Potter Global Technologies Appoints Roel Vestjens as CEO

Roel joins Potter after an extensive career across leading industrial businesses. He most recently served

as CEO of Belden, a signal transmission solutions company, where he spent 17 years in various

leadership roles. Prior to Belden, he served in various roles at Royal Philips Electronics and Cap Gemini

Ernst & Young. 

“We are confident that Roel’s track record and wealth of experience in elevating companies and growing

global businesses will be invaluable to supporting Potter’s continued ability to develop new ways to

serve our customers and protect lives” said Mark Levy and Kevin Layne, Co-Chairmen of the Board at

Potter. “We are grateful to Gerry for his contributions to Potter’s success over the past several years and

are pleased to welcome Roel to lead Potter in its next chapter.”

“Potter has a rich history as a trusted provider of mission critical, high-quality fire safety and emergency

communication equipment supported by incredible customer service.  I see substantial potential for

continued growth and am delighted to join the team at such an exciting time in the company’s journey. 

As we grow from here, we will be building on Potter’s legacy of reliability and innovation in fire and life

safety to better serve our customers and protect the public,” said Roel Vestjens.

“I am incredibly proud of the tremendous growth and milestones that we have collectively achieved

over the past several years,” said Gerry Connolly. “Potter has a bright future ahead and I look forward to

supporting Roel and the Board as they continue to take the company to new heights.”

“Roel is a proven leader with a customer-centric mentality. We believe his experience and expertise will

help Potter accelerate its growth, building on Potter’s over 125-year legacy of product excellence and

customer service and the meaningful progress over the last 5 years under Gerry’s leadership,” said

Brandon Brahm, Partner at KKR and member of Potter's Board of Directors.

About Potter

Potter Global Technologies is the leading independent designer and manufacturer of life safety and

emergency communication solutions. Through its various business brands including Potter Fire Safety,

Potter Sprinkler Monitoring, Safe Signal, Valcom, TowerIQ, and Elmdene, Potter Global Technologies

provides fire suppression, alarm and communications systems, mass notification systems, first

responder RF radio communications, and advanced power products. The company motto is “We Save

Lives” and their employees appreciate the role they play and value working for a company that is

making a difference through protecting people, property and critical infrastructure. Their mission is to

make buildings and people safer from fire, natural disasters, and acts of violence. Throughout their

longstanding 125-year history of developing industry leading technology, Potter has earned a reputation

for best-in-class product quality and customer service. The company is headquartered in St. Louis,

Missouri, with sales, engineering, and manufacturing centers in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Discover

more about Potter Global Technologies at www.potterglobaltech.com