HID Global’s Denis Hebert quits as President & CEO

Hébert is the Chariman-elect of the Security Industry Association

Denis Hébert, president and CEO of HID Global, has quietly left the company. There has been no official announcement, and the company has yet to report the change, but Hébert’s LinkedIn account confirms the news. The company’s website also now lists Ulf Södergren, CTO of parent company ASSA ABLOY, as HID’s interim CEO. 

Hébert, who is chairman-elect of the Security Industry Association (SIA), was President and CEO of HID Global from November 2002 until this May, as well as an executive vice president of ASSA ABLOY. Previously, he spent 16 years at Honeywell, most recently as president of NexWatch.

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, HID Global has over 2,200 employees worldwide with international offices that support more than 100 countries. HID Global has production facilities in North America, South America, Asia and Europe, as well as research and development centers all over the world.

HID Global provides products, services and solutions enabling millions of customers worldwide to create, manage and use secure identities. HID Global supplies OEMs, integrators, and developers in a variety of markets, including physical access control; IT security, including authentication/credential management; card personalization; visitor management; government ID; and identification technologies for technologies for a range of applications. HID Global is an ASSA ABLOY Group brand.