Joost, based in Amsterdam, joins COE from Tyco Electronics where he has spent the last 8 years selling to major accounts "COE is investing in high quality regional account managers to match its accelerating flow of latest generation IP video products. Joost brings significant experience to our sales force and has already made a flying start," comments Andrew Wallace, chief executive officer of COE.

"Europe has always been an important area for COE and I am excited about continuing to build on the customer base and project references in the region. The current roll-out of the latest IP based surveillance systems incorporating display, analysis, and recording based on COE's renowned top-quality transmission systems will accelerate COE's growth" says Joost Hardick.