Dahua Demotes USA CEO

Author: John Honovich, Published on Jun 19, 2017

Dahua has demoted their USA CEO Tim Wang.

Inside this note, we examine the move, Dahua's challenges and what lies ahead for the mega-manufacturer.

***** *** ******* ***** *** *** *** ****.

****** **** ****, ** ******* *** ****, *****'* ********** *** what **** ***** *** *** ****-************.

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Wang **********

*** **** *** **** ***** *** *** *** *** **** few ***** *** *** **** ***** ********* ** ** ***** releases *** **** *** ***** (*.*.,*,*,*). **** ********* **** ****** ****** *** ***** ***** *** mid-2000s *** ********* *** **** ********** **** ***** ** / China.

USA *********

**** ******* *** *** ********* **** ****** ** ************ ** 100+ *********.

Revenue ***** *** *******

***** ***** *** *********** *** ******** ** ***** ******* (***** we ******** ** $***+ ******* ** ****, ********'* *** *** *******), ***** ***** ******** ******* ******** ** *** *** *******, likely ** *** ~$** ******* **** ******* *****.

Challenges *** ****

**** ******* / ******** **** * ****** ** **********, **** as:

**** *** ********** **** ***** ********** *** *** ********* ** incapable ** ****** ********* *********, ********* ** ******* ******* ***** to *** *******

New **** - *****

*** *** ***** *** **** ** ***** *****. *****, ** least ********, ** *********** ******* / ******. *******, ** *** listed ******* ** '***** ******** *******' ** ******** ***** ****** by ******** ******. ***** *** ********* *** ****** *** *** Wang ** **** * ****** ********** ******.

Expansion *********

***** ** ******** * *** ** ***** ** ***** *******. Even ***** *** ***** **** ***** ********, ***** *** *** stopped ************ ******, ********* * ******** ******** / ******* ******** **************** ********* ** *****'* **** ***** / ************* ********.

West ** **** *****

*** ******** ******* ** *****'* ********* ** *** ********* ***** between *** ** **** *** **** ***** *******. ***** **** and **** ** *** ***** **** ** ***** ** ******** California, ***** *** *** ********* *** ********** **** ** ***** on *** **** *****. *********, *********, ********** ** ***** ** Dahua *** ******* ***** ***, ***** ****** ***** ******* ** power.

Sales **** ******

*** *** ***** ******* *** ***** *** / ** ** a ***** ******** ** ******** **** ** *****. ***** ** planning ** **** *** *** **** **** ****, ********** ***** Zhang ** ** ******* ***, ** ****, ********* ** ** the ****** **** ** *****.

Vote / ****

Dahua *** ******* *********

********** ** *** ** ** ****** ** ***** ***, *** bigger ******* ** *********. *** ***** *** ** ********** ***** the ****** *** *********** ********* ** **** ** *******. ******* Wang *** *** **** ****** **** / ********* ********* *** the **** ******** ** ***** ***** *******, ******** **** ** millions, ****** **** *** ******* ***, ** *** **** *******. To ****, ***** ** ***** ***** *** **** *******, **** price ********* ******* ** *********, ***** ** **** ***** *********'* much **** *********** *** ******** *** ******* *** ****** *****. And ***** ***** *** ******** ** ******** ** ******* ** the ****** ** **** *** ** *** ****** ******* *********** like ****, ********, *******, *********, ***.

**** ** **** *** *** '*****' ****, ** ********* ** not ****** ** ******* *****'* **** *********** **********.

Comments (13)

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | 06/19/17 04:01pm

**** **** ** ****** ***** ********/******** *** **** * *** product ******, *** ** *******, **** **** * **** ****, well ********** *******. **** ****** **** **** ** ***** **** when ** ***** ** ********/********. **** ** * *** ****, don't *** ** *****. ***, * **** ***** ** ** something **** ***** ** ***** ******* **** *** ***** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 06/19/17 04:07pm

****** ***** ********/******** *** **** * *** ******* ******

****'*, ** ****, ********** *********** / ************ ** * ****** division **** ***** ***.

***, *** ******* **** *** *** ******** ** *** ********, which ** ************** ***** ** ** ********** *** *** **** focused ** ******* *******, ******* *** *****, *** ******** ************** of *** ********.

