dorma+kaba Group Names Executive Committee
At the end of April 2015, when the planned merger of Dorma and Kaba was made public, Riet Cadonau, currently CEO of Kaba Group, and Bernd Brinker, currently CFO of Dorma Group, were already announced as designated CEO and CFO of the future dorma+kaba Group. Another six divisional heads, two heads of shared functions and the head of post-merger integration are planned to become members of the Executive Committee.
The following Executive Committee members have been designated:
- Chief Integration Officer (CIO): Beat Malacarne, currently CFO at Kaba Group;
- Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the Access Solutions (AS) Americas division: Michael Kincaid, currently COO ADS Americas at Kaba Group;
- Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the AS Asia Pacific division: Jim-Heng Lee, currently COO ADS Asia Pacific at Kaba Group;
- Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the AS DACH division: Dieter Sichelschmidt, currently Area President Asia-Pacific & Australia at Dorma Group;
- Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the AS EMEA division: Roberto Gaspari, currently COO ADS Europe, Middle East & Africa at Kaba Group;
- Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the Key Systems division: Stefano Zocca, currently COO Key Systems at Kaba Group;
- Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the Moveable Walls division: Christoph Jacob, currently Area President Mediterranean, Middle East & Africa at Dorma Group; and
- Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Andreas Häberli, currently CTO at Kaba Group.
The planned appointment of the Chief Manufacturing Officer (CMO) will be announced at a later date.
"The merger of Dorma and Kaba is taking concrete form. Nine weeks after the announcement of the merger, we have already largely decided on the designated Executive Committee of the dorma+kaba Group. With this powerful team we will press ahead with the goal-oriented integration of the two companies," says Cadonau.
The Executive Committee will begin its work once the merger transaction is complete. Subject to approval from the competition authorities, as well as other customary requirements being met, closing of the transaction is expected in the third quarter of 2015. As soon as the merger is complete, the comprehensive preparatory work on integrating Dorma and Kaba will enter the next phase. Taking into account customer and market requirements and the defined synergy objectives, existing organizational structures will be transferred to target structures in regional/country-specific phases scheduled for completion by 1 July 2016.
Detailed information about the designated members of the Executive Committee of the future dorma+kaba Group, as well as the organization structure, can be found on www.kaba.com.
Marks USA Expands Sales Team
Marks USA, a division of NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc., has appointed Jeffrey Holbrook and Thomas Masterson as Eastern and Western Regional Sales Managers, respectively, reporting to Marks VP Sales, Bill Sporre.
Jeffrey Holbrook joins Marks USA as its Eastern Regional Sales Manager, having worked prior in the architectural door and hardware industry for 20 years, and beginning in contract hardware distribution. In 2004, Jeff joined an independent manufacturers’ representative agency as a Territory Sales Manager, working in sales and marketing, focusing on territory sales growth with contract hardware distributors, wholesalers, and OEM customers. Holbrook can be reached at Marks USA by cell phone (516) 376-3676, and also via email [email protected].
Thomas Masterson joins Marks USA as its Western Regional Sales Manager and will likewise also provide new product introductions, trainings and manage western independent rep agencies who provide specification writing, RFQs and equipment proposals for multi-tenant high-rise buildings, educational & healthcare campuses, corporate and retail businesses, etc. Masterson comes to Marks with over 30 years experience in the door and door hardware/security industry. He can be contacted at Marks USA by cell phone (631) 704-3009, and also via email [email protected].
The Spencer Group Reps PDQ in Carolinas
The Spencer Group, Greensboro, N.C., has joined PDQ Manufacturing, a leading U.S. maker of premium commercial door hardware, as full-line sales agents for North and South Carolina.
The agency was founded in 2003 by Dee Spencer, an industry veteran who began his career in distribution in 1991. The Spencer Group handles Division 8 and Division 10 products throughout its territory.
"We like the diversification of lines from PDQ," Spencer said. "They bring good quality products and substantial name recognition. As far as I'm concerned, no one can touch the PDQ service department."
"PDQ is proud to partner with The Spencer Group, a strong agency that's very familiar with our products," said Rollie Rittner, PDQ national sales manager. "They also have a great knowledge of the market. This group is already proving to be a tremendous asset."
Paxton Celebrates 30 Years of Innovation
In case you haven’t heard, Paxton is turning 30 this year! Back in the 1980s, the company was founded by Tony Ratcliffe, now Group Chairman of Paxton Access, following an incident in which he had his credit cards stolen. The story goes that one summer’s day Tony decided to mow the lawn in his swimming trunks. As was the style at the time the trunks were rather small and didn’t leave much room for the storage of a key! Tony left the back door to his house open and proceeded to mow the lawn with a very noisy machine. An opportunistic thief took advantage of this momentary lapse in security and went in through the open door and swiped all of Tony’s credit cards. This unhappy event led to the formation of Paxton.
Paxton has continuously developed and improved its offering over the past 30 years in an effort to listen to and exceed the expectations of its customer base. Some key products over the company’s lifetime have included TOUCHLOCK, CARDLOCK, Net2 Entry and Net2 PaxLock.
Paxton Americas President Bob McKee says: "Three decades of evolution and growth shows Paxton's resiliency. It demonstrates our financial stability and instills the confidence to our partners and customers of our commitment to the long term vision of leadership.”
For more information, visit www.paxton-access.com
Altronix Expands Sales & Marketing
Altronix recently appointed Amelia Agromayor to the position of Sales and Marketing Coordinator to assist in managing and supporting the company’s continually expanding marketing, advertising and internal sales-related activities.
Ms. Agromayor joins Altronix with a diversified background in the professional security market. After spending several years with International Security and Trading Company (ISTC) in marketing, Amelia was with Silmar Electronics for almost seven years working in international sales.
“Amelia’s knowledge and experience in the pro security market is a great fit for Altronix and for this newly created sales and marketing position,” said Alan Forman, President, Altronix Corporation. “We are pleased to have her on board and welcome her to the Altronix family.”
In her new role, Ms. Agromayor will collaborate with the Altronix team on current and future marketing initiatives.
For more information, visit www.altronix.com.
