Tag: Keith Marett
Avigilon promotes Marett to EVP of marketing
April 9, 2013SSN Staff
VANCOUVER—Avigilon today announced the promotion of Keith Marett to executive vice president of marketing, communications and product strategy, according to a company statement.
Previously the director of marketing at Avigilon, Marett has played a central role in building the company's brand. His new position involves overseeing the product management team in addition to Avigilon's global marketing and communications program, the statement said.
Having joined Avigilon in 2011, Marett was instrumental...
Avigilon wants to grow to $500m in revenue by 2016
November 14, 2012Martha Entwistle
VANCOUVER—One year after its November 2011 IPO, high-definition surveillance solution provider Avigilon is enjoying a high profile, which CEO Alexander Fernandes said is aiding the company's growth initiatives going into 2013.Avigilon has had a good year. It raised $25 million in its 2011 IPO (all figures in this report are in Canadian dollars). The stock debuted at $4.50 and rose more than 90 percent in a year, making it, according to Bloomberg, the “best performing Canadian initial...
Management changes at Avigilon
October 17, 2012Martha Entwistle
VANCOUVER—Avigilon, a rapidly growing provider of high-definition surveillance products, announced this week that COO Andrew Martz will resign at the end of the year. The COO position will be divided into two new roles: EVP of product development and EVP of global operations.Martz “looked after large parts of the company including HR, all operations, our state-of-the-art manufacturing in Canada [and other] facilities around the world, also R&D and the engineering center, [as well as]...
Avigilon's newest VMS can 'listen and see'
September 28, 2012Martha Entwistle
PHILADELPHIA—Megapixel video provider Avigilon at the ASIS show announced the details of the newest version of its VMS, the ACC 5.0, and demonstrated its ability to respond to voice commands and body movements.Saying that ACC 5.0 “unites the best from the IT, Web design and video game industries so security professionals can easily and intuitively manage video footage from unlimited analog and megapixel cameras,” Keith Marett, VP of marketing and communications for Avigilon, summarized...
Avigilon says PTZ will take company to new places
May 8, 2012Martha Entwistle
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Avigilon executives expect the release, announced today, of the company's new PTZ camera to propel the video surveillance provider further into gaming and other major vertical markets.Last week, Avigilon announced its first major casino project win, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Albuquerque, N.M. Keith Marett, Avigilon VP of marketing and communications, told Security Systems News that the Hard Rock will likely be one of the first locations where the new PTZ...
Post IPO, Avigilon targets casino market
December 20, 2011Whit Richardson
YARMOUTH, Maine—A veteran Las Vegas security director has joined Avigilon to help the megapixel surveillance camera manufacturer increase its presence in the casino and gaming sector, said Keith Marett, Avigilon's director of marketing.
Douglas Florence, formerly VP of security and surveillance at M Resort Spa Casino in Las Vegas, will lead Avigilon's expansion into the casino market as its business development director of global gaming.
Avigilon expects to see growth in the gaming...