People in the News: Fradin appointed president and COO of Honeywell division

Jul 1, 2000 12:00 PM, ACCESS CONTROL & SECURITY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION STAFF

Roger Fradin has been appointed president and COO of Pittway, Syosset, N.Y., which has become the Safety and Security Solutions division of Honeywell's Home and Building Control business.

James Keener has been appointed vice president of marketing at Casi Rusco, Boca Raton, Fla.

PSA Security Network, Denver, has promoted Lisa Speyer to director of marketing and customer service. Jim Hawver has been promoted to vice president of sales and marketing.

John Wood has joined WSE, Fremont, Calif., as South Central area sales manager. Keith Ziomek has been promoted to marketing manager for the integrated security solutions unit.

IPSA International, Atlanta, has appointed Jamie Keating as CEO. Joseph R. Rosetti has been chosen as senior vice president, and John Horn assumes the position of vice president, northern operations.

Colin Wilson has joined the corporate sales team at Veltek, Shrewsbury, Mass. He will serve customers in the Southeast.

Sensormatic Electronics Corp., Boca Raton, has chosen Andrew Lowen as director of systems product marketing for the company's Access Control Division.

Paul F. Chandler has been selected as product marketing manager at Secura Key, Chatsworth, Calif.

ADI, Melville, N.Y., has appointed Peter Botelho as vice president of marketing. He has been with the company since 1996.

Securitron, Sparks, Nev., has promoted Scott M. Baker to director of sales. He has been with the company for 16 years and previously held the position of national sales manager. K. Mark Anderson has been selected as marketing services manager. Mike Cain has been appointed field sales manager.

Peter Beare has been appointed vice president of technology and operations at Ultrak, Lewisville, Texas. Beare will be responsible for the company's worldwide research and development as well as manufacturing and operations. Doug Fillhart will become vice president for the Integrated Systems Group of Ultrak. David Fowler has been chosen as director of Ultrak's Professional Sec- urity Group Retail Operations.

Brenton Scott has been chosen to head up asset management products at Automated Identification Technologies (AIT), San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

Richard D'Aprix has been appointed director of global alliances at ASC Telecom, New York.

Ademco Group has appointed Larry Tracy president of ASC/C&K Systems, Folsom, Calif.

Jeff Kruse has been selected as vice president of business development at Tiscor, San Diego.

Harold Grimsley, CPP, former director of workplace protection for Synovus Financial Corp., Columbus, Ga., has established a security consulting firm, specializing in violence and robbery prevention.

Kalatel, Corvallis, Ore., has named Kent Sumida as customer relations manager. Sumida has been with the company since 1984.

Preventing Corporate Embezzlement by Paul Shaw and Jack Bologna Butterworth-Heineman, 2000.

Providing a blueprint for identifying actual and potential embezzlers, the authors detail the psychological portrait of the embezzler. They list his motives, his habits, and the possible mistakes he might make which could aid in his capture. According to the authors, the typical embezzler is a long-time, trusted employee, who is devoted to job and company. He is known to live beyond his means and is often solely responsible for bookkeeping. Red flags when a potential embezzler interviews for a position are gaps in his employment record and only one or two references.

The book offers entertaining summaries of successful embezzlements. The authors cover patterns of embezzlement and ways to detect embezzlement. In addition, they describe proper auditing techniques to prevent embezzlement and provide check-lists for inventory, accounts payable and accounts receivable procedures.

The book single-minded endorses incorporation of theft-deterrence into organizational policy. A company must demonstrate that theft is not permitted and will be punished swiftly and harshly. The authors cite instances in which company property can be appropriated and the individual responsible for the theft can go unpunished. A lack of solid deterrent encourages embezzlement. Legal definitions of fraud, embezzlement and larceny aid the reader in determining if embezzlement has taken place, and guides to a company's legal rights will help the conscientious security director investigate the crime.

Paul Shaw is the editor and publisher of several periodicals including Computing & Communications: Law and Protection, Financial Fraud, and Assets Protection. Jack Bologna is an associate professor of management at Siena Heights College, Adrian, Michigan and a publisher of the monthly newsletters Forensic Accounting Review and Computer Security Digest.

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