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Sensys Gatso Group reorganises

Following the acquisition of Gatso, the Sensys Gatso Group has announced its new organisational structure, with the creation of two separate business units: The Systems business unit comprises the whole systems organisation, consisting mainly of the existing operations in Sweden and the Netherlands as well as the sales offices in Germany, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. The unit will be headed by Göran Löfqvist, who has worked for Sensys for 15 years, as executive vice president Systems The Ma
August 21, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
Following the acquisition of 1679 Gatso, the Sensys Gatso Group has announced its new organisational structure, with the creation of two separate business units:

The Systems business unit comprises the whole systems organisation, consisting mainly of the existing operations in Sweden and the Netherlands as well as the sales offices in Germany, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. The unit will be headed by Göran Löfqvist, who has worked for Sensys for 15 years, as executive vice president Systems

The Managed Services business unit, which includes Sensys Gatso Group's American operations, Gatso USA, as well as the development of new managed services business in selected markets, will be lead by Timo Gatsonides, executive vice president. He was managing director of Gatso prior to the merger and is a grandson of Gatso's founder.

In addition the group has two further central units: Finance and Administration, headed by Niki Gatsonides as chief financial officer, is the group’s finance department including administration. The group's Australian operations also report to Niki, who was previously Finance Director at Gatso and is also a grandson of Gatso's founder.

Corporate Development is run by Johan Frilund, executive vice president, and covers strategy, mergers and acquisitions and communication. Frilund was previously CEO of 569 Sensys Traffic and is the main architect behind the acquisition of Gatso and is also responsible for the post-merger integration project.

Sensys Gatso Group's management team consists of Johan Frilund, Niki Gatsonides, Timo Gatsonides and Göran Löfqvist as well as group CEO Torbjörn Sandberg.

"I am very proud to present our new organization and our new group management team. Both the management and the organisation have a bandwidth and depth second to none in this industry. It is extremely exciting to be leading Sensys Gatso Group into the future together with this team" says Sandberg.

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