Hedgie Bartol

Hedgie Bartol

Hedgie Bartol serves as a business development manager for the retail segment in North America at Axis Communications. In this role, Mr. Bartol works closely with partners and retailers on strategic surveillance installations designed to maximise loss prevention and streamline business operations.   Mr. Bartol joined the company in July of 2011 after years of being an avid Axis advocate and industry pundit while in sales and business development roles at Milestone Systems and Diebold. He brings almost 20 years of expertise serving the retail loss prevention industry, with expertise in different retail-specific solutions from access control, identity management and fraud prevention technologies to systems integration, video management software and network camera technologies. Prior to joining Axis, Mr. Bartol served as retail sales manager for Milestone Systems where he worked to develop the vertical market segment through end-user and channel partner relationships. Mr. Bartol also gained extensive experience as the national business development manager for Diebold’s Retail Solutions Group by establishing the Diebold brand, increasing revenue and identifying creative marketing opportunities. Over the years Mr. Bartol has secured a multitude of national retail accounts and built strong brand recognition with his active industry participation and strategic relationships. Mr. Bartol is a graduate of Catawba College and serves on the Retail Council of ASIS, the RILA Vendor Advisory Board and the Vendor Advisory Board for LP Magazine as well as other various trade organisations.