On June 2, 2017, Security Ident Group has changed its management. The position of Group Sales Director will be represented by Radim Pařík, CEO of the SIG and Delta Capital Groups, until the appointment of the new Director. Tomasz Kanikowski, the former Group Sales Director, will stay with the group as Business Developer.
Security Ident Group (SIG) and German printing centre SSP IDENT GmbH – both part of Delta Capital financial group run by Czech-German businessman Michael Broda – announce new management. o The new head of SSP IDENT GmbH – one of the leading high-security printing centres in Germany – is Marco Castiglioni, former director of Radeče Printing in Slovenia. o The new head of SIG, which also includes SSP IDENT GmbH, is current head of Delta Capital investment group Radim Pařík, former long-serving vice-chairman of Kaufland Polska Markety. o Michael Broda’s Delta Capital group comprises Security Ident Group (SPM – Security Paper Mill, SSP IDENT GmbH, Hradištko Printing Company), Delta Medical Holdings (Genlabs genetic laboratory, Třebíči Alzheimer Centre), Auris/Cyber Security and the START IT UP! endowment fund, among other companies. /Prague, 15th May 2017/ Radim Pařík has taken over as head of SIG. His first undertaking was to overhaul the group structure by replacing long-serving director of SSP IDENT in Germany, Andreas Habighorst. The new company CEO is Marco Castiglioni, former director of Radeče Printing in Slovenia. “Marco is a highly experienced manager who has proven time and again that he has a detailed and thorough understanding of the paper business. With his modern and innovative way of thinking he is the perfect fit for Delta Capital financial group. His main task will be to increase company turnover and profitability. He has also been appointed to the board of directors of SIG, which is part of the Delta Capital group,” says Radim Pařík, CEO of parent company Delta Capital and head of SIG. “Security Ident Group is currently one of the most innovative groups in the field of security documents. It specialises in developing technologies that ensure the comprehensive digitisation of documents. It’s a real personal challenge to become a member of such a visionary and innovative group. My main tasks will be to optimise processes, reduce costs and offer strong support to our sales activities so that our turnover and profit increases significantly by the end of the year,” says Marco Castiglioni, new SSP IDENT GmbH head and SIG board member. Marco Castiglioni (46) has over 20 years’ international experience in the printing and paper industry. Until 2012 he held managerial positions in these fields in Germany and Italy. From 2012 to 2014 he served as director of Obeikan Investment Group in Saudi Arabia, where he led 400 employees and steered company turnover to €50 million. From 2014-2017 he was executive director of Radeče Papir Nova and Muflon group in Slovenia, a company of 270 employees with a turnover of €30 million. There he oversaw product development, project management, process optimisation and performance improvements. Aided by an impressive managerial background, he has implemented key projects, management changes and led strategic development. He has also run a number of seminars in senior management training, management and quality management. He specialises in improving business processes and turnover development. He graduated from Hamburg University of Applied Sciences with a Master’s degree in Business Management and Industrial Engineering. His hobbies include skiing, sailing, fitness and reading. Radim Pařík (37) is the CEO of Delta Capital, Inc. He is former deputy chairman of Kaufland Polska Markety Sp. z o.o. Sp.k. He has been working in retail for 14 years. For over 8 years he led Kaufland’s expansion strategy in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, overseeing the investment of €700 million (19 billion CZK). In recent years he was responsible for growth and strategy development in Poland (€2.2 billion – over 61 billion CZK), a market comprising 202 stores and 18,000 employees. He has many years’ experience in sales, logistics, expansion, construction, property management, technical purchasing, restructuring and employee development. He is a graduate of Nottingham Trent University in the UK. He speaks Czech, German, English, Polish and sign language. His hobbies include karate, basketball, squash, cooking and travelling. About Security Ident Group SIG currently consists of five companies, three of which are manufacturing companies – SPM (Security Paper Mill), SSP IDENT and Hradišťko Printing Company/TH Smart Printing. The remaining two, SPM Systems and Globdata GmbH, specialise in IT. All companies within the group manufacture security documents and duty stamps with particular focus on the following products: bank notes, personal documents, licences, visas, certificates and other products that require security features. By synergising the assets of all five companies, SIG is unique in its ability to offer a comprehensive portfolio of premium products and services. About SSP IDENT GmbH SSP IDENT GmbH is one of the leading high-security printing companies in Germany, licensed as Intergraf Certified Security Printers. The company is also one of the leading travel ticket printers in Europe. In collaboration with their clients, the company has been developing security printing and media products for over 140 years. They produce documents, certificates, passports, paper entrance tickets, accordion-fold paper, paper rolls and notepads, deposit books, cheques, revenue and postage stamps, vouchers and many other security printing products made using conventional offset, thermal and the latest security paper. A variety of security features are used to protect these products such as watermarks, holograms, iris and microline printing, guilloches, barcodes, diffractive film, anti-copy grids and modern security ink. About Delta Capital Investment group Delta Capital, Inc. has been active for many years in the private equity industry. While its focus is primarily on assisting seed and start-up projects, it also partners on more established business ventures offering high commercial potential. The group operates in several European countries and exports to more than 80 countries worldwide. To date the group has bought and sold companies amounting to hundreds of billions of CZK. Delta Capital specialises in document and IT security, medical/IT services and innovative start-ups. Media contact: PR PA RT NE RS I Roman Pařík I This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. I +420 777 236 267
Security Ident Group (SIG) will participate in the SDW 2017 conference and exhibition held 26-28th June, 2017 in London.
SDW is a world-leading conference and exhibition event providing a global showcase for next-generation human identity solutions, focusing on intrinsic document security and on the new cutting-edge secure infrastructure now required to produce and use these advanced documents in live situations.
You are cordially invited to a presentation of SIG members’ products, located in the exhibition stand no. J24.
The whole production takes place in the area of SPM – Security Paper Mill (Member of Security Ident Group) in Štětí, under strict security surveillance. Today, representatives of the Ministry of Transport, including Minister Dan Ťok, came to see the manufacturing process. The visit included also a meeting with journalists in a press conference.
Now new license plates include holograms visible at a certain angle as three-dimensional reliefs.
SPM is already working on so-called third license plate – a chip.
In the future, these chips should be placed on cars and bring benefits to police and cities as well to drivers themselves.
Press Release for download here
The company Security Ident Group will participate in the second annual conference Global Brand Protection Innovation Programme (GBPIP), which will be held March 30 to 31, 2017 in Frankfurt, Germany. The content of GBPIP is particularly the issue of counterfeiting, misuse and counterfeit of the products. The aim is to transfer of information and experience in the field, and thus to prevent and eliminate deceiving buyers and the general public.
Global Brand Protection Innovation Programme aims to introduce global anti-counterfeiting technology, overview of analytical techniques, recent technologies, Track & Trace and significant strategy to secure a brand. You are cordially invited to a presentation of the company's products of Security Ident Group, which will be located in exhibition stand No 12.
