Zenitel, supplier of intelligent and interoperable communication solutions, has hired Evan Walde as regional sales leader for the Midwest region of its Americas Onshore Business Unit.  

SD Marketing, a marketing agency solely focused on the alarm industry, recently appointed Paul Granado as director of business development. 

CertaSite, a commercial fire protection and life safety company, has hired Kara Ferguson as human resources director.

One family’s journey to creating two successful security businesses on the West Coast.

As part of its investment in the United States, Montreal-based VuWall, a technology provider in video wall control systems and unified visualization solutions, has appointed Dan Gundry as the new vice president and managing director of VuWall USA, and promoted Maryse Montagne from vice president of sales, North America, to executive vice president of strategic alliances.

The Security Industry Association (SIA) is accepting nominations for its annual George R. Lippert Award and the SIA Progress Award through Friday, Sept. 30, 2022.

Unified security solutions company AMAG Technology has appointed David Sullivan to the position of president.

The security industry can expect a paradigm shift in the upcoming years: the move from on-premises security solutions to hosted methods for access control and video surveillance. In terms of revenue streams, redundancy, and user experience, this shift is immensely positive. It also comes with its own implications and questions.

I was meeting with a colleague recently and they asked the question, “What’s the hardest part of your job?” My response was, “It’s lonely at the top.”