Surran brings
proven track record of new product development and
operational excellence.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 5, 2023
/PRNewswire/ --
Resideo Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: REZI), a
leading global manufacturer and developer of technology-driven
products that provide critical home comfort, energy management, and
safety and security solutions and a leading wholesale distributor
of low-voltage security, life safety, audio visual, data com, and
other product categories, today announced that Tom Surran has been appointed President of
Resideo's Products & Solutions business, effective
immediately.
Surran will be responsible for all aspects of the company's
Products & Solutions business, including innovation,
engineering, new product development, product management, customer
experience, sales, and operations. He will report to CEO,
Jay Geldmacher, and serve on the
executive management team.
"We are excited to have a leader like Tom joining Resideo,"
commented Jay Geldmacher, Resideo's
President and CEO. "He has an extensive track record of delivering
results, executing on strategic initiatives, and driving product
innovation. His initial priorities will center around accelerating
the pace of our new product development, optimizing our product
management capabilities as well as applying his expertise in global
operations."
"Bringing in a leader with Tom's background and skillset is an
important next step as we continue to execute on the company's
long-term strategy to transform the business through structural
realignment as well as investment in key products and
services."
Surran joins Resideo with an extensive background in product
management, bringing new products to market, and operational
excellence. Surran previously served as Chief Operating Officer at
FLIR, overseeing engineering, manufacturing, logistics, and sales.
In this role, Surran drove profitability improvements through
business process standardization, organizational realignment, and
product development. Prior to that role, Surran was the General
Manager for FLIR's Raymarine business unit where he overhauled
product development processes and revitalized the business through
new platform-based products. Surran reduced the development time
for Raymarine's new products from the prior multi-year timelines to
less than one year.
Surran succeeds current Products & Solutions president
Phil Theodore, who will move into a
new role as Senior Vice President, Executive Advisor. Phil joined
Resideo in June of 2020 as Chief Transformation Officer and he
assumed the role of President, Products & Solutions in October
of 2020. Since taking on the President role, Theodore
successfully evolved the connected and non-connected product
offerings, organically and with the acquisition of First Alert, and
completed the divestiture of the Genesis wire and cable
business. He was instrumental in establishing the Products
& Solutions brand strategy and reinvigorating the business
unit's customer centric approach with significant investment in the
Customer Experience organization as well as the introduction of the
Brand Ambassador program and sales enablement training
programs.
About Resideo
Resideo is a leading
global provider of critical
comfort and security solutions primarily in
residential environments and distributor of low-voltage electronic and security products.
Building on a 130-year heritage, Resideo has a presence in more
than 150 million homes, with 15 million systems installed in homes
each year. We continue to serve more than 110,000 contractors
through leading distributors, including our ADI
Global Distribution business, which exports to more than 100
countries from more than 200 stocking locations around the world.
Resideo is a $6.3 billion company
with
approximately 15,000 global employees. For more information about Resideo, please
visit www.resideo.com.
Contacts
Investors:
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Media:
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Jason Willey
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Garrett
Terry
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Vice President,
Investor Relations
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Corporate
Communications Manager
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investorrelations@resideo.com
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comms@resideo.com
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