Americas
IQinVision
David Clark, VP of Engineering and Operations
Doug Dickinson, Regional Sales Manager of the Mid-Atlantic
Jim Rigg, Regional Sales Manager of the Midwest Territory
Guy Walker, RSM of the Northeast Territory
Wendi Burke, Director of Global Marketing Communications
IQinVision, market leader in high-performance HD megapixel IP cameras, announced a series of personnel promotions, additions, and enhancements to the company's Sales and Management teams to further fuel the company's growth and market penetration.
David Clark has been promoted to VP of Engineering and Operations. Clark came to IQinVision with over 25 years' experience in high technology industries such as Defense, Telecommunications, and Consumer Products.
Along with our previously announced addition of Rob Ledenko, VP of Sales and Marketing, the IQinVision Sales team now includes Doug Dickinson, Regional Sales Manager for the Mid-Atlantic Regional. Dickinson is a proven sales professional with diverse experience in various video surveillance technologies and a background in converged network architectures. Dickinson has a track record of enabling his business partners to implement leading-edge digital video surveillance solutions. Jim Rigg takes over as Regional Sales Manager for the Midwest Territory. Rigg has over 35 years' experience in networking/IT, most recently in the IP VMS industry space. Rigg has worked for industry giant Nortel, and for DST Systems and Timesight Systems. Guy Walker is the company's new RSM for the Northeast territory. Walker has an outstanding reputation with over 16 years in direct and indirect sales of physical security and communication products as well as consulting with and educating system designers, engineers, distributors, and end users. He has worked for top companies such as GE Security, SightLogix, and ComNet.
After approximately one year with the company, Wendi Burke has been promoted to Director of Global Marketing Communications. In a short timeframe, Burke has been instrumental in creating a consistent, compelling, and attractive IQinVision brand and messaging, far surpassing anything done to date. By continuously creating high-value programs, methods of communication, and user tools, Burke and her team have provided a highly effective support infrastructure for increased sales.
To strengthen sales operations in Canada, FIS Marketing has been added as an additional Canadian Sales Rep firm. FIS has been representing leading security and A/V manufacturers in Canada since 1998. Based in Vancouver, BC, the FIS staff is committed to providing a high degree of technical sales and marketing services to resellers in Western Canada.
Mace Security International
Michael E. Smith , CEO
Mace Security International, announced that Michael E. Smith has been appointed as the Company's CEO, effective on August 18, 2011. Mr. Dennis Raefield, the Company's current CEO and President, has notified the Company that he will resign as CEO and a director of the Company after the completion of his employment contract, effective on August 18, 2011.
Mr. Smith has served as a director of the Company since June 18, 2010. Mr. Smith has been an independent consultant and Managing and Founding Partner of Chesterbrook Growth Partners, a consulting organization focused on providing strategic and operational advice to small to medium size firms in the security, auto-identification and electronic components industries. During 2001 and 2002, Mr. Smith was President and CEO of Checkpoint Systems, a New York Stock Exchange listed company engaged in the security industry. During Mr. Smith's 14 year tenure at Checkpoint, Mr. Smith also held the positions of Executive VP and Senior VP.