Clearview National September 2016 - Issue 178 | Page 89

MOVERS&SHAKERS

Joint CEO Role has Full Attention
»»FOLLOWING THE
successful sale of Polyframe
in July, Nick Dutton is now
focussing all his attention on
Brisant Secure and becomes joint
CEO with Steve Stewart.
Brisant, sole sponsor of the
2017 MLA Lock Expo, is a
major player in the professional
locksmiths’ market. But the
launch of Ultion, the flagship door
cylinder, to the market one year
ago has been described as having
transformed the door market.

The Brisant team has
expanded multifold during the
past 12 months and moves to
new premises shortly to stay
ahead of its explosive growth.
Brisant is also launching some
equally innovative products
that are expected to have a big
impact on the market.
To maintain Brisant’s
astonishing growth, Nick
Dutton and Steve Stewart
become joint CEOs, with Nick
responsible for marketing and

sales, and Steve for operations
and technical.
Joint CEO, Nick Dutton, says:
“The year since the launch of
Ultion has been an uber-exciting
ride. The door market is using
Ultion to sell doors. Now my
other commitments are over I can
devote all my time to Brisant’s
objective of making doors easier
to sell by giving homeowners the
security they deserve.”
www.ultion-lock.co.uk

APPOINTMENT FOR EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT GROUP
»»M.SC.(ECON.) PÄIVI LINDQVIST HAS
been appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
and a member of the Executive Management
Group at Glaston Corporation as of 19th
September 2016. Päivi Lindqvist reports to
President and CEO Arto Metsänen.
Päivi Lindqvist joins Glaston from Basware
Corporation where she held the position as
Vice President, Business Control since 2014.
Prior to that she has served in financial,
communications and investor relations
leadership roles at Outokumpu Oyj and Tieto
Corporation.
Glaston is a leading company in glass
processing technologies, providing high-

‘committed to its
customers’ success’
quality heat treatment machines and
services for architectural, solar, appliance
and automotive applications. The company
is committed to its customers’ success over
the entire lifecycle of its offering. Moreover,
Glaston continuously innovates and develops
technologies to enable the glass processing
industry to reach ever higher standards in
quality and safety. Glaston’s shares (GLA1V)
are listed on NASDAQ Helsinki Ltd.

New appointment for sales team
»»THE UK’S LEADING
door manufacturer, Hörmann,
has strengthened its sales
team with the appointment
of Andrew Gordon as Area
Sales Manager for the North
Midlands.
Andrew will be responsible
for developing Hörmann’s
strong customer relationships
in the area, in addition to
handling queries, monitoring
trends and introducing the
latest Hörmann products to the
market.

He is an accomplished salesman
with vast experience in the gate
and garage door market, having
previously worked for one of the
UK’s top automatic entrance
suppliers. His achievements
include securing preferred status
for his previous company to
install, repair and maintain
automatic doors, shutters and
gates on a national scale.
Commenting on the
move, Andrew said: “I want
to replicate and build on the
success I achieved prior to

joining Hörmann and I’m
looking forward to becoming an
integral part of the sales team.”
David Newcombe, Managing
Director at Hörmann (UK)
Ltd., said: “We’re always looking
for ways to further improve
our service and Andrew’s
appointment will help us to
achieve this. He has a wealth of
relevant door sales experience
and knowledge and we’re
excited about using his skill set
to strengthen what is already a
successful sales team.”

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