Avigilon Hires Hikvision NA Head of Marketing As VP of Global Marketing

By: John Honovich, Published on Jan 25, 2019

Avigilon has hired Alex Asnovich, who left Hikvision as Head of Marketing North America, to becomes Avigilon's Vice President of Global Marketing and Communications.

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Asnovich becomes the highest-profile leader of Hikvision to leave since the ban and is now an executive at one of the largest Western video surveillance manufacturers.

Inside this note, based on a conversation with Asnovich, we look at the impact to both Avigilon and Hikvision.

******** ************ ********, *** **** ********* as **** ** ********* North *******, ** ***************'***** ********* ** ****** Marketing *** **************.

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******** ******* *** *******-******* leader ** ********* ** leave ***** *** *** and ** *** ** executive ** *** ** the ******* ******* ***** surveillance *************.

****** **** ****, ***** on * ************ **** Asnovich, ** **** ** the ****** ** **** Avigilon *** *********.

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Avigilon ******

*******, ******** ** **** positioned ***** **** ****, as ****'* ************** ************ **************. *** *******,******** ** ******** ** 2018, *** ******** *** original ******** ** ****-********** cameras **** ***** * top ***** ********* ******** (see *.*.,********* ********).

*** ******* *** ***** greater ********* *** *** less ********** ******** **** its ******* ****. ** Avigilon's **** **************, ********* *** **************** *** *********** ******** (e.g., ** ****,********'* ** ** ********* silently ******* ***********'* ********* **** **** marketing). **** ********, ********'* marketing *** **** ***** and **** ********.

Asnovich ******* ** ********

******** ********* ** **** noting:

*'* **** ******* ** join ******** ** *** company *********** *** ********** growth. *** ********* ** evident ** ********, ******** with ******** *********, ** making ********** *********** ** significantly ********** *** ***** force, ************* ********** *** production ********, ***** ********** to **** ******* *** reach *** *********.

******** ********** *** ******** in ***** ***** ******** manufacturing **********, ***** ** a ******* *********** ********* for *** ******* ** the ***** *** *** fears ***** ****** ***** security ********. ******** ** the **** ***** ************ of ** ******* ** North *******.

And ** *********

******** ********* **** ******** was ** ******** *********** to ******* *** ****** and **** *** *** reason ** **** *** move, *** ******* ** issues **** *********.

**** ** ********** ** us. ******** *** ** Hikvision *** ****** * years *** *** ******** job, ***** ********'* ********** in *** ********, **** it *** ** *** most ********** ** ****. And ***** ** *** not ******* ****, ** Avigilon, ** *** **** global *********, ********* **** would ** ********** ** Hikvision, ***** **** ******* have **** ***** (****: all ********* ******* ******** with '******' ****** *** managing *** **** ******* / ********* '********' ********).

Impact ** ********* ***********

** *** ******** **** for *********, ********* *** rightfully **** **** ******** was ** ********* *** many ***** *** **** for * *********, ****** at *** ** *********'* largest ******* ***********.

** *** ******** **** for *********, ***** *** International ******** **** *** company *** **** **** with*** ** ********** *************** ***** ********** *** profiting **** ************* *****, **** ** * bad **** *** *********'* NA ********* ** ** losing *** ****. ** the ***** ****, ********* China ******* ********** **** overseas ********* ***** ** anyway ***** ****.

** *** **** * months, *********** **'* *********** / removal, ******** ** *** top ****, ********, ********* North ******* *** **** two ** ***** **** well ***** *** *** leaders.

********* *** ******** ******* on *** **** ******* Asnovich, ****** ******* ***** to *** ******* **** no *********** *** **** named. ***** *** *********** surrounding *** *******, ** will ** *********** ** recruit *** ****** *** will **** ** ****** a **** ********* ***********.

Avigilon ********* *******

***** *******, *** **** thing **** ** ******* at **** ******** ** any ******* **** ***** come **** *** ******** acquisition. ******* ** ******** tagging ***** **** ***** Avigilon's ****, ** *** first **** ***** *** acquisition, ** ***** *********** changes *** *******. *******, Motorola ** **** *****-***** project *** ****-*********** *******, so ** **** ** interesting ** *** ** Motorola ******* ******** ** those **********. ** **, that ***** ***** ********* and ******** ********. *******, for ***, ******** ** well ********** *** ******** has **** * ****** and ***** ****.

Comments (37)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

01/25/19 01:29pm

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Ed Vergara

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 01/28/19 09:56pm

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Undisclosed #3

In reply to Ed Vergara | 01/28/19 02:22pm

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Undisclosed End User #2

01/25/19 03:03pm

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Ari Erenthal

Chesapeake & Midlantic | In reply to Undisclosed End User #2 | 01/25/19 03:30pm

**'** *** **** ********** before, *** *** ******** word **: ******** ********* in ******* *** ** foreign-made **************** ** **** ** America, *** ******** ** complying **** *** *** America ***.

