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and Barry Simmons took Eversafe,
First Detection and AlarmTeam and
merged to form SafeStreets USA.
In 2012, Curtiss Weinstein brought
Absolute into the mix; and the uni-
fication became complete in January
2016, when Gaylord Security and
Mark Sessa's ASC Security joined
the combined operation.
Today, SafeStreets USA stands
tall as the largest ADT authorized
dealer, and the company recently
completed a leadership transi-
tion. Herman, Robson and Sim-
mons announced their retirement
in December 2016, and Gaylord
(CEO), Weinstein (President) and
Sessa (Chief Business Development
Officer) have taken the reins of the
company, with the original trio
forming their advisory committee.
"e new executive leadership
provides everything the previous
ownership group could possibly
hope for when it comes to turning
over the business we spent 20-plus
years building," Simmons said in a
statement. "ey have great chem-
istry amongst themselves that is
built on a mutual respect for their
individual accomplishments. e
company is truly in good hands
and is poised for continued growth
and success."
"Our business relationship with
SafeStreets USA has spanned more
than 20 years, and we could not be
prouder of their illustrious achieve-
ments as an Authorized Dealer,"
added Jim DeVries, ADT's Chief
Operations Officer. "While we cel-
ebrate the past, we are also excited
to welcome the new leadership
group of SafeStreets, with whom
we have the utmost confidence will
take SafeStreets to even greater
accomplishments."
Inside the Transition
e new SafeStreets leadership
group spent all of 2016 smooth-
ing out the edges to create a cohe-
sive company that spans nearly the
entire country; in fact, the acqui-
sitions expanded SafeStreets USA's
footprint to cover 90 percent of
the United States – with opera-
tions in 44 states and the District of
Columbia.
"It was pretty challenging taking
what was already a large company in
SafeStreets and adding Gaylord and
ASC into the mix," Gaylord says.
"ere were a lot of moving parts."
One thing that eased the tran-
sition was the simple fact that all
companies involved were already
well-established ADT dealers; thus,
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Mark Sessa, founder of recently merged ASC Security USA, is SafeStreets
USA's Chief Business Development Officer.
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