Sonitrol Corporation (Sonitrol), Fort Worth, Texas, the creator of verified electronic security for homes, schools and businesses, celebrated a 50-year milestone during its annual Sonitrol National Dealers Association (SNDA) Convention and Awards Banquet in late March. Over 400 Sonitrol personnel from throughout North America attended the 2014 SNDA meetings, and during the four-day conference, Sonitrol franchise owners and personnel appointed new SNDA officers, and honored employees throughout the Sonitrol network for their achievements in the past year.
Among the newly appointed officers for 2014, Jeremy Bates, general manager, Sonitrol of Lexington, was elected the new SNDA president. Sonitrol employees remarked that this year’s convention held some extra importance to them. “As much as this year’s agenda at the convention was business, as usual, it was a little bit different, a little more special,” said Bill McNabney, founder of Sonitrol University, where its salespeople are trained, who was honored as the company’s first ever and longest-tenured employee. “We were all able to recognize our history, our achievements and our company as a whole and we’ve come a long way over the last 50 years as a network, and as a team. And I’m extremely proud to see the direction in which we’re heading for the next 50.”