Kontron AG hires new Head for its Military, Avionic and Rail Business

Eching near Munich, 23. September 2013 – Kontron AG, a leading global provider of Embedded Computer Technology (ECT), has appointed Eric Sivertson as new head of its business unit Military, Avionic and Rail (MAR), effective September 23th, 2013. He joins Kontron from his current role as Founder and President of QUANTUMTRACE. Over the last 25 years, he has gained a wealth of relevant business experience serving, among others, as General Manager at XILINX and Director of Thales Communications. Eric Sivertson will succeed Georges Batarsé, who is leaving Kontron.
“Eric is a big win for Kontron. His decades of relevant industry experience and his unique business network, especially in the US, will boost our prospects for sustainable growth significantly. This is true both in terms of the worldwide MAR business he will run for us, and in terms of the strength in our overall North American business”, says Rolf Schwirz, CEO of Kontron AG.
Kontron AG’s business unit MAR focuses on developing ECT-system solutions for the sectors military, civil aviation and rail transport. The company has a product portfolio specifically suited to the highly sophisticated demands of these three market segments. Especially Kontron’s Civil Aviation and regional Rail Transport businesses are benefiting from a growing need to invest in the modernization of infrastructure and equipment.


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Harald Kinzler
HERING SCHUPPENER Consulting
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