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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Naren Gursahaney
Age 52
Mr. Gursahaney, a member of the Board of Directors, is the President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and his biographical
information is set forth above under “Proposal Number One – Election
of Directors – Current Directors Nominated for Re-Election.”
The following information is provided
regarding the other executive officers of ADT:
David Bleisch
Age 54
Mr. Bleisch is the Company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Legal
Officer and Corporate Secretary. Prior to the separation from Tyco in
September 2012, he served as Vice President and General Counsel
of Tyco’s ADT North American Residential business segment. Prior to
the restructuring of the segment in fiscal year 2012, Mr. Bleisch was
the Vice President and General Counsel of Tyco Security Solutions,
the largest segment of Tyco. He also managed the intellectual
property legal group for all of Tyco’s operating segments worldwide.
Mr. Bleisch joined Tyco in 2005 as Vice President and General
Counsel of ADT North America and Deputy General Counsel of Tyco
Fire & Security. Prior to joining Tyco, he was Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of The LTV Corporation in
Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to joining LTV, Mr. Bleisch was a partner in the
law firm of Jackson Walker LLP, where he served as a corporate
transactional attorney before transitioning to commercial trial work. He
holds a Bachelor of Arts from Carleton College and a Juris Doctor
from Boston College Law School. He is a member of the State Bar of
Texas.
Donald Boerema
Age 56
Mr. Boerema is the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief
Corporate Development Officer. He leads the Health Business and is
responsible for driving growth and enhancing customer experience
for ADT’s health services. He also directs ADT’s corporate strategy,
market and business development, and mergers and acquisitions.
Prior to the separation from Tyco in September 2012, Mr. Boerema
served as Chief Marketing Officer for Tyco’s ADT North American
Residential and Commercial business segments, overseeing all
strategic marketing and communications and leading all advertising
and online interactive marketing initiatives across ADT North America.
Prior to joining ADT in November 2007, he served as President and
Chief Operating Officer for FDN Communications, a privately held
telecommunications company, where he was responsible for all
aspects of sales, marketing, network operations engineering and
customer care. Mr. Boerema also served as Senior Vice President of
Business Solutions for AT&T Wireless and led sales and marketing for
a division of McCaw Cellular Communications. Before joining
McCaw, he held management positions with PepsiCo, Inc. and
began his career at The Procter & Gamble Company. Mr. Boerema
holds both a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Finance and a
Master of Business Administration from Eastern Illinois University.
Mark Edoff
Age 55
Mr. Edoff is the Company’s Senior Vice President of Business
Operations Optimization. He is responsible for increasing efficiency
and driving overall business process improvements in the
organization. Prior to the separation from Tyco in September 2012,
Mr. Edoff served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Tyco
Security Solutions from October 2010 until the restructuring of the
segment in fiscal year 2012. He joined Tyco in 2003 as Vice
President and Corporate Controller for the former Tyco Fire & Security
business. In 2004, Mr. Edoff assumed the role of Chief Financial
Officer for ADT North America, which included responsibility for the
combined residential and commercial security business. Previously,
he served as the Director of Finance and Principal Accounting Officer
for The Gillette Company. Before joining Gillette, he had a 15-year
career with KPMG, where he was a Partner in the Assurance
practice. Mr. Edoff holds a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration from Northeastern University and is a Certified Public
Accountant.
Alan Ferber
Age 46
Mr. Ferber was appointed the Company’s President of the Residential
Business in October 2013. He is responsible for driving growth in the
residential market through marketing, sales and exceptional customer
service. He joined ADT in April 2013 as Senior Vice President and
Chief Customer Officer, responsible for developing strategies and
executing programs designed to create and sustain a superior
experience for ADT customers. Previously, Mr. Ferber served as Chief
Strategy and Brand Officer at U.S. Cellular. During his 11-year career
with U.S. Cellular, he held various senior leadership roles in sales,
marketing and operations, including Executive Vice President of
Operations, Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Marketing
and Sales Operations. He joined U.S. Cellular from Traq Wireless, a
start-up management software and service provider he co-founded
and built into a 100-employee, venture capital-backed company.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Ferber held positions with Ameritech
Corporation and First Chicago Corporation (now part of JPMorgan
Chase & Co.). He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of
Michigan and a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern
University’s Kellogg School of Management.
Michael Geltzeiler
Age 55
Mr. Geltzeiler was appointed the Company’s Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer in November 2013. He is responsible for
all aspects of finance, treasury and investor relations and ADT’s
financial strategy to help grow its business operations and create
stockholder value. Before joining ADT, Mr. Geltzeiler served as Chief
Financial Officer and Group Executive Vice President at NYSE
Euronext from 2008 to November 2013. From 2001 to 2008, he was
an executive at the Reader’s Digest Association, as Chief Financial
Officer for six years, then as President of School and Educational
Services. Previously, he served in financial leadership roles at
ACNielsen Corporation, including Chief Financial Officer of
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