Lennart Alexandrie,
the co-founder of the
publishing company AR
Media International,
has won the inaugural
Grand Security Award
(Stora Säkerhetspriset),
founded this year by
Säkerhetsbranschen the
Swedish security industry
association.
AR Media International is known
globally, in the main, for being the
creator and publisher of the security
trade magazine Detektor and the
online publication Securityworld-
market.com, for which Lennart
Alexandrie is still the acting editor-
in-chief.
Think tank
In the Scandinavian countries AR
Media is also known as a success-
ful event organiser for the Sectech
events in Stockholm, Copenhagen
and Oslo. The online security
trade publication Securityuser.com
(featuring a Swedish and a Danish
market edition) is also a trademark
of AR Media International. Lennart
Alexandrie and AR Media were
also the founders of SNOS, a think
tank and a driving force behind the
changes to the previous overly harsh
restrictive legislation regarding the
use of video surveillance equipment.
First winner of the award
Säkerhetsbranschen, the Swedish
Security Industry Association, has
505 member companies represent-
ing a turnover of SEK 57 billion per
year, according to its website. This
year the association launched the
Grand Security Award in conjunc-
tion with their event The Security
Day (Säkerhetsdagen) in Stock-
holm. The criteria for the award
is, that it should be presented to a
person who "works in the security
industry and who in a distinc-
tive way has contributed to the
industry's development, innovation,
visibility or success".
"It is of course an honour, not
least because it is the first time
this award has been presented,"
commented Lennart Alexandrie,
who was a member of the refer-
ence group forming part of the
project team that had the mission
to merge the industry associations
for manned guarding companies
and technology suppliers into one
strong association, which eventually
became the Swedish Security Indus-
try Association, named Säkerhets-
branschen in 2013.
"Being a part of that is certainly
a reason why I am very grateful for
receiving this award"
Not the first time
It is not the first time Lennart Al-
exandrie has been present at a prize
ceremony. However, usually he is
the one handing out the trophies
and diplomas as the host of the
Detektor International Award event
on a yearly basis. But he has also
personally been awarded before. In
2013 he was awarded by the Global
Security Industry Alliance (GSIA),
receiving the Gold Shield Award
in conjunction with the world's
largest security exhibition CPSE for
"Outstanding Contribution for the
Global Security Industry". In Swe-
den, he has also received recognition
in 2007 when he received the Hans
Vermdalen's Security Scholarship,
by Swesec, the umbrella organisa-
tion for all significant industry
associations in Sweden at the time
and Företagsuniversitetet, (the Busi-
ness University), a leading Swedish
educational company.
"But of course the Grand Se-
curity Award has a special status to
me, because it is instituted by Säker-
hetsbranschen, the security industry
association that we (AR Media)
were very committed to during its
first turbulent years."
The jury´s motivation
The Grand Security Award
ceremony was held at the banquet
in conjunction with the event Säk-
erhetsdagen (The Security Day) on
the 2nd of September at the Quality
Globe Hotel in Stockholm.
The award trophy and diploma
were handed out to Lennart Alex-
andrie by the chairman and CEO,
respectively, of the Security Industry
Association, Kettil Stenberg and
Joakim Söderström. The latter of
the two also announced the jury´s
motivation.
"Through his commitment
and drive for the security industry,
Lennart has been involved and
influenced future developments.
Not least through Sectech, Detek-
tor Awards and SNOS, Lennart
helps to promote innovations and
drive development around security
solutions and industry issues both
in Sweden and in the international
market."
AR Media International's founder
wins the Grand Security Award
AR Media's founder Lennart Alexandrie (in the centre) received the Grand Security Award from the Swedish Security Industry
Association's CEO, Joakim Söderström (left), and the Chairman of the Board, Kettil Stenberg.
It is of course an honour, not least
because it is the first time this award
has been presented."
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