Pelco's east region systems integration Vice President Sam Belbina takes on the security COE and video organisation

Sam Belbina now leads Pelco's security COE and video organisation

Pelco by Schneider Electric officials have announced that as of July 1, 2011, Sam Belbina, currently Vice President of Systems Integration for the company's East Region, is taking on a new role leading the Security Center of Excellence (COE) and the Video organisation.

"This will create a team focused on expanding our security capability and value proposition," says James W Sandelin, SVP Schneider Electric North America. "Sam is a seasoned professional with an excellent record of more than 20 years of experience in advancing an organisation's sales and operational efficiencies while providing technical expertise and financial growth throughout various multi-million dollar industries around the world. He has proven to be a personable, innovative and multi-disciplined leader, and we are pleased to welcome him to this new role."

Belbina was previously a Branch Manager for TAC Americas Inc., and prior to that worked as the Project Manager, Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, and as Director of Engineering, ATE Communications, UK. Belbina brings broad industry experience to his new position and will be relocating to Carrollton, Texas.

Additionally, the company announced that Cliff Holtz, Senior Vice President of Americas Sales, is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities outside of Pelco and Schneider Electric. "We thank Cliff for his contributions over the past two years in not only running the sales operations in North America and the Americas, but also in being instrumental in helping navigate through a very challenging US economy," Sandelin says. "We wish him well in his new endeavors."