Richard Eastburn Appointed Senior Vice President And Head Of Construction

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions has appointed Richard Eastburn as Senior Vice President (SVP) and Head of Construction, with global responsibility for Construction business area, represented by the Biosite brand. 

Richard was previously Senior Director and Head of Product Management for the Hospitality business area of ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions, represented by the Vingcard brand.

Moving to his new role, he is now responsible for delivering on global growth plans for Biosite, which is a market leader in biometric access control systems and workforce management software for the construction industry. 

Richard offers significant experience in business management, strategic product development and team leadership. He has been with ASSA ABLOY since 2011, where his roles have included Sales & Marketing Manager, Regional Managing Director and Senior Director & Head of Product Management. Most recently he was responsible for the strategic direction of the Hospitality product portfolio globally, supporting the business with acquisitions and assisting with developing long-term customer relationships.

He comments:

This is an incredibly exciting time to be heading up the Construction business area at ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions. The Biosite brand is already strong in our UK core market and growing in the US. Together with the team, we will continue to strengthen these two markets further and thereafter expand tactically into new markets.

Stephanie Ordan, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Solutions, adds:

Richard is well equipped to take the helm at Biosite and build on the momentum the team has established over the past few years. I look forward to working with him on this next phase of growth for Biosite.

Biosite is part of ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions, which provides safe and sustainable cutting-edge technology solutions for physical and digital access management control. As a full solutions provider, ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions is part of the wider ASSA ABLOY Group. Being a global leader in access solutions, the Group operates worldwide with 61,000 employees and holds leading positions in areas such as efficient door opening, trusted identities, and entrance automation.

Biosite solutions have been developed for the construction industry to optimise safety, security, efficiency and compliance on site. Alongside biometric access control and workforce management software, Biosite offers additional solutions in fire safety and security for the construction industry.