End of April 2025: Change of leadership at the Northern Upper Bavaria Police Headquarters – Bavaria's Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann bids farewell to Günther Gietl and introduces Kerstin Schaller as the new police president – Dirk Schmidt becomes the new deputy...
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Acre Security appoints Jon Nelson as Senior Vice President of Engineering
Acre Security, a global provider of security platforms, has appointed Jon Nelson as Senior Vice President of Engineering. Nelson has more than 25 years of experience leading cross-functional development and engineering teams and will be responsible for Acre Security's...
Leadership Transition at Veridos GmbH
Veridos GmbH, the identity solutions specialist formed through a partnership between Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) and the Bundesdruckerei Group, is preparing for a leadership change this summer. Marc-Julian Siewert, who has served as CEO for over three years, will step...
Cornelius Toussaint appointed new Vice President of the BDSW Executive Board
The security industry on the move At the 58th Annual General Meeting of the Federal Association of the Security Industry (BDSW) in Berlin in May 2025, the association initiated a groundbreaking change in leadership. After more than a decade, President Gregor Lehnert...
Award-winning lifesaver: Federal Association of the Security Industry honours KÖTTER Security employee
Security guard from Dortmund branch wins second place in BDSW employee award Courageous action on New Year's Eve saves young man's life Andreas Kaus: ‘A role model for civic courage and professional dedication’ The Federal Association of the Security Industry (BDSW)...
BDSW honours outstanding achievements with the 2024 Employee Award
The Federal Association of the Security Industry (BDSW) has presented its Employee Award for the eighth time. With this award, the association honours employees who have demonstrated through exceptional actions the valuable contribution that the security industry...
Continuity and innovation: bvbf confirms its Executive Board and pushes ahead with the expansion of its specialist groups
Management team with a clear roadmap: René Schümann, Alexander Heinzl (Chairman of bvbf), Carsten Dubberke and Carsten Wege (Managing Directors of bvbf) – ready for the next steps. At its general meeting in Hanover, the Federal Association of Fire Protection Companies...
Bremen regional group: Daniel Schleimer elected as new chairman
Daniel Schleimer, authorised signatory at VSU Vereinigte Sicherheitsunternehmen GmbH, has been elected as the new chairman of the BDSW regional group in Bremen. He will be supported by Benedikt Bertram, managing director of elko Sicherheit GmbH & Co. KG, NL...
Lower Saxony regional group: Andreas Segler re-elected as chairman
The members of the BDSW regional group in Lower Saxony have unanimously re-elected Andreas Segler as their chairman. The same applies to his deputies Axel Mauersberger and Jochen Schurer. Kanut Seddig was newly elected to the regional group's executive committee. “I...
BDSW Regional Group Hesse: Dirk H. Bürhaus confirmed as chairman
At their general meeting, the members of the BDSW Regional Group Hesse confirmed Dirk H. Bürhaus, Chairman of the Management Board of KÖTTER SE & Co. KG Security, Munich, in his position as Chairman. Nora Rauch, Managing Director of VSU Werkschutzgruppe Frankfurt...
