ADT Commercial Announces New Executive Leadership Team

Company unveils next phase in its evolution at Global Security Exchange in Chicago

  • Sep 10, 2019

Today at the Global Security Exchange (GSX) show in Chicago, ADT Inc. (NYSE: ADT) - a leading provider of security and automation solutions across the United States and Canada - announces the leadership team for ADT Commercial. Founded on decades of experience, ADT Commercial is a leading provider of enterprise security, fire, and life safety solutions to meet the complex needs of its commercial and National Accounts clients.

ADT Commercial is built on the foundation of customer service excellence and strengthened by a broad portfolio of security, fire, and risk management solutions, supported by a nationwide network of dedicated commercial service offices and monitoring centers. ADT Commercial continues to enhance its technical capabilities, expand its geographic reach, and elevate its customer service capabilities through a series of more than 15 strategic acquisitions further bolstering its premier National Accounts organization.

“I firmly believe in our tagline, ‘Powered by Experience. Driven by Excellence,’ and our ability to bring together the best talent from the companies that are now part of the ADT Commercial umbrella speaks to our commitment to lead with excellence and a focus on service,” said Dan Bresingham, Executive Vice President, ADT Commercial. “To help further fuel our growth, we have formed a best-in-class leadership team of experienced professionals to help lead us into this new era.”

Led by Bresingham, ADT Commercial’s executive leadership team includes:

  • Phil Aronson, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Solutions
  • Bob Dale, Senior Vice President, National Accounts
  • Pat D’Orsi, Deputy General Counsel
  • Mark Foley, Chief Financial Officer
  • Michael Keen, Vice President, Talent
  • Mike McWilliams, Senior Vice President, Field Operations
  • Julie Perkinson-Carpenter, Vice President, Human Resources
  • Joe Sanchez, Senior Vice President, Centralized Operations
  • Beth Tarnoff, Senior Director, Marketing and Communications

Following the merger with Protection 1 in 2016, ADT invested in key acquisitions, including Red Hawk Fire and Security in December 2018, which greatly enhanced its ability to deliver enterprise-level fire, life safety, financial services, and healthcare solutions nationwide. Together, these additions along with other recent acquisitions have allowed ADT Commercial to continue to build its comprehensive security offerings while being able to provide more nimble, local delivery.

Throughout this process, ADT Commercial has assembled top system integration talent to provide a holistic approach to the problems that life safety, fire, risk, and security leaders are now facing and must prepare for in the future.

With a wide portfolio of offerings, ADT Commercial delivers installation and service expertise for fully customized commercial solutions to meet the needs of any business. These include fire/life safety, intrusion detection, IP-based video, access control technologies, banking and ATM services, sprinkler installation and maintenance, security-only networks design, management and monitoring, remote monitoring, and enterprise risk management. For more information, visit adt.com/commercial.

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