Kastle Systems International (KSI), which provides managed security solutions and services, today announced the appointment of Haniel Lynn, 16-year veteran of CEB, now Gartner, as CEO, effective immediately. Lynn will assume the new role of CEO across KSI’s family of five security companies including Kastle Systems, Mutual Security, Stat Land Security, Urban Alarm and CheckVideo. Former CEO Piyush Sodha will continue to be actively involved in the business, serving as co-chairman and co-owner, alongside chairman and majority owner Mark Ein. Kastle Systems International is ranked #5 on the SDM 100 list of top systems integrators.
Lynn has more than 25 years of global operating and executive management experience growing and scaling enterprises from startup to $1 billion, leveraging his distinctive strengths in strategy, innovation, leadership and operations. He most recently served as Group President of CEB, now Gartner's Best Practices & Decision Support business, and member of the company’s executive leadership team and has previously held roles at GE Information Services, McKinsey & Company and LYTE, a technology startup. Lynn graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and holds an MBA from the Wharton School.