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40 SUPPLIERS Romano outlines goals Continued from page 1 an Interlogix partner conference. “What I hear is that our dealers, integrators and distributors are very pleased with the acquisition of GE Security and to partner with UTC Fire & Security,” she said. UTC likes that fire and secu- rity business, she said. “We’ve invested more than $9 billion [since UTC got into the fire and security business with the acqui- sition of Chubb in 2003] and GE Security was a big piece of that,” she added. “We have big scale and full geographic coverage around the world.” The company is investing $150 million this year on R&D, up significantly from last year, she said, and “within Global Security Products we’ve brought more than 30 new products to market this year ... and we’re going to contin- ue to accelerate that investment,” she said. Romano, who has a 25-year history working for UTC’s Car- rier business where she was president of two different divi- sions, was named president of Global Security Products busi- ness on May 16. She takes over www.securitysystemsnews.com JULY 2011 SECURITY SYSTEMS NEWS for Mark Barry, who is was named president Global Fire Products on the same day. Scott Buckhout,was named president of UTC Fire & Security in March. There are five services busi- nesses and two product busi- nesses [Global Fire Products and Global Security Products] that make up UTC Fire & Security. Global Security Products busi- ness is made up of four brands: Lenel, the enterprise access con- trol business, which also now includes the OnGuard and Casi Facility Commander products; Interlogix, the commercial and residential intrusion and video products; Supra, known for its real estate lock box products; and, Onity electric locking sys- tems, which are widely adopted in the hospitality industry, but are also being used more at colleges and universities and in health care facilities, Romano said. SSN HONEYWELL Continued from page 39 We never go on vacation. But you can. “We are pleased that the matter is settled and have nothing to add beyond the information provided in the Honeywell and 2GIG press release issued this morning.”At the time of the filing, Honeywell’s business communications direc- tor told Security Systems News that “Honeywell filed this suit in order to protect its rights in its security system innovations and develop- ments ... Honeywell invests hun- dreds of millions of dollars every year in innovation and technol- ogy and protects that investment through vigorous pursuit of those who infringe on its patents.” 2GIG maintained that the law- suit was designed to thwart com- petition. SSN PELCO Continued from page 39 The SSN Career Center is working all the time. Whether you’re looking for the perfect candidate, or the perfect job, this security specifi c online job hub makes the connections for you. It’s as easy as just signing up. You can post jobs, post resumes, set alerts and more! Let the SSN Career Center do the work for you this summer, so you can enjoy those dog days. Start making your connections today! ssncareercenter.com Looking for a job? We’ve got you covered too. Find your perfect security job today! Summer Special 10% off any 30-day single job posting Expires 9/1/11 Coupon Code: SUMMER11 Go to: ssncareercenter.com “Now there’s much closer cooperation with access con- trol, closer cooperation with energy management and all of the building management systems groups,” he said. “The campus in Clovis is all part of the vertical operation. Manufacturing here reports to [Schneider] manufactur- ing, engineering reports to engineering and marketing reports to marketing,” Fages explained. He pointed out “the dan- ger you have with a vertical- ized operation is that the left arm doesn’t know what the right arm is doing.” Fages’ role is designed to ensure “that we’re optimizing with the vertical organization and collaborating on the horizon- tal side of the organization.” As site executive, Fages will ensure that the Clovis operation continues to work closely with the local com- munity and charitable orga- nizations. “That’s one of the strengths of our organization and we don’t want to lose that,” he said. The site executive role was previously held by Pelco CFO, Curt Daily, who has been promoted to CFO of Schneider’s EMEA building operation and is relocating to Sweden. SSN