Hikvision Hires Ex-Samsung / Panasonic Exec

By: John Honovich, Published on May 18, 2015

Hikvision's expansion continues, with the mega Chinese manufacturer now hiring one of the most well known and well tenured American sales executives.

In this note, we break down what Hikvision is looking to do here, how Frank De Fina will fit and what challenges Hikvision faces in this expansion.

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********* **** **** ** Fina **** *** ********* Sales *** ** *** of ***** ***** ******** sales ********* (********* ******* and ******* ******** *********), reporting *********** *** ********* ******* He.

****** ** ****'* ******** roles ***** ** *** in ****** ** *** 'Americas', ** **** **** have * **** ******* / ******* **** ** Hikvision.

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********* *** **** ** a **** **** *** past *** *****, ** shown ** ******** ************* ******* *****************.

*******, **** ** ***** success *** **** ** the *** *** ** the ****** *** ******* with ***-********** *********** (******* such ** "******* **** ********", "***** ********** ********, & General **** *******," ***.)

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Challenges *** ********* ** *** ****-***

*** ****-*** **** *** be ** **** ** the *** *** *** Hikvision. **** **** ** have **** ** ****, Hikvision *** *** **** well **** **** *******, who *** **** ********* requirements *** ******* ********, where ****** ***** ** not ** ********.

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*********** **** ***********'* ******** ********. ********* ******** *** / ******** ******** ** March *** ** ***** have ** ************ **** them **** ** ** released. ***** *** ** Hikvision's******** ********** ********* **** hacked, **** * ******** US ********** ******** **** to **** **** ****?

****** ********* *** ********** *** ******* ** lower ******, **** *** ********* not * ****** ** that ******, ** ***** of ******* ******* **** or ******* ** ****** offered.

**** ** **** ***** Hikvision **** **** ****, but ** **** ******* be ****** *** ********* to ***** ******* *** high *** ** ** has **** ***** ** the *** *** **** the **** *** *****.

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

*******, ** ****'* *****, sub-year, ***** ** ********** was ******** **********. *******, Sightlogix ******* * ******** endorsement ** ** ****'* term ** ****:

"***** ************ *** ******* by ****** * *** of ******** ******* ** our ******* ******* ***** organization *** ** **** benefit **** *** ********* and *** ********* ***** forward. ***********, ** ****** solid *********** ****** ** this **** ** *** business ** ** ****** our ************ *** ***** much ** *** ********* towards ********* *** *** SightWrap ********. ** *** a **** ******** ******* with ***** *** * expect ** **** **** great ******* ** *********."

******:***** ** **** ****** away **** ****.

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