Hikvision NA President Jeffrey He 'Promoted' / Removed

Author: John Honovich, Published on Aug 01, 2018

With an impending US government ban of their products, financial struggles and increasing scrutiny of Hikvision human rights abuse, Hikvision has promoted their long-term North American President Jeffrey He.

Inside this note, we examine:

  • He's North America replacement from China
  • How Hikvision handled this much smarter than Dahua's recent International move
  • How this impacts the ~400 US employees now reporting to the new GM
  • What Hikvision's future outlook is

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Comments (22)

Undisclosed #1

08/01/18 07:54am

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

08/01/18 02:48pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 08/01/18 02:51pm

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Undisclosed #1

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 08/01/18 07:50pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 08/01/18 11:07pm

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Undisclosed Integrator #3

In reply to John Honovich | 08/02/18 12:32am

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #3 | 08/02/18 06:07am

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Undisclosed #1

In reply to John Honovich | 08/02/18 01:29am

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John Honovich

IPVM | 08/01/18 11:08pm

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Michael Miller

In reply to John Honovich | 08/02/18 03:31am

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Michael Miller | 08/02/18 10:32am

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 08/02/18 01:14am

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Sean Nelson | 08/02/18 06:49am

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John Honovich

IPVM | 08/02/18 05:27pm

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In reply to John Honovich | 08/03/18 12:12pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #4

08/02/18 08:04pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #4 | 08/02/18 12:09pm

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Salvatore D'Agostino

IDmachines | 08/02/18 01:29pm

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IPVM | In reply to Salvatore D'Agostino | 08/02/18 01:37pm

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08/02/18 11:05am

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08/03/18 08:46am

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IPVM | In reply to Damith Jayasinghe | 08/06/18 08:12am

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