U.S. Security Associates Named “Best in Rewards and Recognition”

ATLANTA – September 11, 2014 – U.S. Security Associates (USA) is recognized as “Best in Rewards and Recognition” in the 20th Annual Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards Program. USA wins a Bronze Award for Best Rewards and Recognition Program in the Talent Management and Human Resources category. USA is a national security company known for offering attractive incentives, awards, and personal development opportunities to its 46,000 employees. This year’s award follows the Brandon Hall Group’s selection of USA as a winner of the Bronze Award for Best Talent Acquisition Process in 2013.

Now in its 20th year, the Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards Program was the first award program of its kind in the learning industry. Often considered the most elite Human Capital Management (HCM) recognition program in the industry, the Brandon Hall Group promotes inventive personnel management and leadership by recognizing organizations whose performance standards and clear-cut strategies produce measurable results.

USA was named one of the “Best in Rewards and Recognition” for a company-wide approach to rewarding, encouraging and promoting top performers that supports improved performance, and creates positive organizational outcomes. Award entries were evaluated by industry analysts and Brandon Hall Group’s executive leadership team according to the program’s fit for the organization’s need, the design of the program itself, and its functionality, usability, innovation, and overall measureable benefits.

Gold, silver, and bronze award winners were announced during a special live webinar on September 9. Brandon Hall Group CEO Mike Cooke, COO Rachel Cooke, and VP/Corporate and Product Development Claude Werder named winners in more than 50 categories. Award winners are being honored at Brandon Hall Group’s upcoming HCM Excellence Conference in early 2015 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where select winning organizations are presenting and sharing the processes and philosophies that led to their commendation.

“As a service organization, we know effective employee recognition practices are critical to retaining and motivating the best employees,” says Richard Wyckoff, USA’s president and CEO. “Having one of the best rewards and recognition programs in the security services industry helps us maintain extraordinarily low turnover, and we are continuously improving and expanding our program to attract and retain experienced, enthusiastic security service professionals.”

About Brandon Hall Group

Brandon Hall Group is a HCM research and advisory services firm that provides insights around key performance areas, including Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition and Workforce Management. With more than 10,000 clients globally and 20 years of delivering world-class research and advisory services, Brandon Hall Group is focused on developing research that drives performance in emerging and large organizations, and provides strategic insights for executives and practitioners responsible for growth and business results. See www.brandonhall.com for more information.

About U.S. Security Associates

U.S. Security Associates (USA) is North America’s security solutions leader, with 160 locally-responsive offices providing premier national security services and global consulting and investigations. The company provides career paths for over 46,000 security professionals serving several thousand clients and a range of industries. Innovative applications of leading-edge, proprietary technology enable USA to rank annually among the world’s best training companies, meet the globally recognized ISO standard for quality management, and underscore world-class customer service with unparalleled accountability. USA’s rise as one of today’s largest security companies is a natural byproduct of these differentiators together with a commitment to investing in employee reward and development, giving back to local communities and relentlessly striving to be the best security company delivering Solutions for a Safer World™. For more information, visit www.ussecurityassociates.com.

For more information please contact:

Brian Dooling, Vice President of Marketing
Phone: 770.625.1550
Email: [email protected]

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Chief Executive Officer of Brandon Hall Group Mike Cooke Prior to joining Brandon Hall Group, Mike Cooke was the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of AC Growth. Mike held leadership and executive positions for the majority of his career, at which he was responsible for steering sales and marketing teams to drive results and profitability. His background includes more than 15 years of experience in sales, marketing, management, and operations in the research, consulting, software and technology industries. Mike has extensive experience in sales, marketing and management having worked for several early high-growth emerging businesses and has implemented technology systems to support various critical sales, finance, marketing and client service functions. He is especially skilled in organizing the sales and service strategy to fully support a company’s growth strategy. The concept of growth was an absolute to Mike and a motivator in starting AC Growth, in order to help organizations achieve research driven results. Most recently, Mike was the VP and General Manager of Field Operations at Bersin & Associates, a global analyst and consulting services firm focused on all areas of enterprise learning, talent management and talent acquisition. Tasked with leading the company’s global expansion, Mike led all sales operations worldwide. During Mike’s tenure, the company has grown into a multi-national firm, conducting business in over 45 countries with over 4,500 multi-national organizations. Mike started his career at MicroVideo Learning Systems in 1992, eventually holding a senior management position and leading all corporate sales before founding Dynamic Minds. Mike was CEO and Co-Founder of Dynamic Minds, a custom developer of software programs, working with clients like Goldman Sachs, Prentice Hall, McGraw Hill and Merrill Lynch. Also, Mike worked for Oddcast, a leading provider of customer experience and marketing solutions, where he held a senior management position leading the company into new markets across various industries. Mike also serves on the Advisory Board for Carbon Solutions America, an independent sustainability consulting and carbon management firm that specializes in the design and implementation of greenhouse reduction and sustainability plans as well as managing the generation of carbon and renewal energy and energy efficiency credits. Mike attended University of Phoenix, studying Business Administration and Finance. He has also completed executive training at the Chicago Graduate School of Business in Chicago, IL.

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