Iluminar CEO to be Recognized for Efforts to Advance Women in Security at SIA Honors Night
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has named industry veteran Edwina (Eddie) Reynolds as the 2018 recipient of the inaugural SIA Progress Award. The award is presented by SIA’s Women in Security Forum celebrating individuals who pave the way to success for women in the security industry. The award will be presented to Reynolds during SIA Honors Night on Nov. 14, 2018 in New York City.
Reynolds has been the founder and CEO of multiple, established CCTV lighting companies. She began her security career as an account executive for U.K. integrator Chubb Fire & Security in the mid-1990s and went on to work for Pinkerton Security, Rainbow CCTV and Sony. From 2005 to 2008, Reynolds was the U.S. partner for a U.K.-based CCTV lighting company, and she founded Iluminar in 2009. As president and CEO, Reynolds has led Iluminar to develop award-winning solutions and be the lighting solution partner for several market leaders. In 2018, she was appointed to the SIA Executive Council, where Reynolds works with other security leaders to launch initiatives that support the growth and advancement of the security industry at large.