NCR Expands Global RFID Team

Published 5th September 2006

Andy Robson, specialist in retail and asset management, to spearhead NCR RFID growth in EMEA...

LONDON – NCR Corporation has expanded its global radio frequency identification (RFID) team with the appointment of Andy Robson as business development manager, NCR RFID Global Group, for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Recruited as part of NCR’s aim to be a leading global provider of end-to-end RFID solutions, Robson brings more than 25 years of experience and expertise in both retail and asset management to this newly created role.

At NCR, Robson is responsible for the deployment of RFID solutions that meet the operational objectives of customers in the retail, financial services and allied sectors. This is in addition to consolidating relationships with NCR’s technology partners and driving forward RFID standards, working with European and national government authorities and trade bodies such as EPCglobal and ISO.

Robson joins NCR from CHEP, the pallet and container company, where his responsibilities included developing electronic product code and RFID ‘track and trace’ services and driving forward the definition of industry standards. He has also held senior roles at General Electric Information Services UK, the Institute of Grocery Distribution and Fisons plc, the agro-chemical and pharmaceutical company.

“Through intensive solution development, acquisitions and partnerships and the recruitment of key RFID experts, NCR is rapidly building one of the industry’s most comprehensive RFID portfolios,” said John Greaves, vice president of NCR’s RFID Global Group. “With his experience at supplier, industry trade body and supply-chain management organisations and his technical background, Andy Robson is ideally placed to help retailers and manufacturers define and execute RFID strategies.”

NCR delivers end-to-end, global RFID solutions that help businesses solve real business problems. The NCR TransitionWorks™ portfolio of RFID solutions encompasses thoughtware, hardware, tags, services and software, including data warehouse solutions from Teradata, a division of NCR.





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