ShotSpotter, Inc. Appoints New Vice President of International Business Development and Sales

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ShotSpotter, Inc., the leading developer of mission-essential wide-area acoustic surveillance systems for law enforcement, homeland security and military has announced that Richard Meyerhoff has joined its management team as Vice President of International Business Development and Sales. Meyerhoff, who brings over 20 years of executive and international sales experience in hi-tech, security systems, and defense industries, will spearhead ShotSpotter's international business development strategy and global sales initiatives.

"As ShotSpotter continues to experience exceptional domestic sales growth, we have seen strong parallel interest from the international market," said James G. Beldock, president and chief executive officer of ShotSpotter, Inc. "In Richard Meyerhoff we found an individual whose proven leadership skills are credited with successfully developing, building, and managing international sales and business opportunities. Richard's stellar track record has created business success everywhere he's been, and we are pleased to have someone of his caliber contributing to ShotSpotter's continued success as we expand globally."

"The life-saving nature of ShotSpotter's flagship product, the ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System^(R) (GLS), clearly demonstrates that it is unrivaled within its industry," said Meyerhoff. "This invaluable wide-area acoustic surveillance technology provides public safety and law enforcement officials across the U.S. with gunfire and explosion data and analytics that are proven and relied upon to build effective crime prevention strategies and tactics. I am excited to be joining ShotSpotter and look forward to expanding the reach of this mission-essential technology internationally."

Meyerhoff comes to ShotSpotter from Implant Sciences Corporation (AMEX: IMX) where he acted as Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Service. Prior to this Meyerhoff served as Vice President of Global Sales of the Security and Detection Systems division of L-3 Communications, helping the division to become a leading supplier of security screening systems. From 1995 to 2003, he held the position of Managing Director of various divisions for Thermo NORAN, a subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (NYSE: TMO). He began his career in the security industry at EG&G Astrophysics and holds a Masters degree in Business and Administration from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Universidad Catolica Argentina. He is fluent in English, Spanish, and Polish.

About ShotSpotter, Inc.

ShotSpotter, Inc. is the leading developer of mission-essential acoustic surveillance systems. Its flagship product, the ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System^(R) (GLS), has pioneered the use of wide-area acoustic surveillance coupled with audio analytics for public safety, homeland security, and military applications. For over a decade, our customers have relied on the ShotSpotter GLS to provide them with acoustic event awareness and accurate actionable intelligence to aid their development of proactive anti-crime strategies and operations. Currently the ShotSpotter GLS protects many cities and counties nationwide, consistently producing arrests and weapons confiscations. Information about ShotSpotter can be found at www.shotspotter.com. For ongoing news, please go to http://www.shotspotter.com/news/index.html.

(C)2009 ShotSpotter, Inc. All rights reserved. U.S. Patent Nos. 5,973,998; 6,847,587; 7,139,222; 7,266,045; 7,411,865; 7,420,878; 7,474,589 and other foreign and domestic patents pending. ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System^(R) is a registered trademark of, and the ShotSpotter logo is a trademark of ShotSpotter, Inc. All other company and product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.

    Source: ShotSpotter, Inc.

Released January 19, 2009