AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 2005--GE's Security business (NYSE:GE) today announced that Jim Clark, Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing, plans to complement GE's present teams of dedicated specialists with added experts in IT networking. These teams will help GE's current dealers and integrators grow and scale their businesses to meet the emerging, sophisticated integration needs of their security customers, incorporating technologies and services presently employed in the Information Technology (IT) markets.
"The continued convergence of physical security with information technology, including the drive to IP-based surveillance, creates a need for new knowledge and skills on the part of our dealers and integrators," Clark said. "To remain competitive, end users, dealers/integrators and manufacturers must recognize and respond to emerging trends in the networking of security systems with data communications, telecommunications, VoIP and IT networks.
"I look forward to continuing what we've started, building teams with specialists in these arenas and providing our GE partners with increased training and technical support, along with sales and marketing expertise on how to solve problems and create solutions by leveraging these new market dynamics. It's imperative that we go beyond creating innovative products. We must also help our partners build their businesses."
A 15-year+ security veteran, Clark is an executive board member of the Security Industry Association (SIA), Chair of the SIA Education Committee and a board member of the Open Security Exchange.
Clark joined GE in 2001 in the Industrial Systems business as the Director of Business Development for Vertical Markets. In 2003, he accepted the role of Vice President, Global Marketing for Target Markets for GE Industrial Systems. In 2004, he joined GE Infrastructure, Security as Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing. Prior to his GE career, he was the President of AC&C Network Services from 1998 to 2001. Before that, he was Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for North American Video Corp. from 1986 to 1998.
Clark is a graduate of the University of New York, Regents, with an undergraduate degree in business. In addition, he attended Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Business, with a focus on marketing.
About GE Infrastructure, Security
The Security business of GE Infrastructure is a wholly owned subsidiary of the General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) focused on communication and information technologies for security, safety and lifestyle enhancements. Security has operations in more than 30 countries and is represented by some of the best-known brand names for intrusion and fire detection, access and building control, video surveillance, explosive and drug detection, key management, and structured wiring. For more information about GE's Security business and our product offerings, please visit www.GESecurity.com.
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