DALLAS, TX - John Foley, Vice President of Sales for ASSA ABLOY Hospitality Inc., has announced the latest addition to the unified national sales force for the group, naming Fred Juran as Regional Sales Manager for New York and the New England states. In this position, Fred will represent all four ASSA ABLOY Hospitality brands to a variety of hotel industry accounts in the expansive New York market, as well as to the New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and Maine. He will also collaborate with key companies in the ASSA ABLOY Group's international network, in order to provide the accounts with related security products, including doors, frames and hardware.

Juran began his successful 17-year career in hotel security products in 1986 with Sargent, another ASSA ABLOY Group company. As technical trainer, and later Sales Manager for the company's new System 45 hotel locking product, he was involved with both national and international accounts. The past 12 years of his career were spent as Regional Sales Manager for another hotel security product company, where he routinely achieved top sales figures. Fred returned to the ASSA ABLOY Group in February 2003 when he joined ASSA ABLOY Hospitality as a representative for the Timelox brand.

ASSA ABLOY Hospitality Inc. is the industry's leading supplier of hotel security solutions, combining the power of VingCard, Timelox, Elsafe and INHOVA, along with the resources of 100 locking companies in the ASSA ABLOY Group. As part of the world's leading lock group, ASSA ABLOY Hospitality offers the largest selection of hotel security products complemented by extensive worldwide resources such as R&D and a global customer service network.

Juran can be reached by calling (203) 265-1553 or (203) 640-3633, or by e-mailing him at [email protected]. For more information, please contact John Foley at (972) 692-3111.

ASSA ABLOY Hospitality Inc. sells and services a host of ASSA ABLOY products, including locks, in-room safes and modern systems for security and safety in the hotel industry. The offering includes Elsafe, VingCard and TimeLox.

The ASSA ABLOY Group is the world's leading manufacturer and supplier of locking solutions, dedicated to satisfying end-user needs for security, safety and convenience. The Group has about 30,000 employees and annual sales of about EUR3 billion

Andrea Roland
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