Tag: Mel Mahler
TMA honors two award winners at General Business Meeting
October 20, 2021SSN Staff
MCLEAN, Va. —The Monitoring Association (TMA) had the distinct opportunity to recognize the exceptional contributions of two outstanding supporters of the association during its recent virtual General Business Meeting.
TMA Standards Committee Chair Glenn Schroeder of NetOne received the Mel Mahler Award, while TMA Past President Robert R. Bean, formerly of Alert Alarm of Hawaii, was presented with the association’s highest award, the Stanley C. Lott Memorial Award, on Tuesday, Oct....
Former ESA president Cecil Hogan dies at 73
April 29, 2021SSN Staff
DALLAS—Cecil Hogan, founder and president of Security Consultants, Inc. in Memphis, Tenn., and president of the Electronic Security Association (ESA) from 2002-2004, passed away on April 24, 2021. He was 73.
Hogan served 13 years on the ESA Executive Committee, and in 2004, he was awarded the industry’s most prestigious award, the ESA Morris F. Weinstock Award, which recognized his lifetime of service to the electronic security and life safety industry.
During his ESA presidency,...
ADS welcomes 2013 with new CEO, expanded credit and plan for growth
January 2, 2013Tess Nacelewicz
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—ADS Security, based here, is starting 2013 with a new CEO, a plan for a new acquisition and a 60 percent increase in its line of credit.John Cerasuolo, the company's former COO who became CEO in December when Mel Mahler announced he was stepping down from that post and retiring, told Security Systems News that all those developments are not sudden. Instead, Cerasuolo said, they are “part of a transition plan that was put together and we just kind of methodically executed.”The...
Mahler retires as chairman and CEO of ADS
December 13, 2012SSN Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—After 22 years with ADS Security, Mel Mahler is stepping down as chairman and CEO, according to a company news release.
Mahler, who was selected by SSN as one of the top security industry mentors of 2012, has assumed the role of chairman emeritus, while John Cerasuolo, president and COO of the company since 2008, will become CEO, the company said in the Dec. 12 release. Cerasuolo joined ADS when Mahler stepped aside as president and Cerasuolo took over that role.
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ADS increases line of credit with Bank of America
December 13, 2012SSN Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—In conjunction with new leadership changes, ADS Security has increased its line of credit with Bank of America from $25 million to $40 million, according to a company statement.
The move positions the company to proceed with its plan to grow through strategic acquisitions. Advanced technology will play a critical role in the company's expansion.
ADS announced Dec. 12 that CEO and Chairman Mel Mahler is stepping down to become chairman emeritus, and that current ADS president...
Change from 'protection to connection' driving values
July 3, 2012Tess Nacelewicz
NASHVILLE—Connected services are changing the industry and creating new business opportunities but are also posing some challenges, such as enticing telecom and cableco players into the market, a panel of industry experts said at the Electronic Security Expo here last week.“Over the last two years, the game has changed. Home security has become more about home automation. The emphasis is shifting from protection to connection,” said Amy Kothari, president and CEO of Alarm Capital...
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Day 2 at ESX: Looking ahead, on technology, leaders, and sales
June 26, 2012Tess Nacelewicz
“Forward thinking.” That the term that Hank Groff, national director of Pittsburgh-based Guardian Protection, used today when I asked him about his impression of the second day of the ESX show, being held here in Nashville.
Groff told me that's a theme he's noticing at the show, and said it dovetails nicely with Guardian's approach to the latest technology.
“We're really driving our dealers to sell everything cellular and mobile app technology,” he said.
He also said a Texas...
SIAC honors Mahler, Malice for service and perseverance
June 12, 2012Rich Miller
Longtime alarm industry leaders Mel Mahler and Maria Malice padded their laurels last week with SIAC's 2012 William N. Moody Award, which pays tribute to those in the industry who exhibit “integrity, fairness and perseverance in the face of adversity.”
Mahler, chairman and CEO of Nashville, Tenn.-based ADS Security, was a charter board member of SIAC and is currently co-chairman and treasurer. He oversees daily operations and has helped the group clear a hurdle that long defied it: establishing...
Introducing Security Industry Mentors: Meet the Class of 2012
May 22, 2012Martha Entwistle
For six years now, one of our most popular news stories of the year has been our annual “20 under 40” list of future leaders of the security industry.Every year, when the editors of Security Systems News interview the candidates we've chosen for the list, we hear stories about their mentors, people in the industry who've not only been successful themselves, but also have taken an active interest in encouraging and helping the leaders of tomorrow.We thought it was about time that we acknowledged...
Industry 'visionary' killed in car crash
November 22, 2011Tess Nacelewicz
YARMOUTH, Maine—Industry members are mourning the death of John Mabry, who died Friday in a head-on vehicle collision in Georgia while en route to visit family in that state.Mabry, Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) president from 1981-1983 and also a longtime ex-officio board member, is being remembered this week for his expertise and dedication to the industry, and for his warm personality.“It's a big loss to the industry, no question, a big loss to ADS, and a big loss to me personally,”...