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Leading ADT dealer has new president

June 16, 2014Tess Nacelewicz

In 2013, there was a restructuring at the top of DEFENDER Direct, with CEO and president Marcia Barnes exiting and company founder David Lindsey stepping in to take her place. Now, the company announced today, it has a new president, and it's a promotion from within. Lindsey is passing the mantle of president to Jim Boyce, the company's chief operating officer for almost three years. Boyce will also retain his COO title. His leadership has helped the Indianapolis-based company to grow dramatically,...

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DEFENDER sets sights on robust 2014

September 25, 2013Tess Nacelewicz

INDIANAPOLIS—After a shake-up at the top of DEFENDER Direct, the country's leading ADT dealer, founder Dave Lindsey is back in the CEO seat with strong goals for 2014.In late August, Lindsey took the reins as CEO and president from Marcia Barnes, who had been in that role since the spring of 2012. Barnes left DEFENDER, which is based here and generates 175,000 to 200,000 account contracts annually, to pursue other business interests, according to a company news release.Lindsey told Security...

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Another shake-up at the top for DEFENDER Direct

September 4, 2013Tess Nacelewicz

Just last year, I wrote about leadership changes at DEFENDER Direct, the country's leading ADT dealer, when longtime employee Marcia Barnes took over as CEO and president, replacing company founder David Lindsey, who was stepping down to do philanthropic work. Now, about 15 months later, Barnes is out and Lindsey is back in his old job, according to a recent news release from the Indianapolis-based company. Here's some of what the company had to say: Lindsey replaces Marcia Barnes, who has left the...

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