SoundThinking Appoints Kirk Arthur as Senior VP of Global Sales
SoundThinking (SSTI) announced the appointment of Kirk Arthur as Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Manuel Nylen as Vice President of Sales for SafePointe. Arthur will lead SoundThinking's global sales and solutions organization, with responsibility for go-to-market strategy, revenue execution, and customer engagement worldwide. Nylen will oversee sales for SafePointe, the company's AI-enabled weapons detection solution, driving the company's plan to expand adoption across healthcare, gaming, corporate campuses and other environments requiring enhanced security. Most recently, Arthur served as Worldwide Government Solutions Sales Lead at Microsoft (MSFT). Most recently, Nylen served as Director of Global Specialist Sales, Americas at Milestone Systems.
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