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Arecont Vision Expands Sales Management Team.

Glendale, CA (November 18, 2009) –Arecont Vision, the industry leader in IP-based megapixel camera technology, announces three new sales management  appointments to improve channel support and work with Arecont Vision's reseller partners to meet growing demand for the unparalleled image quality and resolution available with megapixel video.

One addition and two promotions within the sales management team will substantially strengthen Arecont Vision’s global sales organization. 

Arecont Vision, also introduces Mr. John Steen as their new Vice President of Strategic Accounts. In this new position, Mr. Steen will be responsible for Arecont Vision’s global distributor and system integrator business with a primary focus in the Americas.

“I am pleased to announce John’s appointment to this new position of Vice President of Strategic Accounts. His wealth of industry knowledge combined with his sales and management experience are all valuable assets he brings to Arecont Vision,” said Scott Schafer, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Arecont Vision.

Mr. Steen commented, “Having been a part of the analog to IP convergence, I am thrilled to be joining the leader in megapixel IP cameras.

Mr. Steen served for more than three years as National Sales Manager for Axis Communications. During that time he successfully developed and implemented aggressive sales and marketing plans that drove the company's network video products and services.  Prior to joining Axis, Mr. Steen held engineering and sales management roles in the automatic identification and data capture industry. Industry colleagues elected John to the Bar Code Technical Symbology Committee (BCST), a group responsible for evaluating and approving the majority of bar code standards in use to date. Mr. Steen holds degrees in automated manufacturing and electronics engineering from the ITT Technical Institute.

Following a successful term as the Vice President of Strategic Relations, Raul Calderon has been newly appointed as Arecont Vision's Vice President of Marketing where he will be responsible for Arecont Vision's global strategic marketing initiatives.  He will continue to work out of Arecont Vision headquarters in Glendale, California.

Chris Sessa joins Arecont Vision as Director of Sales, North America – East with a territory including eastern Canada, eastern United States and the Caribbean. With more than eight years experience selling security and IT infrastructure to end-users and resellers, Mr. Sessa is an expert in networked systems and megapixel technology. He was previously the U.S. sales manager for Mobotix, where he was responsible for channel development for distributors, resellers, and architects & engineers.

Becky Zhou has been promoted to Arecont Vision's Director of Sales, Asia Pacific with a territory that includes Southeast Asia, China and Japan. She began Arecont Vision's sales efforts in the Asia-Pacific region two years ago and has driven significant growth in her territory, especially in the past year. Ms. Zhou holds a master’s degree in engineering from the University of Southern California.

Nathan Wheeler has been promoted to Arecont Vision's Director of Sales, North America – West with a territory that includes western United States and western Canada. Before his new appointment, Mr. Wheeler previously served as a consulting manufacturer's representative for Arecont Vision and then became Western U.S. Sales Manager in January 2008. He has helped set the pace for Arecont Vision’s sales growth, and was recently recognized as Region Sales Manager of the Year.

“Our sales leadership team is critical to our success as we introduce more system integrators and end-users to the many technical and economic benefits of megapixel video technology,” said Scott Schafer, Arecont Vision Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “We are fortunate to have these experienced and knowledgeable sales professionals to lead our team, and we look forward to them helping us attain even greater successes in the future.”


For more information visit www.arecontvision.com. 

About Arecont Vision
Arecont Vision is the leading manufacturer of high-performance megapixel IP cameras and associated software. Arecont Vision products are made in the USA and feature low-cost massively parallel image processing architectures MegaVideo® and SurroundVideo® that represent a drastic departure from traditional analog and network camera designs. These innovative technologies enable Arecont Vision to deliver multi-megapixel digital video at IP VGA camera price points.

For more information contact Arecont Vision visit:- www.arecontvision.com