In this role, Joseph will lead Minuteman’s vertical market strategy, strengthen national partnerships and accelerate the company’s expansion across key U.S. regions.
In this week's Security News Roundup, DMP hires Ken Francis, Security 101 expands in the Carolinas, Pye-Barker acquires a Kentucky company, Vivint launches Vivint for Builders and Axis Communications releases its inaugural Axis Perspectives Report.
As director of marketing, Livergood brings more than a decade of experience across the security and technology sectors, with deep expertise in product marketing, channel strategy and integrated communications within complex B2B SaaS and physical security ecosystems.
Francis is a seasoned security-technology executive with more than 20 years of experience leading global product, go-to-market and channel expansion to commercialize cloud and vision-AI solutions.
Having served previously as the company’s regional sales manager for the Midwest, McClelland will now report directly to David Enderle, Automatic Systems’ North American president and general director.
In her new role, Handy is responsible for the growth and success of the New Jersey operations department. Her areas of focus include staffing, quality performance across response and customer service, and identifying and developing future leaders within the organization.
Pipczynski will report to Kevin Buchel, president and chief operating officer. In addition, Stephen Spinelli, senior vice president of sales, will report directly to Pipczynski.
Franklin’s background spans biometric authentication, large-scale access control deployments, high-security infrastructure, cloud and IoT integrations, cybersecurity frameworks and solution engineering for Fortune 100, government and mission-critical environments.