DEFENDER, ADT Security’s exclusive Authorized Premier Provider, announced the promotion of Jim Boyce from president to president and CEO. DEFENDER's founder and now-former CEO, David P. Lindsey, will now serve as DEFENDER’s chairman of the board. “DEFENDER continues to be blessed with great success through our leaders who are committed to our four passions—Self Improvement, Systems are the Solution, Developing Leaders, and Ever Expanding Influence,” said Lindsey. “We have tremendous confidence in Jim to continue DEFENDER's growth trajectory and live out our enduring purpose of growing leaders. He has been instrumental in the growth of our company, and his efforts have been a true embodiment of our cultural ideals.”
Boyce, a native of Boston, Mass., joined DEFENDER's Board of Directors in 2010 and became the company's chief operating officer in October 2011. In June 2014, Boyce was called on to take the president's role. Prior to joining DEFENDER, Boyce served on the executive teams at Procter & Gamble and Convergys, both headquartered in Cincinnati.