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ISC West 2026 Show Floor Spotlight: SecurityInfoWatch Interview with Mark Hjelle

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Mark Hjelle CEO Protos Security

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Mark Hjelle

Chief Executive Officer, Protos Security

Mark is an experienced Chief Executive Officer and Board Member who has led large national business and facilities services firms for nearly 25 years delivering strong top- and bottom-line growth while building high-performing teams with strong culture.

Mark Hjelle, Protos CEO, Featured in SecurityInfoWatch.com Interview

At ISC West 2026, Protos Security CEO Mark Hjelle had the opportunity to participate in an interview with Steve Lasky, Editorial Director of Endeavor Business Media Security Group, which includes SecurityInfoWatch.com. The interview focused on how organizations are managing contract security programs and coordinating guarding services across multiple locations.

During the interview, Mark provides insight into the following questions:

  • Security teams today are being asked to do more with fewer resources while maintaining strong on-site protection. How is Protos Security helping organizations manage contract security programs more effectively across multiple locations?
  • Security leaders are under pressure to demonstrate value from their security programs. How does Protos approach managed security services in a way that helps organizations improve reliability, accountability and operational efficiency?
  • As organizations look for more scalable ways to manage security operations across multiple locations, what trends are you seeing in the contract security market, and how is Protos Security evolving its services to meet those needs?
  • At ISC West, what aspects of Protos Security’s managed security services are you highlighting, and how do they help organizations coordinate security operations across multiple locations?
  • For security leaders following ISC West, what’s the one key takeaway you’d like them to remember about Protos Security’s approach to managed security services?

Watch the full interview below.

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Protos
Headquarters

383 Main Ave, Suite 505
Norwalk, CT 06851, USA
Phone: 203.941.4700

Mark Hjelle

Chief Executive Officer

Mark Hjelle is the CEO of Security Services Holdings, LLC as well as Protos Security and its subsidiaries. Mark is an experienced Chief Executive Officer and Board Member who has led large national business and facilities services firms for nearly 25 years delivering strong top- and bottom-line growth while building high-performing teams with strong culture. Most recently, he was CEO for CSC ServiceWorks, a B2B2C provider of technology-enabled consumer services. Prior to CSC, Mark was President of Brickman/Valleycrest a national provider of exterior landscape and snow removal services. Over the course of his 18-year tenure at Brickman, he held numerous leadership positions in operations, finance and business development. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute of Government and a Law Degree from Case Western Reserve School of Law.