BBDS Hires Executive to Handle Added I-R Work

Ingersoll-Rand’s security and safety unit has expanded its business with BBDS, adding $5-7 million in billings to the $70 million-plus shop, agency officials said.

The increased business led BBDS to hire Charlie Souhrada as management supervisor, a newly created position at the Chicago shop, said Stephen Congdon, vice president, business development. Souhrada will act as the liaison between the Woodcliff Lake, N.J., industrial firm and BBDS.

The agency, which has had creative duties for I-R unit Schlage Residential for 20 years, will now handle marketing for the client’s large commercial-security divisions.