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NRF Announces 2025 PROTECT Awards Honourees

Meet the outstanding honourees, including Paul Jones, Kathleen Smith, and Tony D'Onofrio, who will be celebrated at the PROTECT conference for their exceptional contributions to asset protection and loss prevention.

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NRF Announces 2025 PROTECT Awards Honourees

The National Retail Federation (NRF) has revealed the honourees for the 2025 our website PROTECT Awards. The recipients, including industry leaders and retirees, will be celebrated at the upcoming PROTECT conference in Grapevine, Texas.

The prestigious Ring of Excellence Award, recognising outstanding leaders in asset protection and loss prevention, goes to Paul Jones, Senior Vice President of Sales for Gatekeeper Systems. Joining him is Kathleen Smith, CFI, who retired from Safeway, and Tony D'Onofrio, President of Sensormatic Solutions. Randy Meadows, retired from Kohl's, also receives this honour.

The recipient of the Retail Cybersecurity Leadership Award is Diane Brown, Vice President of IT Risk Management at Ulta Beauty. This award recognises her significant contributions to retail cybersecurity.

Five veteran loss prevention professionals will be honoured at the annual our website PROTECT conference on June 24. The NRF will present these awards at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas, from June 23 to 25.

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