Shamus Hurley Named Bosch President
The Board of Directors of Bosch Security Systems, Fairport, N.Y., has announced that Shamus Hurley will assume the position of president, effective Oct. 1, 2005. Hurley replaces Peter Ribinski, Bosch Security System’s president since 2001, who has been promoted to serve on the board of Bosch’s Power Tools division in Germany.In his new role, Hurley will report to the Chairman of Bosch’s worldwide Security Business and will be responsible for the Security Systems’ legal entity in North America reporting to the Robert Bosch North America Board. In addition to his current responsibilities overseeing the sales and marketing operations for the Americas region, Hurley will also have the direct responsibility for all customer care functions in the Americas region.
“During his three-year tenure with Bosch, Shamus has been instrumental in successfully transitioning three brands under the Bosch banner and the Americas region has almost tripled in size under his leadership.” said Uwe Glock, chairman of the company’s global Security Business.