Tom Sivak Appointed CEO of DESIGNA Access Incorporated

DESIGNA Access, Inc. has announced the appointment of Tom Sivak as their CEO. He will assume responsibilities on January 1, 2018, and will guide the rapidly growing business unit in North America.

DESIGNA has experienced tremendous growth in recent years and the entry into the American market has been very successful. As part of the expansion strategy, DESIGNA will significantly invest, expand and strengthen its staff. An initial action for this strategy will be to expand and modify the management of DESIGNA USA in Chicago.

Tom Sivak has been in the parking industry for over 28 years and has built successful businesses for Amano McGann and Park Assist. Dr. Thomas Waibel, Managing Director and Chairman of DESIGNA GmbH says, “Tom Sivak´s focus on business operations combined with Bob Kane’s sales and marketing expertise will allow the business to reach DESIGNA´s intended goals.”

Bob Kane will concentrate his activities on the customers and partners as our Senior Vice-President of Sales & Marketing. He is a dedicated marketing specialist who will focus his efforts on the sales, marketing and promotion of the DESIGNA brand.

We are pleased to be able to assemble a dynamic team for the future of DESIGNA with Bob Kane and Tom Sivak and we look forward to collaborating with the entire DESIGNA staff.
DESIGNA Access, Inc, is a subsidiary of DESIGNA Verkehrsleittechnik GmbH based in Kiel, Germany and manufactures, installs and services parking management systems for Parking facilities around the globe.

About DESIGNA

Thinking differently. Acting differently. Finding different ways to succeed. Founded in 1951 in Kiel/Northern Germany, DESIGNA’s clear and visionary standards have enabled us to develop innovative products and solutions for the parking management sector for more than 65 years.