Annual Report 2008 - Securitas

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Corporate Governance
Group Management
Santiago Galaz Alf Göransson Olof Bengtsson william Barthelemy Gisela Lindstrand Lucien Meeus
Santiago Galaz b. 1959
Divisional President, Security Services North America
Shares in Securitas: 58,000 Series B-shares.
Santiago Galaz has been in the security business for over twenty years.
He joined Securitas in 1995 as the Managing Director of Security Services
Spain after twelve years at the Eulen Group, one of the largest services
groups in Spain. In 1997 he was appointed the Spanish country Manager
for Security Services, Systems and cash Handling Services and later
became Divisional President of cash Handling Services Europe. Santiago
was appointed Divisional President of Security Services North America in
March 2003.
Alf Göransson b. 1957
President and Chief Executive Officer of Securitas AB
Shares in Securitas: 30,000 Series B-shares.
Alf Göransson’s was the President and cEO of Ncc AB, 2001–2007,
cEO of Svedala Industri AB, 2000–2001, Business Area Manager at cardo
rail, 1998–2000, and President of the contracting company Swedish rail
Systems AB in the Scancem Group, 1993–1998. Alf holds an international
BSc in Economics and Business Administration from the School of Busi-
ness, Economics and Law, Göteborg university. Other assignments: Board
member of Loomis AB, Hexpol AB and Axel Johnson Inc., USA.
Olof Bengtsson b. 1961
Senior vice President corporate Finance
Shares in Securitas: 26,756 Series B-shares.
Olof Bengtsson is responsible for the corporate Finance, Treasury and
risk/Insurance functions on Group level. He joined Securitas in 1993 as
Group Treasurer and has been responsible for the corporate Finance func-
tion since 1999. He has held positions in treasury and corporate finance
in the Atlas copco Group between 1985–1987 and in the STOrA Group
between 1988–1993. Olof has a B.Sc. in Finance and Business Admin-
istration from the Stockholm School of Economics, where he finished his
studies in 1985.
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William Barthelemy b. 1954
Chief Operating Officer, Security Services North America
Shares in Securitas: 17,000 Series B-shares.
william Barthelemy brings over 30 years of industry experience to the
organization. With a Criminology Degree from Indiana University of Penn-
sylvania, Bill began his career as an Investigator, moving to the Security
Division after two years. He has worked in many field capacities, including
Scheduling, Operations Manager, Branch Manager, regional Operations
Director and region President. Bill is an active member of the American
Society of Industrial Security, as well as the National Association of chiefs
of Police.
Gisela Lindstrand b. 1962
Senior vice President Corporate Communications and Public Affairs
Shares in Securitas: 1,000 Series B-shares.
Gisela Lindstrand, with a degree in Political science from Uppsala University,
Sweden, is experienced in Corporate Communications and Public Affairs
from different industries. She came to Securitas AB in April 2007 from the
pharmaceutical company Pfizer AB, where she was the Government Affairs
Director 2004–2007. Previously, 2001–2004, she was Press relations
Manager at the construction company Ncc AB, and during 1996–2001
Information Director at the housing association SABO AB. Gisela was Press
relations Manager and Political Advisor to the former Swedish Prime Min-
ister Ingvar carlsson 1989–1996. Before then, she worked as a journalist.
Lucien Meeus b. 1947
Divisional President, Monitoring
Shares in Securitas: 5,500 Series B-shares.
Lucien Meeus worked in the Telecom and Pipeline industry, as e.g. Plant
Manager, commercial Director and Division Manager for raychem corpora-
tion (now Tyco) and TD williamson. His areas of responsibilities covered
Europe, North America, the Middle East and North Africa. In 1997 Lucien
joined the security industry and started, on assignment of the leading
Belgian Telecom Operator, a new company: Belgacom Alert Services.
Lucien led this company, specializing in the alarm monitoring, into a JV
operation with Securitas Direct in 2002, and into becoming a wholly
owned subsidiary of Securitas AB in January 2005. Lucien graduated
as a Technical Engineer in Mechelen, Belgium, in 1970 and completed
his education with a Post Graduate Business Administration at UFSIA,
Antwerp, Belgium and a Post Graduate of the Partnerships Program at
IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland.