< PreviousMOVERS AND SHAKERS 30KIOSK AND DIGITAL SIGNAGE MAGAZINE IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR MOVER OR SHAKER PUBLISHED EMAIL US AT: EDITOR.KDSEUROPE.COM MOVERS AND SHAKERS A round up of promotions, structural changes and new recruits across the kiosk and digital signage industry ITL’s Group Managing Director, Peter Dunlop, has celebrated a quarter of a century at the company. From university placement to heading up this successful international company, Dunlop and his management team have developed, transformed and established ITL as a leading cash handling and validation business with offices worldwide and several hundred employees. Commenting on his 25 years, Dunlop said, “I feel honoured to head-up ITL and see how the company has progressed over the past 25 years. I look forward to continuing my role and being part of its exciting future.” ITL RECRUITS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EXPERT JOINS DIGITAL CATAPULT Innovative Technology (ITL) has welcomed Stephan Rosseneu as Business Development Manager responsible for ITL’s French customers. Rosseneu is based near Lyon and is responsible for all ITL sales activities in France, Benelux and the French-speaking region of Switzerland. Welcoming Rosseneu to the organisation, Thorsten Labusch, VP of Sales & Business Development for ITL said, “I would like to extend a warm welcome to Stephan who has taken on the important role of setting up a direct route to market for our French customers. He is responsible for growing our presence in France and the other French-speaking regions with a particular focus on the retail sector as well as ensuring our established gaming customers have a dedicated point of contact.” Commenting on his new role, Rosseneu said, “I have been in the industry for many years, and I am delighted to join this well-respected organisation. I already know quite a few ITL employees and have liaised with them in the past, so I am excited to now be part of this dynamic company which consistently brings new innovations to market. I am very impressed with the efficiency and organisation of ITL, and I can see real potential especially with some of the new innovations such as ICU age verification and facial recognition.” Labusch continued, “Stephan has an impressive knowledge of the self-service markets from his 20+ years’ experience, especially in retail, transport and gaming sectors. France and its associated French-speaking regions are seeing growth in these segments, especially in the transport sector and I look forward to working with Stephan to grow our presence in these valuable retail environments.” GROUP MD CELEBRATES 25 YEARS Digital Catapult has appointed Dr Robert Elliott Smith as its new Head of Artificial Intelligence. A widely respected leader in the field of evolutionary computation, Smith has over 30 years of experience working in academia, directly with industry and, as an entrepreneur himself. Smith is author of the acclaimed book Rage Inside The Machine: The Prejudice of Algorithms, and How to Stop the Internet Making Bigots of Us All, Senior Research Fellow of the Computer Science Faculty at University College London (UCL), and a Founding Trustee of We and AI, an organisation dedicated to improving AI’s effects on society. Jeremy Silver, CEO, Digital Catapult, said, “Our work is all about fostering a culture of innovation and early adoption of game-changing technologies like AI and machine learning, in collaboration with the UK startup community, academia and wider industry. Robert’s depth of first-hand experience working to help both the academic and business worlds understand, test and embrace these technologies is a perfect match for Digital Catapult as we rapidly expand our offerings in this area - we’re thrilled to welcome Robert to the team!” 31KIOSK AND DIGITAL SIGNAGE MAGAZINE KDS Magazine is the leading technical journal for manufacturers, integrators and deployers of self service terminals and digital signage. Published on a bi-monthly basis, KDS features news, articles and features from industry leading bodies, and the very latest information on the innovative technology used in our exciting industry. Past issues can be found on our website: www.kdseurope.com, along with news, features and information on events throughout the year. www.kdseurope.com | sales@kdseurope.com | editor@kdseurope.comNext >