Avigilon Deeply Saddened by the Loss of Terry Neely, Senior Vice President, Emerging Technology

VANCOUVER, July 21, 2014 /CNW/ - Avigilon Corporation ("Avigilon") (TSX:AVO), today announced that Terry Neely, senior vice president, emerging technology, has passed away due to complications related to an unfortunate accident he recently suffered at his home.

On July 20th, Mr. Neely passed on surrounded by family and friends. Mr. Neely is survived by his wife and his three children.

Mr. Neely's career spanned over 25 years. A true innovator, Mr. Neely was one of the most knowledgeable individuals in the access control industry. Prior to joining Avigilon, Mr. Neely was founder, president and chief technology officer at RedCloud Security, Inc., which was acquired by Avigilon in 2013. Mr. Neely also spent six years as vice president of engineering at Honeywell Access Systems, a product development team of Honeywell International.

"It is with a heavy heart and deeply felt sympathy that we are announcing the loss of Terry Neely. I had the pleasure of getting to know Terry during the acquisition of RedCloud last year. Terry was a valued colleague who will be greatly missed," said Alexander Fernandes, founder, president, CEO and chairman of the board, Avigilon. "We wish to extend our heartfelt condolences to his family at this difficult time."

About Avigilon
Avigilon Corporation is defining the future of protection through innovative end-to-end security solutions.  Avigilon's industry-leading HD network video management software, megapixel cameras, access control and video analytics products are reinventing the security market. Information about Avigilon can be found at avigilon.com.

SOURCE Avigilon Corporation