ECCO Safety Group EMEA restructures the Product Management department

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16 Jan 2019

Category: Articles, Industry News, Press Releases

ECCO Safety Group is pleased to announce that in line with the ESG strategy to become more market and customer driven, Ian Roberts and Hynek Jakubicek have joined the leadership team and will lead two critical segments, Emergency Systems and Safety Solutions respectively.

Hynek Jakubicek recently joined ECCO Safety Group from AAG UK and will now assume the role of Segment Director for Safety Solutions with responsibility for managing the ECCO brand portfolio of products and a primary focus on Aftermarket. “I am delighted to be given this opportunity and I hope that my experience will help the ESG family to grow in this challenging time.” said Hynek about his appointment.

Ian Roberts who joined us from the LED Division of Eaton Corporation will now assume the role of Segment Director for Emergency Systems with responsibility for managing the Code 3 brand portfolio of products and a primary focus on OEM customised solutions. Ian states “I am thrilled about my new challenge and look forward to working with our highly skilled leadership team and contribute to the success of the company.”

Enrico Vassallo, Managing Director for ESG EMEA states “We are delighted to welcome Ian and Hynek in the leadership team. Their vision, strategy and execution track record are exactly what ECCO Safety Group needs in the EMEA region as we enter our next chapter.”

Both roles are responsible for leading EMEA-wide segment/product/brand/channel strategy and execution and will be working closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, Sales, Marketing Communications and their global counterparts.