Ray Hodges (above) has joined Siemens Building Technologies (SBT) from Pinkerton Security to become UK head of sales and marketing for security systems.

When Securitas acquired Pinkerton in 1999, as part of its plan to create an electronic security division in Europe, Hodges took sales from zero to £8.5 million.

SBT has similarly ambitious expansion plans and Hodges will implement “a very aggressive organic growth plan” using equipment sourced from either Siemens or other manufacturers that it has signed global agreements with.

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