Protection One Executive Team
Richard Ginsburg
President and Chief Executive Officer
Business History
- Protection One – President, July 2001 – present; Director and Chief Executive Officer, April 2001 – present
- Guardian International, Inc. – President and Chief Executive Officer, August 1996 – April 2001; Director, May 1993 – March 2006
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Communications, University of Miami
Residence
- Miami, Florida
Darius G. Nevin
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Business History
- Protection One – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, August 2001 – present; Director, November 2002 – May 2003
- Guardian International, Inc. – Chief Financial Officer, October 1997 – August 2001; Director, October 1997 – March 2006
- Guard Technologies – President and Chief Financial Officer, 1987 – 1997
Education
- Master of Business Administration, University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business Administration
- AB, Harvard College
Residence
- Miami, Florida
Peter J. Pefanis
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Business History
- Protection One – Chief Operating Officer, March 2007 – present; Executive Vice President, September 2002 – March 2007
- Protection One Alarm Monitoring – Senior Vice President, June 2001 – September 2002
- SecurityLink – Region Vice President, January 2001 – June 2001
- Honeywell – East Area Director, May 1997 – January 2001
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Economics, Elon College, North Carolina
Residence
- Stirling, New Jersey




