ABOUT US
Board of Advisors
Chairman:
Dan Wachtler
Dan Wachtler was named President & CEO in April 2005. Mr. Wachtler is a 14-year industry veteran who has served in both sales and operational management roles at IPSA and its former parent company, American Protective Services. He has held several executive management positions including Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Vice President of Domestic Operations. Read more
Members:
Joseph J. Grano, Jr.
Mr. Grano was Chairman of UBS Financial Services Inc. (formerly UBS PaineWebber) and is recognized as being one of the financial service industry’s leading executives. Mr. Grano, is currently Chairman and CEO of Centurion Holdings LLC, a company that advises private and public companies. Read more
Honorable John P. Manley
The Honorable John P. Manley is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Canada and is currently the President and CEO of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives. Mr. Manley was named TIME Canada Magazine’s “Newsmaker of the Year” for the role he played following the September 11, 2001 attacks and serves on a number of advisory boards.
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Jane Wexton
Ms. Wexton has served over 18 years in the financial services industry as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of GE Money and Chief Global Anti-Money Laundering Officer at Citibank. Currently, Ms. Wexton is President at Wexton Advisors, Inc., where she provides assistance to corporations that are doing business globally. Read more
Lewis C. Merletti
Mr. Merletti is a 25-year veteran of the United States Secret Service and served as the agency’s 19th Director where was responsible for all Secret Service protective, investigative and administrative programs worldwide. He is currently the Senior Vice President for the Cleveland Browns National Football League team. Read more
Colleen McKeown
Ms. McKeown is currently the Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Communications of ON Semiconductor, a $2.2billion semiconductor company. Formerly, she has held a variety of senior level positions in some of the nation’s largest companies, such as PepsiCo, Ford Motor Company and Northwest Airlines. Read more
Richard Lefler
Mr. Richard Lefler retired from American Express in 2001 as Vice-President-Worldwide Security. Prior to joining American Express, he served over 20 years with the U.S. Secret Service retiring as Deputy Special Agent in Charge of the Secret Service office in New York. Mr. Lefler is currently a Partner of the Business Security Advisory Group (BSAG), a firm specializing in corporate security consulting services. Read more
Shannon Bard
Mr. Bard is a senior-level executive with a wide range of experience in entrepreneurial and corporate ventures. His 25-year career has been focused on performance in business-to-business and business-to-consumer products and services and currently serves as CEO of SN Tech, Inc. Read more
Ted Logan
Mr. Ted Logan, Director of North American Sales for Aspect Capital, a quantitative and systematic hedge fund company with $5 billion under management, has joined as a board member in April, 2008. Currently, he is responsible for sales, marketing and client services throughout North America for the firm. Read more