Brivo Systems Expands Sales and Marketing Teams
Three key appointments made as company continues to experience strong sales growth
Bethesda, MD, August 2, 2006 — Brivo Systems, the leader in Web applications for access control and security systems, today announced the expansion of the company’s Sales and Marketing Teams. Dave Williams has been appointed as the new Director of Business Development. Bill Ellifson joins the team as the new Sales Manager for the Midwest Region. Meredith Esham has been hired as the new Director of Marketing.
Prior to moving into the Business Development role, Dave was the Midwest Regional Sales Manager where he increased sales 412% from 2004 to 2005. Dave joined Brivo in February 2004, and he has more than 14 years experience in the Electronic Access Control Industry, with 11 years at Northern Computers. He rose to National Sales and Applications Manager, where he was responsible for managing both the Inside Sales and Customer Service departments.
Bill brings a wealth of experience to Brivo, with 11 years technical and managerial roles in the security industry. Prior to joining Brivo, Bill was Business Development Manager for Batteries Plus. He also spent two years working for Alarm Detection Systems in Kenosha, WI, as Branch Manager. Bill’s region includes Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska.
Meredith’s marketing experience spans more than 10 years and covers a broad range of industries, including telecommunications, Internet technology, consulting, manufacturing, and electrical distribution. Meredith was the Associate Director of Marketing for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America in Washington, DC, before she joined Brivo. Specific areas of focus throughout her career have included marketing communications, sales support, and database marketing.
“Dave has been a tremendous asset to the Brivo organization so it is a pleasure to promote him into a role with additional responsibility and growth potential,” commented Bob Mosler, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Brivo. “We are also excited to welcome Meredith and Bill to the Brivo team. They both bring great career experience, along with a deep commitment to serving the customer. These additions to the company will increase the depth of our sales and support capabilities as we continue to experience excellent growth and expansion into new vertical markets,” he continued.
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.