********* **** *** *****. Sorry, ****** *******.

Michael Miller

In reply to Undisclosed End User #2 | 01/25/19 05:21pm

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Undisclosed #3

In reply to Michael Miller | 01/25/19 06:35pm

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Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 01/25/19 06:46pm

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**** *** ******* ** ** *** ******* ** **** ******** though :)

Undisclosed #3

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 01/26/19 07:17am

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**** ** **** *** ***** “****** *******” ;)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #6

In reply to Michael Miller | 01/26/19 06:48am

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Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed End User #2 | 01/25/19 06:47pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 01/26/19 01:35am

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Undisclosed #4

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5 | 01/27/19 07:10pm

Larry Tracy

In reply to Undisclosed End User #2 | 01/27/19 06:17am

*** ** **** **** 35 ******* ******** ******* to ******* *** **** in ******* *** ** data ** * ***** old

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 01/25/19 04:15pm

***, * **** *** those ******** *** ***** ads **** *********. ******** has ***** ****

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Sean Nelson | 01/25/19 10:22pm

****, *** **** **** relate ** *** ***** ads? * ** *** seeing *** **********.

Undisclosed #3

In reply to John Honovich | 01/27/19 12:06am

* ***** **’* ****** ** *** ***** ***:

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 01/27/19 08:08am

****'* *** *********. *** two ********* **** ********** different ******** ******.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #7

In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 01/27/19 11:12am

** **** ** * while ** ****** *** where *** **** ***** with *** *** *****. If *** ***** *** new **** ** ***** to **** ** *** get *** ** **** Avigilon....I ** ** * loss *** *****...**, ************ comes ** ****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #7 | 01/27/19 03:15pm

***** * ************** ***** with ***, **** *** the ******** ****** ********* after *** ***** ***********. It’s ****** ******** **** to **** ************.

Michael Miller

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5 | 01/27/19 03:23pm

**** *** *********** ***** happened * ******* **** might ****** *** ***** we **** **** ******** with ******** ********* ******** and ******** ** **** together ** ******** * highly ***** *** **** ever *** ******** ** distribution.

Larry Tracy

In reply to Michael Miller | 01/27/19 06:35pm

***’* ** ******** ** you *** * ************ product **** ******** **** the ********** *** ** today

*** *** ********* *** know *** ** **** the *** ******, ***** not **** ******* *** do

Undisclosed #4

In reply to Larry Tracy | 01/27/19 07:17pm

*** *** ********* *** know *** ** **** the *** ******, ***** not **** ******* *** do

*** **** ** * secret ******* ** ****. Bring **** * ******* they *** **** ** large ****** ****** ***** branches. **** ***** ** be * *****-*** *******, often ***** *********. ** should ****** ** *** bulk ** ***** ********* (low ** ***-**** ***********), which ***** ** ****** be **** ** *******, commoditized (** ***** ** it), ** ****** **** end-user ********* (** *** by *****, **** ** function, **** "***** ******** camera").

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******** ***** ****** **** some ***** ******* ***, but ****'** *** ***** to ** ****** ********* to ***'* ******* *****.

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Larry Tracy | 01/28/19 03:24pm

******. ********* ******** *** a **** **** ** use *** ****** *** the * *** * ch ****. *** ************* are ******* ***** *** for ******** **** *** current ***********. *** ** well ********** ** ** and **** ** *** sales ******* **** * flood ****.

Larry Tracy

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5 | 01/27/19 06:41pm

***** *** ******* ******* up *** ********* *********** in **** **** *** remember *** ******* ****** to ******* ********* ******* was ** *** ********** and ******** ** *** installation ********* **** ***** in ******. **** ****( not **** ***) *** largest ***** ******* ** many ********* **** **** buying ******** ** ******* in ******* **** ***** companies

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

In reply to Larry Tracy | 01/28/19 04:51am

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Undisclosed #3

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #7 | 01/27/19 05:01pm

** *** ***** *** new **** ** ***** to **** ** *** get *** ** **** Avigilon....I ** ** * loss *** *****...

**, * ****’* *** “I *****” ****. * said “* *****” ****’* what****** ****** **** *** comment ** ****.

*’* **** ** ***** interpretations ** *** ******* though, ****’* *****?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #7

In reply to Undisclosed #3 | 01/27/19 05:09pm

** *********. * ******* to *** ***** ******. I *** ********* ** on ****'* ******* ***** I ******* *** *** implication ***** **** ******* in *********** **** ****'* prior ********** ** ***. At ***** ****'* **** I/we ***** ** *** implying.

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saleh alsabih

www.alaola.com | 01/28/19 05:42am

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*** ******** *********?

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to saleh alsabih | 01/28/19 06:30am

*****,

****** *** **** ***** comment.

*** ** ********** ********* ban *** ****** **** law ** ****** ****.

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saleh alsabih

www.alaola.com | In reply to John Honovich | 01/28/19 07:51am

***** ***

*** ** ***** **** photoshop **** ** ****.

**** ****** **** ** be ****** **** *********** news ****** *** ..***

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to saleh alsabih | 01/28/19 08:02am

**** ****** **** ** be ****** **** *********** news ****** *** ..***

*** *** **** *** legislation ****** **** *** US **********'* ******* - "The**** **** ** *** bill ** ****(****: ** ** *,*** pages **** **** *** relevant ******** ** **** 322 - ***)."

** *** *** **** the ******* **********'* *** news ****,*** ****** *****, ****:

*** ** ****** *** 2019 ******** ******* ************* Act (****) ** *********, under ***** *** ** government **** ** ****** from ****** ******* ************ equipment **** ******* ******* firms.

** *** *** ************* ***'* *** ********** about *** ***.

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saleh alsabih

www.alaola.com | In reply to John Honovich | 01/28/19 09:03am

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*** * ***** ** agree **** ** ** a *** ** ******* surveillance ********* *** **** Hikvision *** ***** ****.

*******?

** **** ** ******* , **** **** ** the *** ****** ** cheat *** ***?

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to saleh alsabih | 01/28/19 09:11am

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**, ** ** *** ***** ** ****.

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saleh alsabih

www.alaola.com | In reply to John Honovich | 01/28/19 09:21am

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*** * ***** **** video ********?

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to saleh alsabih | 01/28/19 09:24am

*** ********* *****? ****.** **** **** ****** this ***** ** ********.

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saleh alsabih

www.alaola.com | 01/28/19 09:41am

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