Codan Communications Appoints Scott French, New President and Executive General Manager of Land Mobile Radio Division
VICTORIA, British Columbia, April 24, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Codan Communications, a leading international designer and manufacturer of premium communication solutions, announced today that Scott French has been appointed the new President of the Land Mobile Radio (LMR) division. French comes to Codan Communications, a division of Codan Limited (ASX-CDA), with a wealth of experience gained from almost 30 years with world-class organisations such as Motorola, Panasonic, and Zetron.
Donald McGurk, Chief Executive Officer of Codan Limited, said: "Codan Communications' history and dedication to the public safety sector, combined with Scott's background, make a great fit and exciting future for the LMR division at Codan. With Scott's extensive leadership and Codan's LMR portfolio, I look forward to the growth and impact we will provide to public safety and government agencies."
Scott French, President and Executive General Manager of Codan Communications, LMR: "I'm honored at being chosen to lead a company that contributes to the advancement of public safety systems and solutions. Codan Communications', formerly Daniels Electronics, decades of experience coupled with engineering excellence provides the foundation by which we will grow."
During his time at Motorola, French made the transition from engineering to overall go-to-market leadership for several lines of business, helping to transform Motorola into a solutions provider beyond LMR. At Panasonic, he led the company transformation from product to solutions sales with a focus on mobile devices and security, before assuming the role of General Manager, Americas for two years with Zetron, a command and control company.
While at Motorola and Panasonic, Scott also served as Vice Chairman on the state and local board of directors of TechAmerica (now CompTIA), and was also the Chair of the State & Local Government and Education Executive Council of IT Alliance for Public Sector. Both organizations focused on enabling and providing access to technology to help evolve the public sector to better serve their constituents.
French holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, and undertook MBA studies with a focus on leadership at Loyola University Maryland.
About Codan Communications
Since 1938, Codan's Land Mobile Radio (LMR) Division, formerly known as Daniels Electronics, has been focused on radio communications. Today, Codan and its divisions have been enabling its customers to save lives, inform, and protect. Codan Communications has built a reputation for quality, reliability and customer satisfaction over sixty years, producing innovative and industry-leading technology solutions.
Codan Communications' main LMR office and manufacturing is located in Victoria, Canada with staff across North America, and selling globally in over 100 countries.
For more information about Codan Communications, visit: http://www.codancomms.com
Contact
Paul Moskowitz,Vice President, LMR Sales
Codan Communications, US
M +1 703 625 1956
E: Paul.Moskowitz(at)codancomms.com
Media Contact
Fulya Ozkul, LMR Marketing
M +1 250 414 6283
E: Fulya.Ozkul(at)codancomms.com
SOURCE Codan Communications
