When news hit that the Hanwah Group, Seoul, was purchasing Samsung’s video surveillance unit, industry tongues started wagging – what would become of Samsung Techwin once the sale became finalized? To quell any rumors, Samsung Techwin America held a press conference via conference call for industry trade journalists. Thomas Cook, vice president of sales for North America at Samsung Techwin, assured all on the call that everything is going to remain status quo for Samsung Techwin’s North American operations. And yes, including the Samsung name.
“Obviously when news comes out about (transactions like this), human nature is to become nervous and say, ‘What is happening, what is going on?’ Our sales people, integrators, customers and end users have all been contacted on an ongoing basis over the past two weeks to make sure they understand our commitment and that the branding will continue,” said Cook.