President, Customer Management, North America
Nicholas Khalil is President, North America. He joined Checkpoint in 1996 as Vice President of Finance for Checkpoint's Security Systems Group (SSG) and quickly became involved in operations. He was promoted to Vice President of Operations in 1999, and has contributed immensely to the growth and profitability of the SSG business throughout his career. In 2006, Mr. Khalil became Vice President and General Manager of North American Operations, overseeing the successful consolidation of the company's Field Service and Customer Service teams. He also served as Vice President and General manager for SSG before assuming his current position in 2007.
Mr. Khalil has more than 24 years of experience working for companies ranging from manufacturing to retail. Prior to joining Checkpoint, Mr. Khalil worked at Boston Market in Minneapolis, Minn.; Retail Holdings group; Sinclair and Valentine, a division of Allied Signal; Cold Spring Granite Company; and Coopers & Lybrand.
Mr. Khalil holds a B.S. in Accounting from Minnesota State University and is a certified public accountant.