The CEO and founder of Mobotix AG, Ralf Hinkel, yields the presidency to Magnus Ekerot

The former sales director of Mobotix AG, Magnus Ekerot, will be from the next 1 October president of the company's board of directors, after the transfer of this position by its founder and CEO, Ralf Hinkel.

The German manufacturer of video surveillance network systems Mobotix AG will change, for the first time in the company's history, to the president of its board of directors, which will be effective next 1 October.

The CEO and founder of Mobotix AG, as well as majority shareholder of the company, Ralf Hinkel, For personal reasons, he gives up the position of president of the board of directors to the hitherto sales director, Magnus Ekerot.

As Ralf Hinkel explained, “By handing over the presidency of the board of directors to Ekerot, I carry out the change at the head of our company that I already announced in September 2010, on the occasion of joining Mobotix AG, and that we have been preparing for a long time”.

In this sense, Ekerot will lead the company, combining his duties as the new CEO with those of head of the sales and marketing areas of Mobotix AG.. The board of directors will in the future consist of three people, with Oliver Gabel as CTO (CTO), and Klaus Gesmann, as financial director (CFO).

Since joining Mobotix AG two years ago, Magnus Ekerot has successfully led the further internationalization of the company's distribution structure., especially with the introduction of the Global Partner Network.

For your part, Ralf Hinkel will remain linked to the company as a majority shareholder, thus exerting a determining influence on its strategy and product development.. The founder of Mobotix AG has also stressed that, at the moment, There are no ongoing negotiations for the sale of its shares and it is not its intention to put them up for sale..