Klaus Dirr passed away at the beginning of November at the age of 87. His death marks the loss of a pioneering figure whose work profoundly influenced the technical evolution of the German security industry for several decades. Dirr became involved with the Technical...
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Daniel Muth becomes new president of the Hessian State Criminal Police Office
The Hessian State Criminal Police Office (LKA) is getting a new president: Interior Minister Roman Poseck presented Daniel Muth with his certificate of appointment on 19 November 2025. Muth succeeds Andreas Röhrig, who recently retired. He will officially take office...
Verkada Appoints Mark Anderson to Its Board of Directors
Verkada, a provider of AI-powered physical security technology, announced the appointment of Mark Anderson to its Board of Directors. Anderson brings more than 25 years of executive leadership experience in high-growth, publicly traded technology companies to...
Oliver Schmidt appointed new managing director of VOMATEC Innovations GmbH
On September 15, 2025, Oliver Schmidt took over as managing director of VOMATEC Innovations GmbH. Based in Bad Kreuznach, the company is a specialist in operations control and management systems for public safety, plant fire departments, and critical infrastructure....
BDSW Hamburg Regional Group bids farewell to Jens Müller
Jens Müller, long-standing chairman of the BDSW Hamburg Regional Group, had already stepped down from the association's executive committee in May this year after eight years as vice-president. Now this step was also on the agenda of the regional group's general...
Andreas Segler elected as new chairman of the BDSW Hamburg regional group
The members of the BDSW Hamburg regional group elected Andreas Segler as their new chairman at their general meeting. The previous deputy chairman thus succeeds long-standing chairman Jens Müller, who did not stand for re-election. Segler, managing director of VSU...
New CSO: Mario De Marco to head up international sales at Rittal
Mario De Marco has been appointed Chief Sales Officer (CSO) International at Rittal with effect from July 2025. The company has reintroduced this position to the management team in order to better serve its international customers and meet their local requirements....
The Netherlands: Erik Schut appointed Director of Surveillance and Security at the NCTV
On 1 July 2025, Erik Schut will take up the position of Director of Bewaken en Beveiligen (Surveillance and Security) at the Dutch Nationaal Coördinator Terrorismebestrijding en Veiligheid (NCTV), a department of the Ministry of Justice and Security of the...
Günter Sandmann appointed new managing director at Kooi Security
Günter Sandmann joined Kooi Security Deutschland GmbH as Managing Director in March 2025. At the specialist for mobile video surveillance and early fire detection, he will be responsible for business in Germany and will also take over sales management for the DACH...
Nedap appoints new managing director for security division
Narjiss Aydoun has been appointed as the new Managing Director for the Security division at Dutch technology company Nedap. In her new role, she will be responsible for the strategic development of the Security division and will play a key role in positioning the...
