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Protection One, the second largest electronic security company in the United States, today announced that Bob Dale has been named Senior Vice President, Commercial and Residential Sales. In this role, he will be responsible for leading the Residential, Commercial and National Account teams and growing the Company's market share through expanded and best-in-class service offerings.

"Bob is an outstanding addition to the Protection One team. He brings over 26 years experience leading the largest sales organization in the industry. He is recognized for his unprecedented leadership and ability to deliver explosive growth," said Tim Whall, Protection One's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Bob cares deeply about his customers and his sales teams. His passion and energy produce satisfied customers and attracts new ones. Those are two things we are committed to deliver on at Protection One."  

Dale said, "I am thrilled to join Protection One at such an exciting time in the industry and the Company. The growth opportunity at Protection One is phenomenal given our national footprint and our ability to service the customer. The goal is simple – we want to offer the best customer experience – period. National Account customers have unique and specific needs. Both Tim and I share an obsession for delivering on that.   Protection One has a solid platform and an ideal structure to serve the needs of multi-location customers. I am excited looking at the future growth within Protection One."

Dale most recently served as Senior Vice President of Commercial Sales at ADT. He began his career with ADT in 1983 as a Commercial Sales Representative and subsequently held several managerial positions, including National Account Manager, Sales Manager, General Manager, and Regional General Manager. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/ Marketing from the University of Louisville. Dale is active in his community and was selected for the Peace Award, which is an annual award given by the Hubbard House, the primary Jacksonville, Fla., abused women's shelter. He will continue to reside with his wife Lisa and children in Jacksonville, Fla.

About Protection One

Protection One is one of the largest vertically integrated national providers of sales, installation, monitoring, and maintenance of electronic security systems to homes and businesses and has been recognized as one of "America's Most Trustworthy Companies" by Forbes.com. Network Multifamily, Protection One's wholly owned subsidiary, is the largest security provider to the multifamily housing market. The Company also owns the nation's largest provider of wholesale monitoring services, the combined operations of CMS and Criticom International. For more information about Protection One, visit www.ProtectionOne.com.

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CONTACT:  Protection One, Inc.
          Media contact:
          Robin J. Lampe
          (785) 856-9350
          robinlampe@ProtectionOne.com