ADT Promotes Jim DeVries To CEO

(RTTNews) - ADT Inc. (ADT), provider of security and automation solutions in the United States and Canada for homes and businesses, people on-the-go and their network, said that Jim DeVries, currently president of ADT, will be promoted to Chief Executive Officer to succeed Tim Whall, who will be retiring on November 30, 2018 after a decades-long career in the security industry. DeVries will be appointed to the Company's Board of Directors following the transition. Whall will remain on the Company's Board and serve as an advisor to the Company.

Jim DeVries joined ADT as Chief Operating Officer in May 2016 and has served as President since September 2017. Prior to joining ADT, Jim held senior leadership roles at leading companies in the insurance, financial services and telecommunications industries, including most recently as Executive Vice President for Allstate Brand Operations. Before joining Allstate, he was Senior Vice President of Human Resources at the Principal Financial Group and Vice President for Corporate Services and Human Resources at Ameritech's Monitoring and Security Services Division. Earlier in his career, he held management roles at Quaker Oats, and Leaf and Andrew Corporation.