Azkoyen Group, a leading Spanish multinational technology company that offers automated products and services designed to bring unique experiences to people in their daily lives, has appointed Francis Cepero as the new General Manager of the Time & Security division. This decision by the Board of Directors will allow the division to continue its development and growth experienced in recent years.
The division has focused its strategy on two distinct areas: access control, with infrastructures and electronic systems that grant user access to a facility based on presented credentials; and time and attendance, through management software and analysis of employees’ working hours, along with other related services. Germany and Belgium, with 64% and 18% of 2023 sales respectively, are the main markets of the division, which includes prominent clients such as Frankfurt Airport and the German army.
Francis Cepero brings over 20 years of experience in enterprise software and solutions for vertical markets, which he will apply to his current role focused on enhancing and driving technological and business model transformation.
Francis Cepero’s notable track record includes leading the Vertical Market Solutions business unit at A1Digital for the past seven years as a senior director at A1 Telekom Group. Additionally, as Vice President of Innovation and Technology for Media and Entertainment at SAP, he led several innovative projects related to IoT, machine learning, and blockchain.
Juan José Suárez, President of Azkoyen Group, welcomed the new director with these words: “The Time & Security division is one of the keys to Azkoyen’s Group success, which achieved the highest turnover in its history last year. I am convinced that under Francis Cepero’s leadership, we will continue to thrive and strengthen our position in this sector, which we believe has a bright future, evolving the business towards Software as a Service, with new cloud-based products. We are very enthusiastic about working with Francis and will provide him with all our support from the start to ensure his success and that of our company.”