Neil Killick

“If you want to be a winner, you need to stay sharp”, says EMEA Vice President, Malou Toft, as she announces a completely new organisation in EMEA, and continues: “Milestone Systems has high growth ambitions for 2019, so we are proud to announce a completely new organisation in EMEA. To stay on top, we need increased geo-focus in the region, even more community effort and stronger sales excellence to remain a winning team with exciting career paths for our talented employees and leaders”. Specialised and strategic sales The new organisation will help Milestone Systems’ community grow, also beyond security in verticals like retail, transportation and safe cities. The new EMEA organisation has three specialised sales areas and a strong consolidated sales & tech operation. Community Sales & Business Development is a new EMEA department with specific focus on specialised and strategic sales EMEA Channel Sales will be split in four new sales regions; North, Middle and South Europe as well as Middle East & Africa. EMEA Distribution & Emerging Markets will cover Milestone Systems’ emerging territories as well as select pan-EMEA distributors in order to strengthen the relationships and create more value. Local distributors will continue to be managed in the local countries. Community Sales & Business Development is a new EMEA department with specific focus on specialised and strategic sales where end user specialists, customised development, technology partnerships and key accounts will reside. Also new is EMEA Sales & Tech Operations, which will be the centre of excellence for Milestone Systems’ operations and supporting activities around customers and partners. EMEA Sales & Tech experts “To secure a strong local presence, I have full trust in our four new regional sales managers: Neil Killick will head up North Europe (UK, Ireland & Nordics). Michael Fontaine will head up Middle Europe (DACH & Benelux). Alberto Bruschi will head up South Europe (France, Italy & Iberia). Amine Sadi will head up Middle East & Africa. I am thrilled to have Christian Ringler as director for our new EMEA Community Sales & Business Development, Anders Johansson as director for EMEA Distribution & Emerging Markets, and Line Hjardemaal as director for EMEA Sales & Tech Operations,” says Malou Toft, and concludes: “This change is happening to bring us closer to our customers and partners by ramping up our community efforts. And we need deeper specialisation to continue to foster growth. I believe that everyone in the Milestone Systems community will experience positive effects from these changes”.

Killick will align the company with new and existing partners in a variety of vertical sectors Milestone Systems, an open platform community in internet protocol (IP) video management software (VMS), has announced the appointment of Neil Killick as its new Country Manager for UK and Ireland. As Milestone Systems extends its global reach and influence, Killick will ensure that it remains at the cutting-edge of security technology provision in these important regions. Previous work experience Having enjoyed highly successful roles in distribution, sales, and business development within the security industry, Killick has spent the majority of his career so far with Honeywell, which he initially joined in 2000. Working extensively within distribution with ADI, a Honeywell company, he eventually rose to the position of Europe & Africa Sales Leader at Honeywell Security—a position he held for over three years.“My career has provided me with a great deal of insight into the supply chain and the specific needs of end users, consultants, and systems integrators,” commented Killick. “It’s this experience that has given me an excellent level of commercial awareness and understanding, and I’m looking forward to using these attributes at Milestone Systems. We have a massive opportunity in the UK and Ireland, given the excellence of the technology that we consistently develop.”Spearheading adoption of innovating technology "We have a massive opportunity in the UK and Ireland, given the excellence of the technology that we consistently develop" As part of its stated objective to support the VMS open platform community with the best possible levels of talent, innovation, and service provision, Killick will align the company with new and existing partners in a variety of vertical sectors, and utilise all areas of the value chain to gain greater visibility throughout the UK and Ireland. By strengthening Milestone Systems’ platform and product value propositions, he will spearhead adoption of its technology to further accelerate the platform and implement strategic initiatives that guarantee internal and external scalability. On welcoming Killick to the company, Milestone’s Raziel Baraket, Director of North & South Europe said, “I’m delighted that Neil has joined us. Having someone of his calibre on board is a massive coup and his extensive skills, knowledge and experience will help us in our mission to expand our presence in the security industry, while providing a level of service that is agile, flexible, and always meets our customers’ needs. I’m looking forward to working with him in taking Milestone Systems to the next level of success.”