American Direct Announces Lance Simpson As President and Chief Executive Officer

Jul 11, 2023•about 2 years ago

Position

President

Company

American Direct

Lance Simpson

LenexaSecurity

Description

Founder and former CEO, Byron Whetstone, to remain on the company's board of directors to help drive the strategic vision of the business.","American Direct Procurement, LLC , a national distributor of doors and related hardware as well as a leading access control and commercial integration business, today announced that Lance Simpson has joined American Direct as President and Chief Executive Officer. Effective immediately, he has assumed day-to-day leadership and succeeds American Direct's founder, Byron Whetstone, who will continue to serve on the company's board of directors and remain involved in shaping the strategic vision of the business.

Company Information

Company

American Direct

Location

Lenexa, Kansas, United States

About

Over the past 30 years, American Direct has grown from being one of the nation’s leading doors, frames and hardware providers to also owning an access software platform and has become a nationally recognized commercial integrator. The only company in the industry to harness the ability to provide full Division 8 and Division 28 services in one complete package. American Direct is uniquely positioned to provide “Total Security Solutions” from the edge of the door and beyond. American Direct has earned a stellar reputation for end-to-end service, product expertise, a deep network of industry partners, and an extensive national footprint of engineering offices, sales offices, fulfillment centers and software developers. We aim to be the market’s most trusted provider of the design, implementation and analytics of total security solutions to protect the lives of people where they live and work.

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