dormakaba announced that Steve Bewick will take over as Chief Operating Officer for the segment AS EMEA as of 1 January 2020. dormakaba is announcing that both Michael Kincaid, Chief Operating Officer AS AMER, and Jörg Lichtenberg, Chief Manufacturing Officer, will step down from their respective positions and as members of the Executive Committee as of 30 June 2020 at the latest. Michael Kincaid will continue to support dormakaba in a senior management role while Jörg Lichtenberg will take up a new professional challenge outside of dormakaba. As successor of Michael Kincaid, the Board of Directors has appointed Alex Housten. He will be joining dormakaba as of 1 April 2020 and after an onboarding period will assume responsibility as COO AS AMER and joining the Executive Committee on 1 July 2020 at the latest.
Dormakaba Holding AG is a Switzerland-based company engaged in the provision of access solutions and systems in the security industry. The Company operates in three business segments: the Access + Data Systems segment products range from mechanical and mechatronic lock cylinders, networked access control solutions, pushbutton locks, digital locking systems, access control and management software, card readers, and hotel locking systems to electronic high-security locking solutions, Automated Teller Machine (ATM) locks, transit and cargo security products, as well as locks and cylinders for Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) use; the Key Systems segment offers products, ranging from keys, key blanks and transponder keys to mechanical, electronic and (semi-)industrial key cutting and origination machines, as well as duplication equipment, and Other segment includes operations involving contactless identification systems, which are based on Legic smartcard technology.