Pat Comunale

Former Security Industry Association Board Member Recognized With High Honor For Service And Leadership In The Industry

Posted by Jay Bartlett September 25, 2018 1:59 am Categories: Corporate News. Tags: Pat Comunale, Scott Schafer, SIA, SIA Honors Night.

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has selected Pat Comunale, a longtime contributor to the security industry and former president of global security solutions at Anixter, as the 2018 recipient of the George R. Lippert Memorial Award, an honor presented annually to a distinguished individual for long-term, selfless service to the security industry and to SIA. The award will be presented to Comunale during SIA Honors Night on Wednesday, Nov. 14, in New York City. Comunale —a retired security industry veteran and former member of the SIA Board of Directors— is the former CEO and president for Tri-Ed Distribution, an Anixter company.

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