Björn Lidefelt

Executive Vice President & Head of HID Global at ASSA ABLOY Group, ASSA ABLOY

Björn Lidefelt has over 16 years of experience working with ASSA ABLOY Group. In his current capacity, he is working as an Executive Vice President & Head of HID Global at ASSA ABLOY. Prior to this, he worked in various roles like Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), General Manager ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions China, General Manager ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Malaysia, and in numerous other positions. Björn Lidefelt completed his MS in engineering/industrial management from The Institute of Technology at Linköping University and his master thesis in mergers and acquisition from ETH Zurich.

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HID expands reach with IXLA acquisition

HID, a worldwide pioneer in trusted identity solutions announced it has acquired IXLA, an Italian manufacturer of advanced laser and colour personalisation systems for cards and passports. The a...

HID acquires Sewio Networks for advanced RTLS solutions

HID, a worldwide pioneer in trusted identity solutions, announced it has acquired Sewio Networks (Sewio), a pioneering provider of Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) platforms for...

HID enhances its PKI offerings with acquisition of trusted certificate service provider ZeroSSL

HID, a worldwide pioneer in trusted identity solutions, announces the acquisition of ZeroSSL, an SSL certificate provider based in Austria. The acquisition will not only augment HID’s capabiliti...

HID Global acquires GuardRFID to expand healthcare offering, create safer experiences for patients and staff

HID Global (HID), a worldwide renowned company in trusted identity solutions, has announced it has acquired GuardRFID, a major provider of real-time location services (RTLS) hardware and software solu...

HID acquires Janam Technologies to expand reader portfolio within event access

HID, a pioneer in trusted identity solutions announced it has acquired Janam Technologies, a provider of handheld mobile computers and readers. The acquisition increases HID’s presence and relev...

HID Global acquires Vizinex RFID to expand portfolio of high performance passive RFID Tags

HID Global, a pioneer in trusted identity solutions announced it has acquired Vizinex RFID. The acquisition increases HID Global’s presence and relevance in key vertical markets including health...

HID Global acquires InvoTech Systems to enhance their textile inventory management systems

HID Global, a provider of trusted identity solutions, announces it has acquired InvoTech Systems, Inc. The acquisition enhances HID’s advanced textile inventory management systems offering for u...

ASSA ABLOY invests in Paravision in the US

ASSA ABLOY has invested in Paravision, an advanced facial recognition solutions provider, and is recognised for its world-class leadership in accuracy. Facial recognition solution "The investment in...