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Who we are BEA

Who we are

The company

BEA is a leading manufacturer of sensing solutions for automatic doors systems. The company was founded in 1965 and its headquarters are located in Liège, Belgium. BEA also has offices in the United States, Japan and China and our products can be found across the globe.

Success within the pedestrian market and rapid advancements in technology has fueled BEA’s growth into new markets and we now also offer a complete line of access control, safety and security solutions for industrial-, security- and transportation-based segments.

Looking forward, BEA continues to design and develop solutions for new applications like vehicle.

the company BEA

Mission & values

In cooperation with the industry, BEA develops sensor solutions aimed at increasing the performance of automatic equipment and improving comfort and safety for the user.

  • Teamwork
    one Team, one Direction
  • Innovation
    Shaping the future together
  • Empowerment
    Encourage decision-making
  • Respect
    For us, for our customers, for our stakeholders
  • Passion
    We are motivated to achieve our most ambitious goals
BEA people

BEA People

Around the world, employs nearly 600 enthusiastic and talented people who invest their time, talent and energy into the advancement of the BEA brand. From engineering and production to sales and support, the BEA team is dedicated to bringing our customers the highest level of satisfaction, both with our products and the support they receive.

Board of directors

  • Elmar Koch Chief Executive Officer
  • Christine Bruchet Chief Financial Officer
  • Laurent Sarlette Chief Product Officer
  • An Bomans Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Véronique Giralt Chief Operating Officer
  • Tim Blanke President Americas
  • Olivier De Boeck Managing Director Europe & Asia Pacific
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  • Olivier De Boeck Managing Director
  • Rocco Liradelfo Finance Director
  • Michel Pranic Sales Director
  • Mike Vervoort Marketing Director
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  • Olivier De Boeck Managing Director
  • Ethel Yang Finance Director
  • Paul Liu R&D Director
  • Michelle Liu HR Director
  • Vivek Krishnan Marketing Director
  • Wayne Chung Sales Director
  • Ivan Wu Plant Director
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  • Tim Blanke President
  • Matt Veres Director of Finance
  • SriRam Gopalan Director of Product Development & Strategy
  • Justin Simerlink Direction of Operations
  • Jason Altman Vice President of Sales & Marketing
  • Toni DeFigio Director of Human Resources
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A halma company

HALMA logo

Since 2002, BEA has been a part of Halma, a global holding company headquartered in the
United Kingdom.
Halma-owned companies produce products and services for markets related to health, safety and environmental safety. BEA operates within the Infrastructure Safety Division of HALMA plc.

www.halma.com

BEA History

1965
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2016
1965
Fernand Van Genechte

Founding of the company Bureau d’Electronique Appliquée by Fernand Van Genechten with the aim of developing electronic projects for industrial applications.

1985

BEA received the Oscar for Exports by the Belgian government.

1987
BEA, Inc. in Pittsburgh

Founding of an American subsidiary: BEA, Inc. in Pittsburgh, USA

1988
Belgian Electronic Research

Founding of the B.E.R. (Belgian Electronic Research) department.

1998
BEA Electronics Beijing

Founding of the first Asian subsidiary: BEA Electronics, in Beijing, China.

2001
BEA Japan Tokyo

Founding of new Asian subsidiary: BEA Japan, in Tokyo, Japan.

2002

Integration of BEA in the British HALMA Group

2007
SENSORIO

Founding of SENSORIO®, the department dedicated to markets outside the door business.

2008
BEA insdustrial

Founding of an industrial department for industrial doors.

2010
BEA ISO 9001

ISO 9001: 2008 certification

2015
BEA 50th anniversary

BEA celebrates its 50th anniversary.

2016
VSS-Motorway

BEA divides its solutions into 6 major activities.

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