Walluf (Germany)–Juan Carlos García has been appointed President of ASSA ABLOY Identification Technology (ITG), one of the world’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of identification and RFID products. Juan García will have worldwide responsibility for ITG, reporting directly to Joe Grillo, Executive Vice President of ASSA ABLOY and President of the Global Technologies Division. He will start in his new position on July 1, 2006 and will be based in Walluf, Germany.

Juan García has over 20 years of professional experience and has served as CEO and COO at ORGA Kartensysteme, one of the world’s leading smart card manufacturers and today part of the Sagem Group. He has also held executive positions in other multinational companies such as Terex Atlas, GEA Ecoflex, Wittenborg, Raychem and Siemens.

“Juan García has demonstrated true leadership skills throughout his career. He has a diverse international business background including significant experience in the smart card market, which will serve him well in his new capacity. He will play a key role in building on the success of the current management team to further exploit the synergies among a group of strong brands, including Sokymat, ACG, OMNIKEY and VisionCard,” comments Joe Grillo.

“I am delighted to join ASSA ABLOY ITG at this time. This business unit has built a prime position in its markets, which offer significant incremental opportunities for growth,” says Juan García. “My objective is to leverage our position in the field of RFID and ID Management to continue to drive the industry on the technology side and expand our presence in the different markets we serve today.”

Juan García holds a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University in Madrid, Spain and an MBA from IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland.

About ASSA ABLOY ITG ASSA ABLOY Identification Technology (ITG) is focused on current and emerging solutions within the ID management and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) markets and is one of the world’s leading suppliers of RFID components, products, solutions, and services. Typical applications served are national ID and e-passport programs, physical and logical access control, supply chain management, animal tagging, transport, and various industrial and manufacturing applications. Comprised of a dynamic group of companies including ACG Identification Technologies, Sokymat, OMNIKEY, VisionCard, ITG innovation spans the value chain of smart card technology and RFID systems delivering identification technology products. ITG’s comprehensive range of products includes RFID transponders, contact and contactless smart cards and readers, as well as value-added services to developers and integrators of identification management systems and solutions. The SmartWorldAcademy in Prague uniquely positions ITG at the forefront of the secure identification industry. ITG is part of the Global Technologies Division of the ASSA ABLOY Group, the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of locking solutions listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange with some 30,000 employees and annual sales of about EUR 3 billion. For more information, please visit www.assaabloy.com.