The new i-Pro EMEA begins its activity with Gerard Figols as president

From his new responsibility, Gerard Figols will oversee the organization of i-Pro EMEA, independent from Panasonic since this month, in its activity in the security market.

Since last 1 October, the new global company i-Pro EMEA is officially independent from Panasonic, as announced Digital AV, has its headquarters in Amsterdam and is part of the global i-Pro Co company network. Ltd. headquartered in Japan.

As stated in the company's press release, “i-Pro EMEA will revolutionize the security camera sector by leveraging Panasonic's reputation for quality and reliability and adding a startup mindset, based on the quick response to customer demands and the introduction of new and competitive products to the market”.

In this sense, i-Pro EMEA will leverage its sixty years of experience in producing high-quality security cameras and will accelerate the introduction of innovations, such as artificial intelligence.

According to its new direction, the company will adopt the i-Pro brand as an independent product identity starting in April 2022.

Gerard Figs (in the image above) has been appointed president of i-Pro EMEA and will lead the organization in this new era. In addition to transferring the current staff and their technical knowledge from Panasonic, The company will also undertake an active recruitment process to incorporate new talents into the organization who help improve the level and future growth.

“Today marks a new and exciting chapter in the development of the security camera sector - said Gerard Figols -. The goal of i-Pro is to lead the integration of artificial intelligence in the security camera market, making it become the new standard”.

As emphasized by the president of i-Pro EMEA, “the forecast is to triple the number of cameras in our range in the next six to twelve months. We will use the company's new agility to respond quickly to market needs, ofreciendo más productos de alta calidad, en unos tiempos de desarrollo más cortos y con una mayor relación calidad-precio. Nuestro objetivo es ayudar a los socios y clientes en este emocionante viaje”.

Como parte de este compromiso por acercarse a sus socios y clientes, i-Pro EMEA tiene previsto revitalizar su Programa de socios Premium, que incluye a mayoristas e integradores.

Wanda Nijholt, directora de marketing y comunicación de i-Pro EMEA, asegura que “trabajaremos más estrechamente que nunca con los socios, escuchando sus necesidades y respondiendo rápidamente con nuevas soluciones para convertirnos en el socio de última generación más fiable del mercado”.