Eric Brotherhood Joins Best Security Industries as Vice President, Sales

Delray Beach, FL - (BUSINESS WIRE) - January 31st, 2008
Best Security Industries, www.bestsecurityindustries.com,

A global leader in the electronic article surveillance and CCTV loss prevention products for the retail security industry, is pleased to announce that Mr. Eric A. Brotherhood has joined the company as its Vice President of Sales. As a career-long sales leader in the electronic security market, Mr. Brotherhood was recruited to lead and enhance the growing sales team at BSI.

“Best Security Industries adds another foundational piece to its senior management team”, comments Stephen Hall, President and Chief Executive Officer of BSI. “Eric brings us 27 years of experience in the security product industry with an emphasis on EAS, Video, Access Control, Biometric and Network-based IP products. His ability to lead sales teams with diverse products and markets will allow him to have an immediate and positive impact. I have worked previously with Eric while at Sensormatic and am delighted to bring his leadership and expertise to the management team at BSI.”

“BSI’s investment and recent deployment of a state-of-the-art ERP and CRM system provides me and the sales team a vast selection of tools and information required to provide our customers with excellent service and to meet and exceed our revenue goals”, states Eric Brotherhood, BSI’s VP of Sales. “I’ve worked for Steve Hall in the past, and because of that, I know his team will dedicate themselves to working together for the ultimate success of BSI.”

Prior to joining BSI, Mr. Brotherhood led efforts to increase sales in the U.S., Caribbean, Central and South America,for DVTEL, Inc., a manufacturer of high-end network-based video and access control enterprise solutions. In his capacity, Eric reported to the COO and assisted in launching DVTEL’s first Portuguese language software to dealers and end users in Brazil. Prior to that, he also served in several senior sales management capacities with Sensormatic, Identix, Fiber Options, and Tyco-American Dynamics.

Mr. Brotherhood received his B.S. Degree from the University of Illinois, Champaign, furthered his education at the University of Edinburgh (Scotland) and participated in the MBA program at Roosevelt University in Chicago. He began his career in electronic security as Co-Owner/Partner of Protection Systems, Inc. a manufacturer representative company for video and access control products. He resides in Delray Beach, Florida, headquarters for BSI.

About Best Security Industries - Best Security Industries is a worldwide leader in the electronic article surveillance (EAS) and CCTV industry specializing in loss prevention security. Customers look to BSI to provide them with high quality and superior value products, BSI’s largest market is North America where it sells primarily to retailers through wholesalers, dealers, OEMs, and on a direct basis. BSI employs more than 35 associates at its 19,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility in Delray Beach, Florida. BSI currently offers sales and leasing of over 400 different product lines. BSI is a portfolio company of Blackford Capital and The 1818 SBIC Fund, L.P. For more information on Best Security Industries, please contact Steve Hall at (800) 939-4995 or visit www.bestsecurityindustries.com.

About Blackford Capital - Blackford Capital invests in middle-market manufacturing, distribution, and service companies in both mature and growing industries. The firm is particularly interested in investment opportunities where the management team will remain with the company, but Blackford Capital also appreciates investment opportunities where existing management teams are retiring or where key executives need to be added.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.- Brown Brothers Harriman was founded in 1818 and is the largest privately owned bank in the United States. The firm's diverse products and services include commercial banking, wealth management, corporate financial advisory, global custody, foreign exchange and private equity. Its investment in BSI was made through The 1818 SBIC Fund, L.P., a mezzanine oriented fund that provided customized financing solutions in a variety of transactions, including leveraged or management buyouts, expansions, recapitalizations and acquisitions.

For more information on BBH, contact Rick Ragoza at 212-493-7910 or visit www.bbh.com.

For more information on Best Security Industries, please contact Steve Hall at (800) 939-4995 or visit www.bestsecurityindustries.com