Brink’s Announces Retirement Of Chairman, President And CEO At Year-End

The Brink’s Company (NYSE: BCO), a global leader in security-related services, today announced the retirement of Michael T. Dan as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors on December 23, 2011. Mr. Dan, 61, began his career at Brink’s in 1982. He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Brink’s since 1998 and as Chairman of the Board of Directors since 1999.

The Board of Directors has appointed Thomas C. Schievelbein to serve as interim Executive Chairman for the remainder of the calendar year. Effective December 24, 2011, the Board has appointed Mr. Schievelbein as interim President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Schievelbein, a member of the Brink’s Board of Directors since 2009, has extensive leadership experience and knowledge of the Company, as well as broad operational, business technology development and risk mitigation and control experience.

“Over the past 29 years I have had the honor of playing a role in Brinks’ evolution into the world’s premier security-related services company,” said Michael T. Dan. “It has been a pleasure working with the very talented employees here at Brink’s. We have built a strong brand and a culture of value creation and dependability, and I am confident that Brink’s is in a great position to grow and achieve great success in the future. I look forward to working with Tom, as Executive Chairman, until the end of the year, which will provide for a smooth transition.”

“On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Michael for his service to Brink’s over the past 29 years, and wish him and his family the very best,” said Murray D. Martin, Lead Director of The Brink’s Company. “The Board has put considerable work into the succession planning process, including a review of potential internal candidates. We are committed to carrying out a thorough search to identify the right candidate to lead our company into the future, and will complete the search as expeditiously as possible. We are pleased that Tom has agreed to serve as Executive Chairman until year-end and as interim President and CEO thereafter until a successor is appointed. Tom is a seasoned executive with the right leadership experience to ensure a seamless transition, and to continue to execute on our strategic plan.”

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