Jacob Gilgen 

Swiss citizen, was appointed Chief Operating Officer and Head of the Door Systems Division on 1 July 2003. As of 1993, he was President and Managing Director of the former Gilgen AG. After the 1996 acquisition of Gilgen Tür- und Torautomation AG by the Kaba Group, he headed up Kaba Gilgen AG in this position. Jakob Gilgen is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gilgen Logistics AG and a part-time commercial law judge at the Superior Court of the Canton of Bern. He studied at the University of Applied Sciences in Biel and graduated with diplomas in both mechanical and electrical engineering. After having gained several years of professional experience, he complemented his academic qualifications with post-graduate studies in business management.