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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Naren Gursahaney
Age 54
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
The following information is provided
regarding the other executive officers of
ADT:
N. David Bleisch
Age 56
Mr. Bleisch is the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Legal
Officer. Prior to the Company becoming a standalone publicly-traded
company 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 58
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
and market and business development. Prior to the Company
becoming a standalone publicly-traded company 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 a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Finance
and a Master of Business Administration from Eastern Illinois
University.
Jerri DeVard
Age 57
Ms. DeVard was appointed the Company’s Senior Vice President and
Chief Marketing Officer in March 2014. She is responsible for all
strategic, operational and financial aspects of the Company’s
integrated marketing programs including brand advertising, digital
marketing, communications, lead generation, sponsorships, media,
and other initiatives. Prior to joining ADT, Ms. DeVard served as
Nokia’s first Chief Marketing Officer. As a member of Nokia’s
executive committee, she oversaw all global and local marketing,
advertising, brand management, insights, retail, partnership, and
sponsorship activities for consumer and small business. Before
joining Nokia she held various marketing leadership positions in
Fortune 100 organizations including Senior Vice President, Marketing
and Brand Management for Verizon Communications, Inc. and Chief
Marketing Officer, e-consumer for Citigroup. Ms. DeVard holds a
Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Spelman College and a Master of
Business Administration in Marketing from Atlanta University Graduate
School of Business.
Mark Edoff
Age 57
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 Company. Prior to the Company
becoming a standalone publicly-traded company 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 48
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
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