Horton Pedestrian Access Solutions has announced the appointment of Dan Seymour as Vice President Engineering. Horton Pedestrian Access Solutions is a division of Overhead Door Corporation that addresses specialty door and access applications under the brands Horton Automatics, Won-Door, FLEX by Horton and Door Services Corporation.
Seymour brings 21 years of leadership experience to Horton from Stanley Black & Decker, including seven years in their Automatic Door division. He will immediately assume responsibility for New Product Development and Sustaining Engineering teams for Horton Automatics and FLEX by Horton product lines. He will also assume responsibility for Technical Support and Configuration and Master Data teams.
Mr. Seymour’s appointment to this position is part of the company’s reallocation efforts to combine engineering teams under singular leadership, freeing their marketing and sales executives to focus on growing the company’s transit business and increasing market share of Horton Automatics, FLEX and Won-Door brands.
“Having held roles in supply chain and manufacturing engineering and leading cross-functional teams in the launch of new products, Dan brings a wealth of knowledge and competencies to our engineering processes and product launches,” according to Joy Ribble, President of Horton Pedestrian Access Solutions. “Equally important, he brings strong leadership skills to further assist in the development and success of our engineering team.”
Mr. Seymour earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering in 1997 from Central Connecticut State University, and his Master of Science in Business Administration in 2017 from Texas A&M Corpus Christi.

About Horton Automatics and Horton Pedestrian Access Solutions

Horton Automatics is the premium access brand of Horton Pedestrian Access Solutions, a division of Overhead Door Corporation. With three manufacturing locations, multiple service locations, and more than 200 value-adding distribution partners across North America, Horton Pedestrian Access Solutions addresses a broad range of specialty door and access applications under the brands Horton Automatics, Won-Door, Flex by Horton, and Door Services Corporation. For more information about Horton’s brands and solutions, visit www.HortonDoors.com, www.WonDoor.com, www.FlexbyHorton.com, and www.DoorServicesCorporation.com.

About Overhead Door Corporation

OVERHEAD DOOR CORPORATION, based in Lewisville, Texas, is a leading provider of door and access solutions for residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial applications. Operating through three divisions with a focus on vehicular, pedestrian, and electronic access solutions, OVERHEAD DOOR CORPORATION serves more than 6,000 industry-leading professional distribution partners. An industry pioneer that invented the first upward-acting door in 1921, the first electric garage door opener in 1926, and the first automatic sliding door in 1954, the company manufactures door and access solutions under some of the most trusted brands in North America including Overhead Door, Wayne Dalton, Genie, Horton Automatics and Won-Door. For additional information, visit www.ohdcorporation.com.