AlliedBarton's Lawrence Loesch Sworn in as New York City ASIS Chapter Chairman

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA--(Marketwire - February 4, 2009) - AlliedBarton Security Services is proud to announce that Lawrence F. Loesch, Vice President and General Manager, has been sworn in by New York Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly as the New York City ASIS Chapter Chair. Prior to this appointment, Loesch served as the New York City ASIS Chapter Vice-Chairman.

Established in 1957, AlliedBarton Security Services is the largest American-owned security officer services company. Lawrence Loesch served as a Deputy Chief for the NYC Police Department and has held corporate security positions for Credit Suisse First Boston and UBS/Paine Webber prior to joining AlliedBarton. "I am honored to accept this latest challenge in my security and law enforcement career," said Lawrence Loesch. "I look forward to serving the security needs of the largest ASIS chapter. Working with organizations such as ASIS is important to AlliedBarton because we value relationships with other groups and companies who share our dedication to quality security."

The New York Chapter of ASIS International has approximately 1600 members, which makes it the largest in all of ASIS. Their membership represents the entire spectrum of security professionals with several hundred security contractors and practitioners from the New York City metropolitan area. It is a forum that brings together security professionals to further their common goals and to share experiences and best practices. Corporate security professionals, including many Fortune 500 companies and the providers of security services, as well as Federal, State and local law enforcement, are involved in the Chapter.

AlliedBarton Security Services is the industry's premier provider of highly trained security personnel to many industries including commercial real estate, higher education, healthcare, residential communities, chemical/petrochemical, government, manufacturing and distribution, financial, and shopping centers and malls. Responsive, customer-focused security officers and managers at our client sites are supported by award-winning national resources developed from over 50 years of security experience. Our more than 50,000 employees and 100 offices service a client base of several thousand which includes approximately 200 Fortune 500 companies across the country. AlliedBarton was the first security services company selected as one of Training magazine's Top 125 training companies and has been on the list for four consecutive years. For more information call 1-866-825-5433 or visit www.AlliedBarton.com.

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