It?s time for the Third Annual Physical Security and Video Surveillance Market Influencers Nominations. Nominate yourself ?or that influential market leader? that others should listen to and take note of their subject matter expertise and industry foresight. Security.World will take nominations through August 5th, 2016.

Nominate Someone Now Below!

Are you an industry mover and shaker? Do you ?or someone you know? command an audience when they speak on the subject? Do you, or someone you know, have such great insight into the physical security and video surveillance markets that their advice needs to be followed? For example, conference speakers, twitter, bloggers, or the like.

Security.World will collect the nominees and then submit a list for our community to vote on. The top 12 vote getters from the community will be invited to participate in a One-on-One Feature Profile to get an in-depth perspective on the individual, their thoughts on our market, and what insights we all should be paying attention to more closely.

Nominations Are Now Closed!
Go Vote For Your Influencer Now…

CURRENT NOMINEES:

Fredrik Nilsson
Axis Communications
Fredrik Nilsson is the general manager for Axis Communications with responsibility for the company?s operations in North America since 2003. During that time, he has helped the company increase the revenue more than tenfold and has been instrumental in leading the industry shift from analog closed circuit television to network video.

Scott Schafer
Arecont Vision
Scott Schafer has been a force in the security industry for many years. Prior to his very visible role at Arecont Vision as EVP of Sales and Marketing, Scott held a similar role for several years with Pelco. Scott has led the introduction of industry-leading technologies and products at both of those companies over the past two decades. He has also served many years on the Security Industry Association Board of Directors, and received the SIA Chairman’s Award in 2015. He is well known to audiences – including those that don’t buy Arecont Vision products – through his many conference presentation and panels, by his editorial contributions in magazine and news sites world wide, and by his dedication to driving the security industry overall to new heights.

Matt Tengwall
Verint
Matt Tengwall is the Vice President and General Manager of Security and Cyber Solutions for Banking and Retail Markets within Verint Systems. Prior to this role, Tengwall served as the Vice President of Sales in the North America market for Verint. Over the course of his career, Tengwall has built strategic partnerships and alliances, and has extensive knowledge in solution selling, sales and business development and product management. No stranger to the security industry market, Tengwall has been featured in numerous publications, such as SecurityInfoWatch and SDM Magazine. Tengwall is skilled in the area of public speaking and has spoken at numerous events and on various panels. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in public relations, advertising and applied communication from Towson University.

Kevin Wine
Verint
Kevin Wine is the Vice President of Marketing for Verint Video and Situation Intelligence. In his current role, Wine is responsible for developing and executing global marketing and communications programs including demand generation, brand awareness and thought leadership, sales support services, standards and processes, organizational management and development, strategic planning, change management, and related budgets/metrics. Wine works alongside senior executives and global corporate marketing on initiatives in the marketing and business development domains. Wine has worked in the security industry for more than 20 years and has extensive knowledge and expertise in the areas of go-to-market strategy and tactical marketing, business and organization development, funnel automation, commercial marketing, product management and positioning, pricing, company messaging and branding, communications, enterprise accounts, multi-national sales, government sales, channel management, complex OEM and end customer contract negotiations, customer loyalty, professional services, demand generation, and sales support services. A proven leader in the executive space, Wine has led marketing operations at numerous organizations for technology-based companies including RedCloud Security, ICx Technologies, Lenel and Edicon. As the Vice President of Marketing and Co-creator of Lenel, Wine developed and managed technical support, professional services, and training organizations in the beginning years of the company and drove teams to close numerous marquee accounts such as Fidelity Investments, IBM-Cisco, and Port Authority NY/NJ. Today, Wine is a frequent speaker at industry events, is recognized as a leading voice in the security industry and currently serves on the Security Industry Association educational advisory board.

Brandon Reich
Pivot3
Brandon Reich is the Senior Director of Surveillance Solutions for Pivot3. He is a frequent speaker and influencer on trends related to video surveillance, IT innovations, video and data storage, mobility, the Internet of Things and Big Data. He came to Pivot3 in 2014 from Honeywell Security Group, where he led the Product Marketing and Global Strategy functions for the commercial and enterprise technology business unit. Prior to Honeywell, he spent 10 years leading a security consulting and engineering firm where he advised some of the world?s largest organizations in security technology strategy and deployment. He started his career as an ASIC design engineer for Nortel Networks and GE, and has a degree in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from the University of Louisville.

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