Natural State News

Access Control Devices Inc. (ACDI) recently hired Greg O'Briant as chief operating officer based on his collective knowledge and experience from various industries.

“I'm incredibly excited to join the team at ACDI as we build on our strategy to become a world leader in delivering business solutions and services," O'Briant said.

O'Briant will bring over 20 years of leadership, financial and operations experience from various industries to the company's team, including from his most recent position as chief financial officer at Bernhard TME, an engineering and contracting firm. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Master of Business Administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

In his new position as chief operation officer, O'Briant will regulate ACDI's everyday tasks while working with executives to drive development and growth, a move that generated excitement among ACDI's top staff.

“It isn't every day that you find someone that complements your team as well as Greg does," ACDI President Josh Lane said. “His leadership experience in finance and operations combined with a thirst for knowledge and his unique perspective create more significant opportunities to promote our mission of being better than yesterday.”

Lane's eagerness for O'Briant to join the company was shared by the company's vice president, Matt Bennet.

“I'm not sure if anyone is more excited about this hire than me,” Bennet said. "As ACDI continues to grow, our new COO will take our service offerings to the next level. Timing is everything and Greg’s arrival is right on schedule.”

ACDI has focused on facilitating various integrated software and hardware for office equipment suppliers since 1994 including Papercut, a print and copy output management software that allows users to print from any computer on the network to any printer. The company is also a leading Channel Intelligence Partner and Papercut Solution Center.