A seasoned security industry professional with over 25 years' experience, Mr. Hornung joined Genetec Inc. after holding senior sales positions at Avigilon, Verint and Ionodes, a manufacturer of advanced IP encoding and video processing solutions. Mr. Hornung holds a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University and an MBA from California Lutheran University.

"Genetec Inc. is well known throughout the world as an innovation driver that develops and delivers the most sophisticated, open-platform IP security solutions," said Kris Hornung, vice president of sales in Latin America, Genetec Inc.. "I am pleased to become part of the Genetec Inc. organisation and excited with the positive reaction I have already received from the loyal channels and clients in Latin America."

"We're excited to welcome Kris to Genetec Inc. to meet growing market opportunities in Latin America with our open-platform, IP access control, video surveillance and automated license plate recognition (ALPR) solutions," said Guy Chenard, vice president global sales & business development at Genetec Inc., "With Kris' experience in developing international sales strategies, and his thorough understanding of the Latin American security industry, we are better positioned than ever to further grow the business and better support our integrators and customers' needs in the region," added Chenard.