Mr. O'Leary was previously the security and privacy leader of IBM Global Services. Prior to his IBM position, Mr. O'Leary had served as vice president of sales of Rosslare Security Products, Inc. and vice president of sales of Honeywell Access Systems, Inc., a division of Honeywell, Inc.

"I am excited to have Mr. O'Leary join Mace," said Dennis Raefield, president and CEO of Mace. "He has a strong sales background, and he has experience in the security industry. John and I have successfully worked with each other in the past, and his experience fits perfectly with my goal of raising the Company's top line revenue and growing Mace into a security industry leader. I look forward to working with him."

Mr. O'Leary has over 35 years of business experience, and he has successfully managed the sales growth of companies with more revenue than Mace. He has a business management degree from Marist College.