Eric Brotherhood Joins Best Security Industries as Vice President, Sale

January 21 , 2008 - DelRay Beach, FLORIDA -- Best Security Industries, www.bestsecurityindustries.com, a global leader in the electronic article surveillance and CCTV loss prevention products for the retail security industry, is pleased to announce that Mr. Eric A. Brotherhood has joined the company as its Vice President of Sales.  As a career-long sales leader in the electronic security market, Mr. Brotherhood was recruited to lead and enhance the growing sales team at BSI.

“Best Security Industries adds another foundational piece to its senior management team”, comments Stephen Hall, President and Chief Executive Officer of BSI.  “Eric brings us 27 years of experience in the security product industry with an emphasis on EAS, Video, Access Control, Biometric and Network-based IP products. His ability to lead sales teams with diverse products and markets will allow him to have an immediate and positive impact.  I have worked previously with Eric while at Sensormatic and am delighted to bring his leadership and expertise to the management team at BSI.”

“BSI’s investment and recent deployment of a state-of-the-art ERP and CRM system provides me and the sales team a vast selection of tools and information required to provide our customers with excellent service and to meet and exceed our revenue goals”, states Eric Brotherhood, BSI’s VP of Sales.  “I’ve worked for Steve Hall in the past, and because of that, I know his team will dedicate themselves to working together for the ultimate success of BSI.”

Prior to joining BSI, Mr. Brotherhood led efforts to increase sales in the U.S., Caribbean, Central and South America, for DVTEL, Inc., a manufacturer of high-end network-based video and access control enterprise solutions. In his capacity, Eric reported to the COO and assisted in launching DVTEL’s first Portuguese language software to dealers and end users in Brazil. Prior to that, he also served in several senior sales management capacities with Sensormatic, Identix, Fiber Options, and Tyco-American Dynamics. 

Mr. Brotherhood received his B.S. Degree from the University of Illinois, Champaign, furthered his education at the University of Edinburgh (Scotland) and participated in the MBA program at Roosevelt University in Chicago.  He began his career in electronic security as Co-Owner/Partner  of Protection Systems, Inc. a manufacturer representative company for video and access control products.  He resides in Delray Beach, Florida, headquarters for BSI.

About Best Security Industries
Best Security Industries is a worldwide leader in the electronic article surveillance (EAS) and CCTV industry specializing in loss prevention security.  Customers look to BSI to provide them with high quality and superior value products, BSI’s largest market is North America where it sells primarily to retailers through wholesalers, dealers, OEMs, and on a direct basis.  BSI employs more than 35 associates at its 19,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility in Delray Beach, Florida. BSI currently offers sales and leasing of over 400 different product lines. BSI is a portfolio company of Blackford Capital and The 1818 SBIC Fund, L.P. For more information on Best Security Industries, please contact Steve Hall at (800) 939-4995 or visit www.bestsecurityindustries.com.

About Blackford Capital
Blackford Capital invests in middle-market manufacturing, distribution, and service companies in both mature and growing industries. The firm is particularly interested in investment opportunities where the management team will remain with the company, but Blackford Capital also appreciates investment opportunities where existing management teams are retiring or where key executives need to be added. For more information on Blackford Capital, please contact Martin Stein at (949) 334-0374 or visit www.blackfordcapital.com

About The 1818 SBIC Fund, L.P.
The 1818 SBIC Fund, L.P., a $90 million mezzanine fund, invests in a variety of transactions including management or leveraged buyouts, expansions, recapitalizations, and acquisitions. Typically, the Fund seeks to invest in companies with enterprise values ranging from $10 million to $50 million. By investing in a variety of debt and equity securities, including subordinated notes and preferred and common stock, the Fund offers highly customized financing solutions for companies seeking capital. For more information on Brown, Brothers Harriman, please contact Eric Andren at (212) 493-6839 or visit http://www.bbh.com/products/mezz_introduction.shtml.