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Chubb, one of the major providers of fire safety and security solutions, has announced the successful integration of Vipond Fire Protection Ltd to Chubb Fire and Security Ltd in the UK. Like Chubb, Vipond is part of the APi Group, and this consolidation enhances Chubb’s capabilities in fire protection, detection, and suppression and solidifies its commitment to providing comprehensive life safety and fire protection services across the UK. fire and security solutions "We are thrilled to announce the successful integration of Vipond Fire Protection to Chubb," said David Dunnagan, Managing Director of Chubb Fire and Security. He adds, "This strategic move aligns with our ongoing commitment to offer the highest standards of fire and security solutions to our customers. With Vipond now part of our organization, we have elevated our fire suppression capabilities and have LPCB LPS:1048 Level 4 sprinkler installers, further strengthening Chubb as a trusted leader in the industry." enhanced protection Vipond Managing Director - Alastair Wilson also shared his excitement about the merger, saying, "This marks an exciting new chapter for Vipond Fire Protection. This partnership will enable us to provide even greater protection for our customers throughout Great Britain." training and design facility Vipond boasts its own training and design facility, enabling the partnership to offer design, installation, and service Adding to Chubb’s strong network of branches, Vipond has locations in Burntwood, near Birmingham, and East Kilbride, Scotland.  Vipond also boasts its own training and design facility, enabling the partnership to offer design, installation, and service and maintenance of fire protection, detection, and suppression systems. leveraging stronghold While Vipond was already part of the APi Group, which bought Chubb Fire and Security in 2022, their operations in the UK had not previously been integrated. The two companies will continue to present to the market as two separate brands, allowing them to leverage a stronghold in the marketplace.

Chubb, one of the renowned providers of fire safety and security solutions, has announced the successful integration of ownership and operational responsibilities of Vipond Fire Protection Ltd to Chubb Fire and Security Ltd in the UK. Like Chubb, Vipond is part of the APi Group, and this merger enhances Chubb’s capabilities in fire protection, detection, and suppression and solidifies its commitment to providing comprehensive life safety and fire protection services across the UK. Author's quote Partnership will enable us to provide excellent protection for customers throughout Great Britain "We are thrilled to announce the successful integration of Vipond Fire Protection to Chubb," said David Dunnagan, Managing Director of Chubb Fire and Security. He adds, “This strategic move aligns with our ongoing commitment to offer the highest standards of fire and security solutions to our customers. With Vipond now part of our organization, we have elevated our fire suppression capabilities and have LPCB LPS:1048 Level 4 sprinkler installer, further strengthening Chubb as a trusted pioneer in the industry." Vipond Managing Director, Alastair Wilson also shared his excitement about the merger, saying, "This marks an exciting new chapter for Vipond Fire Protection. This partnership will enable us to provide even greater protection for customers throughout Great Britain.” Stronghold in the marketplace Adding to Chubb’s strong network of branches, Vipond has locations in Burntwood, near Birmingham, and in East Kilbride, Scotland, plus a fabrication plant for manufacturing time-critical pipework. Vipond also boasts its own training and design facility, enabling the partnership to offer industry-pioneering design, installation, and service and maintenance of fire protection, detection, and suppression systems. While Vipond was already part of the APi Group, which bought Chubb Fire and Security in 2022, their operations in the UK had not previously been integrated. The two companies will continue to present to the market as two separate brands, allowing the organizations to leverage a stronghold in the marketplace.

Chubb Fire & Security (‘Chubb’) is pleased to announce that, since the appointment of Andrew White as Chief Executive Officer earlier this year, it has significantly strengthened its Executive Leadership Team (‘ELT’) with a number of senior hires and internal promotions. The ELT has been established to provide greater levels of oversight to Chubb’s global sales and operational activity and to maintain its focus on its three key pillars of people, process and portfolio. Running IT platforms Keith is expected to play a vital role in Chubb’s transformation journey Keith Mizen has joined Chubb as Chief Information Officer following a successful four years in the same role at Vodafone Business working with multiple geographies and running IT platforms to support B2B sales and operations globally. Keith is expected to play a vital role in Chubb’s transformation journey as it looks to embed digitalization into everything it does. Rabih Najjar has been recruited to the newly created role of Global Vice President of Sales, leveraging more than 19 years of international sales experience in markets including Beirut, Doha, Dubai and London, most recently working for NYSE-listed business Vertiv. International sales experience David Jackola, currently Vice President Controller at APi Group, has taken on the new role of Chubb CFO & Vice President of Transformation. David has significant functional and global experience that will bring many attributes to the Chubb Executive Leadership Team. David joined APi Group in October 2021 as Vice President Corporate Planning and Analysis before assuming the role of Vice President Controller in March 2022. Additionally, and in recognition of the growing importance of health and safety in the workplace, Stephen Dowling has was successfully appointed the role of Director of Quality, Environment, Health & Safety for Chubb globally, having previously held the role for the UK & Ireland exclusively. Stephen is a Chartered member of the Chartered Quality Institute and previously spent 28 years at BAE Systems. Expanded business portfolio Brendan McNulty has been promoted to the newly created role of Vice President – Europe Brendan McNulty has been promoted to the newly created role of Vice President – Europe. Reporting to Brendan will be the country leaders of UK & Ireland, Benelux, Spain, Germany and Switzerland/Austria. This new role will enable Chubb’s European businesses to benefit from many of the transformation and optimization models successfully adopted by Chubb UK & Ireland. Expanded business portfolio KT Yiu has been promoted to the newly created role of Vice President, Asia Pacific after more than 30 years’ experience working with Chubb in the region. His expanded business portfolio will cover Hong Kong, China, Macau, Singapore, India and Thailand. Dave Marven, previously Managing Director for Chubb Australia, is now responsible for all activity across both Australia and New Zealand. Priority on digitalization Andrew White, CEO of Chubb Fire & Security Group, commented: “We are very excited to announce the bolstering of the Executive Leadership Team with both external and internal hires at an exciting time for Chubb.” The acquisition of the business by APi at the start of this year marked an important turning point" Andrew White adds, “The acquisition of the business by APi at the start of this year marked an important turning point for the business, shifting focus to a model with a greater priority on digitalization, as well as allowing us more penetration in the North American market where APi has historically always been strong. I have been working closely with the new team as we continue our transformational journey and prioritize the wellbeing of our people, the efficiency of our processes and the selective expansion of our portfolio towards new markets and solutions.” Long-Standing customers In January 2022, Chubb Fire & Security was acquired from previous owners Carrier by APi Group Corporation (APi). APi is a pioneer business services provider of safety and specialty services in over 200 locations worldwide. APi provides statutorily mandated and other contracted services to a strong base of long-standing customers across industries.