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5 Security Industry Greats Join SSI Hall of Fame

Keith Ladd

Current Status: Founder and Former President, The Protection Bureau (deceased)

A humanitarian who spent nearly 35 years running one of the industry’s most successful regional security systems integration and monitoring companies while always putting people and the industry first
Founded The Protection Bureau in the greater Philadelphia area working out of his garage and with a small bank loan in 1975; today it operates in 35 states with $15+ million in annual revenues
In 1978, he helped found the Pennsylvania Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (PBFAA), where he also served as president for several years
In 1980, began an 11-year run as editor of PBFAA’s The Bell Ringer monthly newsletter, which still publishes today
A visionary in recognizing the value of recurring revenue, in 1983 he started his own central station and began offering managed access in the late-1990s and video monitoring in the early 2000s
An avid sharer of best practices, he was very active in the PSA Security Network, ASIS and NSCA, and served on Security Sales & Integration‘s Editorial Advisory Board

For a more in depth look at Ladd’s contributions to the electronic security industry, click here.