AMAG Technology appoints new president

Jan. 16, 2017
Physical security veteran Kurt Takahashi will guide AMAG growth of its unified solutions offerings

Torrance, CA -- January 16, 2017 – AMAG Technology, Inc., a G4S company, has announced that Kurt Takahashi, Senior Vice President, Sales, has been promoted to President.

Kurt began at AMAG in February 2015 and successfully grew the business through his management of the sales, sales engineering and business development teams. Understanding AMAG’s rich, successful history in manufacturing access control solutions, Kurt expanded AMAG’s Symmetry™ product line with Symmetry GUEST, AMAG’s web-based visitor management system. Recognizing the need for customers to not only control access for employees, buildings and assets, but to also proactively manage the different identities that enter an organization, Kurt will continue to focus on delivering unified solutions that will help end users mitigate risk, meet compliance requirements and reduce costs.

Kurt is an expert in physical identity management and sales, and possesses an unrelenting drive to strategize on how to deliver the best solutions while putting the customer first. “I look forward to leading the great team of people at AMAG, growing the company and delivering the best products and solutions to the market,” said AMAG Technology President, Kurt Takahashi. “We will continue to build upon our existing strategy to help end users align their security and operational goals to streamline processes, save money and secure their environment.”

Prior to AMAG, Kurt was the Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing at Quantum Secure where he reorganized the sales, business development and marketing teams to help increase the global pipeline and revenue growth.

Kurt began his career in 1995 at Sensormatic Corporation before moving to ADT Security Services where he progressed through the company for 15 years to Group Director, Integrated Solutions Sales. He built a track record of success in sales, management, and revenue growth year over year.

You may contact Kurt Takahashi at [email protected]. For more information about AMAG’s Symmetry™ Security Management Systems, visit www.amag.com, contact your AMAG Regional Sales Manager or call Customer Service at 310-518-2380.

About AMAG Technology

AMAG Technology’s Symmetry™ Security Management Solutions can be found in a wide spectrum of markets: government, commercial, education, transportation, healthcare, utilities and banking. Symmetry architecture has been rigorously tested and approved for federal government compliance by Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM), HSPD-12 and FIPS-201 regulations.

Headquartered in Torrance, California with sales and support located throughout the Americas, EMEA and APAC, AMAG provides customers with industry leading security solutions. AMAG Technology is part of G4S plc, the leading global integrated security company which has operations on six continents and 611,000 employees. As AMAG Technology looks to the future, the next generation of products will bring the core aspects of security to evolve beyond integrated solutions – Symmetry.