Corrective Education Company Adds Top Retail Industry Veterans to Its Field Organization

Ushering in More Than 100 Years' Experience in Serving the Retail Loss Prevention Community


OREM, UT--(Marketwired - Nov 17, 2014) - Corrective Education Company (CEC), the leading provider of Restorative Justice Education Programs, today announced that it is building out its customer-focused field organization with the addition of four retail industry professionals. The new team members have dedicated their careers to servicing and supporting the retail industry's effort to stem losses through the use of innovative technology and services.

Jeff Powers has joined the company as its new Chief Customer Acquisition Officer. He will lead the organization's efforts as it focuses on delivering the latest technology that will help retailers stem losses, improve productivity and ultimately increase profitability. His team will also be responsible for marketing and alternate delivery channels.

Powers has over 30 years of experience in sales and leadership, concentrating his career on helping retailers find solutions to problems that impact their businesses through the deployment of hardware, software or service solutions.

Helen Landwehr has assumed the role of Director of Training. She will be responsible for providing custom end-user training programs on the use of the CEC app and website while constantly redefining service excellence in the eyes of retailers. Landwehr possesses 30 years experience in retail and retail loss prevention technologies. Her areas of expertise encompass client relations, new business development, facilitating, training curriculum design and development in diverse areas of the retail and security industries.

Tim Hickey is now the Director of National Accounts. Hickey has over 24 years' experience with retail loss prevention technologies, including video surveillance, EAS, source tagging and RFID solutions. During his distinguished career, Hickey has built strong relationships with many of the country's leading retail loss prevention executives and will continue to do so at CEC.

As the new Director of Business Development, Jeff Stringer is the fourth industry veteran to join CEC and has more than 28 years of technical experience in retail loss prevention and security solutions. He has extensive business development expertise in complex security sales and solution development for retailers. In his new role, he will be responsible for strategic planning to help grow CEC market presence by defining and locating new retailer prospects while coordinating and managing new customer proof-of-concepts pilots and full deployments.

"We are honored and excited for what the future brings with having these talented and respected loss prevention professionals join our company," stated Darrell Huntsman, Founder and CEO of CEC. "Their dedication to the retail industry, their relationships, belief and commitment to Restorative Justice principles will help CEC expand its presence in many major retailers across the country."

About CEC
CEC has set the retail standard for Restorative Justice by increasing overall restitution dollars at no additional cost to retailers. CEC has provided retailers with a new way to process low risk offenders who are detained for retail theft. Our innovative education curriculum, mobile data collection technology, and law enforcement and prosecutor approved process saves time, reduce costs and increases restitution. For more information, visit www.correctiveeducation.com.

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