BOCA RATON, Fla., Feb. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ADT (NYSE:ADT), the leader in security and automation solutions for homes and businesses in North America, today announced that it has hired Jimmy Treuting to lead sales and marketing for ADT Cybersecurity.
ADT Cybersecurity was formed in November 2017 with the acquisition of Datashield and is focused on delivering Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services to commercial and enterprise businesses nationwide. Treuting brings over three decades experience in sales, marketing, customer impact and operations management with extensive profit and loss responsibilities in high-growth organizations.
“Throughout his distinguished career, Jimmy has built strong sales and marketing teams dedicated to serving the customer,” said Michael Malone, Senior Vice President, ADT Cybersecurity. “His focus on delivering an outstanding customer experience aligns well with ADT’s foundation and will drive efforts to expand our cybersecurity solutions across the country.”
Prior to joining ADT Cybersecurity, Treuting served as SVP Sales and Marketing at Netchex Online, a leading provider of cloud-based human resources and payroll solutions.
He has also held CEO positions with Verticalive, a technology startup company focused on developing and supporting a Microsoft Azure-based software accelerator framework; Dukky, LLC, a provider of integrated social media solutions and Strategic Consulting, LLC.
In addition to his previous roles, Treuting spent more than eight years with Verio and Nippon Telephone & Telegraph (NTT) where he was president of three divisions and was responsible for the profit and loss for several areas of the company. He was also Chairman and CEO of Communique, a regional Internet Service Provider that he managed from startup to sale.
“I look forward to working closely with the existing ADT commercial and national account sales teams to expand their offerings to include cybersecurity solutions through innovative marketing programs,” commented Treuting. “With the threat of data breaches growing every day and costing organizations on average $3.62 billion every year, the timing could not be better. I am excited to be part of this team.”
About ADT
ADT is a leading provider of security and automation solutions for homes and businesses in the United States and Canada for homes and businesses, people on-the-go and their network Making security more accessible than ever before, and backed by 24/7 customer support, ADT delivers same-day service and live answer within seconds in customer operations, helping customers feel more safe and empowered. ADT is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida and employs more than 18,000 people throughout North America.
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