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Smart R Distribution has appointed Mark Russen as the Business Development Manager for its extensive range of Access Control and Intruder Detection Solutions.  

Extensive work experience 

Mark Russen, who has worked within the electronic security industry since 1986, is a highly experienced sales professional who has performed senior sales management roles for some of the biggest names within the sector.

These include Europlex Technologies, Siemens Security Products, and Vanderbilt, (recently re-branded as Acre Security), where he provided national and international sales support for the distribution channel and key accounts.  

Intruder detection

Our sales of access control systems have consistently grown year on year and with the addition of carefully selected Intruder Detection products to our product line the time is now right for us to employ a dedicated Business Development Manager to ensure we continue to offer the highest levels of pre-sales support,” said Neill Williams, Director of Smart R Distribution.

He adds, “We are therefore delighted to welcome Mark to our team and we look forward to putting his experience and extensive product knowledge to very good use.”

Roles and responsbilites

Mark will be responsible for developing relationships with existing and potential customers

Mark will be responsible for developing relationships with existing and potential customers in the process.

This will help them grow their businesses by identifying new sales opportunities for the Access Control and Intruder Detection solutions supported by Smart R Distribution, including those from manufacturers such as ACT, ACRE, Authenticard, Comelit-PAC, Dahua, Farpointe Data, Fermax, HID, Intratone, Safetrust and STiD. 

Advantages of the innovative technology 

I am excited to be joining a distribution company that has such an enviable reputation for its sales, logistical, and technical support,” said Mark Russen.

He adds, “I look forward to the opportunity to contribute to the company’s ongoing success by helping installers and system integrators ‘put the right pieces together’ and take full advantage of the innovative technology built into the very latest generation of products and systems.”

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