Appointments Waleed Eltayib Axis Security, one of the UK’s leading security guarding and electronic security groups, has appointed Waleed Eltayib as key account director. Eltayib’s role includes overseeing the account teams at the company’s largest sites in London and the South East, as well as ensuring the delivery of a customer-centric approach and optimum service levels. An experienced security operations professional, Eltayib has worked for Axis Security for the past three years at the Crown Estate St James’ Portfolio managed by BNP Paribas Real Estate. Prior to this, Eltayib held senior contract management positions on behalf of Broadgate Estates, GVA West End Management and ABN Amro. “It’s useful to look at contract delivery with a fresh pair of eyes, understanding the host business’ culture and how we can adapt our service delivery to complement it,” explained Eltayib in conversation with Risk UK. In his new role, Eltayib is reporting to Axis Security’s operations director John Fitzpatrick. Key to his remit will be the Rathbone Square project, a flagship office, retail and residential development which is new to Axis Security’s London portfolio. Eltayib will be the main point of contact for the management team and a visible and regular presence on site. Jos Beernink Genetec, a leading provider of open architecture and unified IP security solutions, has recently unveiled two new senior executive appointments. Jos Beernink has been appointed vice-president of sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, where he will direct the sales organisation, developing new business and helping the channels address growing business demand. Beernink joins from a valued Genetec partner, Honeywell, where he served as vice-president of sales and marketing. In this role, his primary remit was to drive territory growth, which he will now apply in his new position at Genetec. Beernink has been a highly respected member of the technology sector for over two decades. In addition, Cyrille Becker joins as general manager for Europe to oversee European operations, positioning the business for growth within the European market. Becker is a seasoned business developer with 15 years’ experience gained in the security industry. He most recently served as a business unit general manager at Stanley Security France, a long-time Genetec partner. “With the appointments of Jos and Cyrille, we’re well positioned to address the rapid business growth that Genetec has experienced over recent years, while also meeting the needs of physical security projects across the many different vertical markets we serve in Europe,” said chief commercial officer Georges Karam. Georgios Kastias Apollo Fire Detectors has announced the appointment of Georgios Kastias as the company’s new operations director. Bringing a raft of experience to the role, Kastias’ appointment reflects the commitment made by Apollo to achieving organisational excellence within the company, spearheaded by a dynamic and effective leadership team. Born and raised in Greece, Kastias later obtained a BEng in Mechanical Engineering at Heriot-Watt University, followed by an MSc from Cranfield University and, more recently, an MBA which was gained at the Imperial College Business School. Kastias joins Apollo Fire Detectors from Danfoss, where he held the role of operations director, duly transforming the business into a high-performing organisation thanks to a determined focus on operational excellence and effective cultural change. Speaking about his new role, Kastias told Risk UK: “I’m absolutely delighted to be joining Apollo’s leadership team.” Kim Jørgensen Milestone Systems, the specialist in open platform IP video management software, has made two seniorlevel appointments. To strengthen Milestone’s business support, Kim Jørgensen joins in the newly-created position of vicepresident for global IT and operations. In this role, he will be part of Milestone’s extended leadership team with a focus on continued improvements around internal IT solutions, as well as online services. Jørgensen brings a strong business and technical background to the role as well as a proven track record of helping fast-growing businesses to both align and mature their technical services with underlying Information Technology infrastructures. After more than 15 years at Microsoft, Jesper Lachance Raebild has joined Milestone as director of product marketing. Heading up the global product marketing team in Copenhagen, he will use his strong background in software channel business and global product marketing to accelerate the Milestone platform and products. 66 www.risk-uk.com
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