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Just prior to the Ifsec 2017
exhibition, and after extensive
consultation with a panel of judges
from across the industry, the Ifsec
Global team revealed the Top 50
influencers in security & fire 2017:
security manufacturers/service
providers. Heading the list for
2017 is Martin Gren, co-founder
and director of Axis Communica-
tions in Sweden.
Martin Gren topped the list in
2013 and has never been outside
the top 10 since, finishing second
in 2016. As influential as ever
23 years after co-founding Axis
Communications, Martin Gren
attracted huge volume of nomina-
tions from people within Axis
and across the supply chain. Gren
also helped invent the world's first
network camera in 1996 when
few people used the internet and
those that did used dial-up access.
The judging panel affirmation
for placing Gren at the head of
the list for 2017. "Always one step
ahead in terms of vision, innova-
tion and investment [...] Martin
continues to be the opinion
maker and influencer in the field
of security and video surveil-
lance."
Taking the number two spot
for 2017 is Dr Mahesh Saptha-
rishi, chief technology officer at
Avigilon. With18 years' experi-
ence in developing smart video
analytics technology and network
camera software/hardware Dr
Mahesh Saptharishi leads the
company's engineering team and
recently-announced Centers of
Excellence R&D initiative. As
CTO he is responsible for driving
innovation in Avigilon's product
and intellectual property portfo-
lios, identifying strategic technol-
ogy capabilities and exploring
new business opportunities.
The number three influencer
for 2017 is Joseph Grillo, CEO
Vanderbilt Industries, and head
of the list in 2016. Joe Grillo is
a 30-year veteran of the elec-
tronic security and identification
industries with a track record of
successfully growing, acquiring
and restructuring businesses. In
2012 Mr. Grillo founded Acre,
LLC as a platform to consolidate
acquisitions in the electronic
security industry.
The complete list of those in
the top 10 spots are:
1. Martin Gren, Co-founder,
Axis Communications.
2. Dr Mahesh Saptharishi,
CTO, Avigilon.
3. Joseph Grillo, CEO,
Vanderbilt Industries.
4. Benji Hutchison, senior director,
NEC and Adjunct Professor at
GMU.
5. Simon Banks, Group managing
director, CSL.
6. Adam Stroud, CEO, Paxton.
7. Alf Goransson, President and
CEO, Securitas AB.
8. Keith Bloodworth,
CEO, CNL Software.
9. Lars Thinggaard, president
& CEO, Milestone Systems.
10. Jason Towse, MD,
people services, Mitie TSM.
London, UK
Martin Gren named as the Security
Industry's Top Influencer 2017.
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