscount Systems, a supplier of security systems and software, announced that the company has appointed Mr. Dennis Raefield as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective as of February 17, 2014. Mr. Raefield has been a board member for Viscount since November of 2011. Mr. Raefield replaces Mr. Steve Pineau, who has resigned from the Company effective immediately.

“I want to thank Steve for his valuable contributions to Viscount over the past 12 years,” commented Mr. Raefield. “Viscount's Freedom access control security technology is well positioned to continue to benefit from the convergence between cyber and physical security systems, and we plan to invest in our infrastructure and people to meet this demand.”

Mr. Raefield has a 35 year career in the security industry in senior management roles. He was President of Honeywell Access Systems, a manufacturer of enterprise level access control systems for Fortune 100 clients, which he grew to $120 million from inception. Mr. Raefield was also President of Pinkerton Systems Integration (now Stanley), a security system integration business installing video, access control and alarms to Fortune 500 clients, which he grew from $15 million to $80 million in 3years. He also served as CEO of Mace Security, a provider of defense, safety and security products. Mr. Raefield holds a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Santa Clara University, and is a member of ASIS, SIA, ESA, ISIO, CAA, and CSAA.