Euralarm appoints new technical manager

May 15, 2024

Carlos Perez takes up his new role at Euralarm Image courtesy of Euralarm

The professional team of Euralarm has been strengthened with Carlos Perez as new Technical Manager for the Fire and Extinguishing sections. Carlos succeeds Michael Scharnowsky who is retiring.
Carlos Perez is well-known within Euralarm. In recent years he was member of the Extinguishing section and represented the Spanish trade association and Euralarm member Tecnifuego. Carlos has a long track record within the fire safety world. He is the Spanish expert and representative within the Asociación Española de Normalización and was convenor of the fixed extinguishing equipment manufacturers section of Tecnifuego. Carlos held several management and engineering positions within Tyco Fire & Building Products and Johnson Controls before joining Euralarm as Technical Manager.
Carlos Perez will support the Euralarm Fire and Extinguishing sections on a technical level and keep members informed on relevant developments to enable decision making. Therefore he will collect and share information and participate in both international collaborations and standardisation committees as well as working groups. By doing so he will contribute to the visibility of the industry and to establishing high levels of safety in buildings.

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