Avigilon New COO James Henderson Profile

Author: Brian Karas, Published on May 23, 2017

It has been nearly 2 years since the infamous Bryan Schmode 'resigned' as Avigilon COO.

Now, Avigilon once again has a COO, promoting James Henderson into the position.

The Avigilon COO title has previously been a last-stop for senior executives. The last two, Andrew Martz and Bryan Schmode were both rising company executives, who moved into the COO role only to resign from the company entirely after less than 2 years.

Can Henderson break the Avigilon COO streak? IPVM spoke with Henderson about his new role, what he sees for the future of Avigilon and the security industry, and his strategy as COO.

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Comments (14)

Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

05/24/17 12:20pm

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IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 05/24/17 12:25pm

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In reply to John Honovich | 05/24/17 01:36pm

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In reply to John Honovich | 05/24/17 01:40pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 05/25/17 10:52pm

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In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 05/25/17 11:39pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to John Honovich | 05/24/17 06:00pm

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Scot MacTaggart

05/25/17 12:39pm

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Undisclosed #4

05/25/17 04:07pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 05/26/17 02:11pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 05/26/17 02:14pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to John Honovich | 05/26/17 02:36pm

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Undisclosed #7

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #1 | 05/26/17 10:47pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #8

06/12/17 07:07pm

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