*****'* *** *******, **** ** **** ******** ***** *** **** to ******* ****, ** **** **** * ********** **** ***** on *** ******* ***** *** ********* **** (*** ** **), with *************** *** ********* *** **'* *** **** ********* *** product **** ***** ****.

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to John Honovich | 06/19/17 07:35pm

**, *** ***** ** *****. *'* ******* ** ** **** my ***********.

***, ** *********** ** **** * ******* ***** **** *** to ***** ******, ** * ****** ****** **** ** ****. If ***** **** *** ** ******** ** ******** ********, **** is ***** ** ****** *** ******* ** ******** *************.

** ** *******, ** *** ****** **** *** **** ******* the *******. ** ** ***'* **** **, ** ****** *** well **** *********, ** **** ******** ** **** ******, **** won't ** ****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 06/19/17 07:45pm

**, ***'* *** ** ****, ** ***** ***** ***** ******* problems, ***** *** ****** **** **** *********?

* ** *** ****** ** *** *** ** *** **** :) ** **** ** * ** *********** **** ** **** not ** **** ****** ******* ********* ********...

* ******* ***** **** *** ** ***** ******, ** * assume ****** **** ** ****

****, *** **** *****, ********** ********. ***** ****** **** ***** USA (*******) ******* *** *** ***** *** * **** ***** customer **** (***** ******** ** ********* *** **** ****, ********, Hanwha, ***.) ** *** ******** ** *** **** ***** **** headway **** * ******* ****** ***** * ****** ********** *** already ***** ******* **** *** **** ******** ***** *** ***** so ***.

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to John Honovich | 06/19/17 07:54pm

** ******** ****** *** ***** ******* **** ********* **** ** comes ** **** ** ************ *** ******* ******** ******. ********* bullets *** * **** ** *** *** ** ***. **** have ***** ******* **** ** *** ***** *** **** ***********.

****, ***** *****'* **** ** ******* *****, ******* **** ******** warning ****** ** ***** ***********, **** ********* ****. ****, *** can **** **** ***, *** ****** *** *** *** ** the ******* ******* ***, ** **** ******* ****.

** ******* ******** ****** ******* **** *** ***** **** (***** to ***** *** *****) **** ** ** **** ********* ***, so ** *** *** ******** **** *** *********.

*** ********* ** *** ***** ******** ** ****** **** *** Dahua **, ******. **** ** * **** ******** *** *********, other **** ******** *** ******** **** **.

**, ** ******** ****** **** ********, * ***** ** ***** be ******* ** **** ******* ** ***** ******** *** ******** issues. ** ******'* **** **** *********.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 06/19/17 07:56pm

**, **** ********, ******!

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 06/19/17 07:20pm

******* *****, **** ****** (***** **** **** ** ******) *** enough *** ** ** **** *** *** **** ******* **** year.

*** *********** ****** ***** ** ******** ** ******* **** ****** firmware ******** *** ****** "*****" ****. **** ***** **** ****** Dahua ***.

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R. Cortland Tompkins, PhD

IPConfigure, Inc. | 06/19/17 06:47pm

** ** ******** ** ** *********** **** ** *********** * had *** *********** ** **** **** **** (*****) ** ** IoT ************ ********** ****** ** ****** *****. **'* ** ******* guy **** * **** ********* **********. * ***** ****** *** things!

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to R. Cortland Tompkins, PhD | 06/19/17 06:56pm

****, ****** *** *******!

Robert Shih

IPVM | In reply to R. Cortland Tompkins, PhD | 06/19/17 09:24pm

**** ***** ** * *** ** **** ** **** ***** to **** **** * *** ** *********** ****** **** *****.

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Blake Murphy

06/21/17 05:30am

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* **** ***** ******* ** *** **** ** *** ****** 2 **** *** *** ** ******* * ***** **********.

Greg Austin

06/21/17 12:09pm

****** ** *** ******** ************; **** *** ** ** * little ****** **** *** ***** **.

John Honovich

IPVM | 06/28/17 10:12am

******:***** *** *** ****** * ***** ******* ********** ***** '********* Alignment ** ***** ************** *********'.

** *** ***** / ***** ***** ***** *** ********* ** Dahua ***.

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