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Vivint President Alex Dunn on the company's plans for growth
Tess talks to Alex Dunn, Vivint president, about how Vivint "can be a much bigger company than we currently are." Dunn discusses the Vivint Innovation Center, his new role with the company and how...
View ArticleVivint gets new CIO
This Blog's on Fire (And Other Stuff)Tess Nacelewicz07/02/2013Vivint has a new chief information officer, Todd Thompson, who hails from the hotel and airline industries, the company announced...
View ArticleVivint gets new COO—from outside the industry
David Bywater and other outside hires bring ‘really good perspectives’ to Vivint, President Alex Dunn says09/11/2013Tess NacelewiczPROVO, Utah—Vivint has a new COO: former Xerox executive David...
View ArticleVivint hires former Alcoa exec as CFO
10/11/2013SSN StaffPROVO, Utah—Vivint today announced the appointment of Mark Davies, former EVP at Alcoa, as the company's new chief financial officer. As CFO, Davies will lead Vivint's financial...
View ArticleVivint’s RMR now at $42.6m
Q3 and nine-month report for 2013 shows 18 percent increase in subscribers; inside sales playing a larger role at door-knocking company; attrition is 13 percent11/06/2013Tess NacelewiczPROVO,...
View ArticleVivint gives $10k to ESA scholarship program
01/03/2014IRVING, Texas—Vivint has contributed $10,000 to the Electronic Security Association’s 2014 Youth Scholarship Program, the organization announced Jan. 2.With Vivint’s contribution and other...
View ArticleVivint says 2013 banner year for new subscribers
Tess Nacelewicz02/26/2014The number of Vivint's net new subscribers in 2013 was 219,034, the most in the company’s 15-year history, Vivint President Alex Dunn told investors this week at the J.P....
View ArticleVivint announces new campus, new solution
Spencer Ives06/21/2017In the past couple of weeks, Vivint has made two announcements. The first announcement, which came out on June 13, was about the company’s new facility. Then, on June 20, Vivint...
View ArticleVivint Smart Home and Mosaic complete merger
Combined company started trading on NYSE under ticker VVNT this week01/23/2020SSN StaffPROVO, Utah and NEW YORK—Vivint Smart Home and Mosaic Acquisition Corp. announced the completion of the previously...
View ArticleVivint president Alex Dunn to step down
03/05/2020SSN StaffPROVOST, Utah—Vivint Smart Home Inc. announced that Alex J. Dunn is stepping down as president of Vivint Smart Home after 14 years at the company. He will remain an advisor to the...
View ArticleAPX makes first acquisition
Company will provide a new channel for APX to gain customers, leading with energy management01/13/2011Martha EntwistleTess NacelewiczPROVO, Utah—Marking its first acquisition in its 11-year history,...
View ArticleAPX changes name to Vivint
‘Simple, affordable, whole-home automation for the average Joe’02/01/2011Tess NacelewiczPROVO, Utah—The new way to spell APX Alarm Security Solutions is Vivint. The summer-model giant announced today...
View ArticleCSAA: Industry should get smart about smart meters
An association spokesman says industry should educate customers about potential problems03/21/2011Tess NacelewiczVIENNA, Va.—Utility companies are installing smart meters on homes and businesses around...
View ArticleVivint gets $125M increase in financing
The funds will fuel its home automation expansion04/07/2011Tess NacelewiczPROVO, Utah—Vivint, formerly APX Alarm, has completed a $690 million senior debt financing with a group of lenders led by...
View ArticleFirsts on the first day of ISC West
Tess Nacelewicz03/29/2012Today was the first day of ISC West 2012 and I started my day off at a Honeywell breakfast where Scott Harkins, the new president of Honeywell Security Products, talked about a...
View ArticleComcast adds more markets across the country
In March, the telecom introduced its home automation/home security product in locations that included San Francisco, Connecticut and Utah, home of the summer-sales security companies04/23/2012Tess...
View ArticleVivint gets millions more in financing, surpasses RMR milestone
Tess Nacelewicz06/20/2012Ever since rebranding last year, Vivint has seemed to do nothing but grow. The latest sign of that is the announcement yesterday from the residential security and home...
View ArticleVivint adds $50 million to financing; surpasses RMR milestone
08/06/2012Tess NacelewiczPROVO, Utah—Summer-model company Vivint announced in June of that it had surpassed a $30 million milestone in RMR, putting it among the top three largest security companies in...
View ArticleVivint exploring sale
CEO said $2 billion offer from Blackstone previously turned down09/06/2012Martha EntwistlePROVO, Utah—Vivint is considering a sale with final bids due later this month, according to a Reuters report....
View ArticleVivint innovates with new position
Vivint is the second prominent home security/home automation company—ADT was first—to create and fill an innovation officer job01/15/2013Tess NacelewiczPROVO, Utah—Vivint announced today that it has...
View ArticleVivint: 'Disruptive innovation' key to success
Company sees 'more opportunity to disrupt' and joins new business trend by hiring chief innovation officer01/30/2013Tess NacelewiczPROVO, Utah—“Disruptive innovation”—shaking up the traditional...
View ArticleVivint gets new president
02/06/2013PROVO, Utah—Alex Dunn, who previously served as Vivint’s chief operating officer, has been promoted to the position of company president, according to a company statement. Dunn will manage...
View ArticleVivint in top 50 of Forbes’ top 100!
Tess Nacelewicz02/20/2013Vivint made it into Forbes’ annual ranking of America's Most Promising Companies this year, marking the first time the Provo, Utah-based home automation/home security company...
View ArticleVivint gets into R&D
Security and home automation provider opens Innovation Center02/20/2013Martha EntwistleLEHI, Utah—With the goal of being “vertically integrated” and “in control of all components” of its offerings,...
View ArticleVivint Live: personal touch monitoring; Vivint president takes on solar CEO...
Tess Nacelewicz04/03/2013Two recent developments from home automation/home security giant Vivint caught my eye. One is a new feature for homeowners called Vivint Live, which the company said links...
View ArticleCompetitor reportedly scores CEO from Vivint Solar
04/24/2013PROVO, Utah—Former Vivint Solar CEO Tanguy Serra has left the company and been hired by SolarCity, a solar energy company based in San Mateo, Calif., according to an article today from...
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