SIA Announces Seven New Board of Directors
Nilsson and Zivney Join Executive Committee
Alexandria, VA, November 25, 2008 – The Security Industry Association (SIA) is pleased to announce several industry leaders have joined its Board of Directors for the 2008-2010 term. The new directors were voted in by SIA members at the Association’s Annual Meeting on October 30 at ISC East in New York City.
“As SIA’s membership evolves to reflect the marketplace, so has our Board, and I’m very excited about our new directors and the knowledge, skills, and experience they will bring to our organization,” said CEO Richard Chace. “All of our new directors represent the vanguard of the security industry and their strategic counsel will guide us for the next few years.”
New SIA Board of Directors:
- Steve Van Till, president and CEO, Brivo Systems
- Denis Hebert, president and CEO of HID Global, and executive vice president, ASSA ABLOY
- Mark Barry, president, GE Security (Americas)
- Jim Gingo, president, TransTech Systems, Inc.
- Christopher Gerace, president, Bosch Security Systems, Inc.
- Kenneth LaMarca, vice president, Sony Electronics
- Scott Schaffer, senior vice president, Pelco
New Executive Committee Members:
- Secretary: Fredrik Nilsson, general manager, Americas, Axis Communications, Inc.
- Treasurer: Rob Zivney, vice president, marketing, Hirsch Electronics Corporation
For details, contact Zubin Bamji, director of marketing and membership, at (703) 647-8489 or zbamji@siaonline.org. For a complete list of SIA’s Board of Directors, visit
https://www.siaonline.org/about/SIAboard.html.
About The Security Industry Association
The Security Industry Association (SIA) protects and advances our members’ interests by advocating pro-industry policies and legislation on Capitol Hill and throughout the 50 states; producing leading-edge global market research; creating open industry standards that enable integration; advancing industry professionalism through education and training; and opening global market opportunities. As sole sponsor of the ISC Expos, the world’s largest security trade shows and conferences, we ensure members have access to top-level buyers and influencers.
About Brivo Systems
Brivo Systems, LLC, is an online physical access control system provider for organizations that need to protect and remotely monitor buildings and perimeter entry points using Internet and wireless technologies. The company’s hardware products and software services enable businesses to control physical access to offices, warehouses, remote/unmanned buildings, or sensitive areas such as computer rooms, where real-time control and accountability of entry are important. The company's Web-hosted solutions are based on open technologies that connect dispersed facilities to the Internet using secure, wide-area communications.
Brivo is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Duchossois Group.
About the Duchossois Group
The Duchossois Group is a privately held holding company, headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois, which owns AMX, The Chamberlain Group and Milestone AV Technologies. Duchossois also holds strategic interests in Churchill Downs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHDN), and a number of other diversified businesses.
For more information about Brivo or the Brivo Access Control System, contact Brivo toll-free at 1-866-692-7486, option 1 or by email at sales@brivo.com.
