Potter Electric Signal Company, a provider of mission-critical products to the fire and life safety industry, has appointed Gerald Connolly as CEO. As had been planned since Gryphon Investors made a majority investment in the company in 2017, Connolly succeeds Bernie Lears, who has elected to retire after almost 40 years with the company and who will continue to serve on Potter’s board of directors as a vice chairman.
ASIS International, the world's largest membership organization for security management professionals, announced the recipients of its 2019 Innovative Product Awards (IPA) for Global Security Exchange (GSX) 2019, to be held Sept. 8-12 in Chicago.
Pelco Inc. announced that Jean-Marc Theolier, CEO, will be leaving the organization, effective immediately. As part of this change, Brian McClain, COO, will take the role of president, leading the recently independent company while the search for a new CEO is finalized.
According to a recent report published by business intelligence provider IHS Markit, Genetec Inc., a technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations and business intelligence solutions, has become one of the fastest growing providers of access control software in the world.
DroneShield has been accepted for membership in ACI (Airports Council International) Europe. ACI Europe represents more than 500 airports in 45 European countries, including virtually every major European airport. DroneShield is the only counterdrone company that has been accepted for membership.
Yesterday, congress announced legislation that would prohibit the use of biometric recognition technology in most public and assisted housing units funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), with the goal of protecting tenants from “biased surveillance technology.”