Scott French

Scott was appointed to the role of Executive General Manager, Codan Critical Communications in February 2019. With the acquisition of Zetron in May 2021, Scott is now leading Zetron, a merger of Codan Critical Communications Land Mobile Radio and Zetron headquartered in the USA with operations in Canada, Australia and the UK.

Scott came to Codan highly recommended for his lateral thinking, strategic approach to business and for his strong leadership. He brings a wealth of experience gained from almost 30 years with world-class organisations such as Motorola, Panasonic and Zetron. During his time at Motorola, Scott made the transition from engineering leadership to overall go-to-market leadership for several lines of business, helping to transform Motorola into a solutions provider beyond land mobile radio (LMR). Throughout his journey, Scott gained a high-level appreciation of LMR technology, solutions, services and associated markets. At Panasonic, he continued his leadership by transforming the company from product to solutions sales, with focus on mobile devices and security, before assuming the role of General Manager, Americas for two years with Zetron, a command and control company.

In addition, Scott served as Vice Chairman on the state and local board of directors of TechAmerica, representing both Motorola and Panasonic, and was also the Chair of the State and Local Government and Education Executive Council of IT Alliance for Public Sector.

Scott holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, and undertook MBA studies with a focus on leadership at Loyola University Maryland.