Kapsch TrafficCom appoints Alan P. Allegretto as CEO of US subsidiary

The new Kapsch TrafficCom Inc. CEO has over 30 years of experience in both the public and private sector. He is also considered a US expert in the development and implementation of technology and transportation infrastructure projects.

Previously, Mr. Allegretto, 54, was President, CEO and founder of the GovScience Consulting Group LLC, an international technology and infrastructure consulting firm. Mr. Allegrettos professional career has spanned more than 30 years in leadership positions: he has been heavily involved in the development and implementation of technology and infrastructure programs ranging in size up to US$ 2.5 billion in the public and private sector. These programs focused on turnkey projects and integrated systems for governments and public administration offices, the military, as well as industrial companies in the transport, aviation and commercial industries. Before GovScience, he was Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer at TransCore LP. In this position, Mr. Allegretto was responsible for the companys largest business sector with annual sales of more than US$ 180 million.

Mr. Allegretto received his undergraduate academic education in engineering and telecommunications, respectively, at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark College of Engineering) and the College of the Air Force. He also completed graduate studies at the Air Force Institute of Technology in Dayton, Ohio in Engineering Management. Mr. Allegretto is a retired U.S. Air Force officer, where he served as a aviator and engineer.

"With Alan Allegretto, we have found the optimal executive for our activities in the US. The US is the largest market by far in the world for toll systems. Thats why we are represented there with a separate subsidiary and we also evaluate this market very closely. Alan will continue to advance these and other Kapsch activities in the US", explains Georg Kapsch, CEO of Kapsch TrafficCom AG.

About Kapsch Group

Kapsch TrafficCom AG is an international provider of innovative traffic telematics systems, products and services. Kapsch TrafficCom develops and supplies superior electronic toll collection (ETC) systems, especially Multi Lane Free Flow (MLFF) ETC systems as well as offers technical and commercial operating services for these systems. In addition, Kapsch TrafficCom offers traffic management solutions focusing on traffic safety and control, electronic access control systems and parking space management. With more than 130 installed toll systems worldwide in 30 countries in Europe, Australia, Latin America, the Asia-Pacific region and South Africa as well as more than nine million transponders and 11,000 equipped traffic lanes, Kapsch TrafficCom has positioned itself as one of the international market leaders for ETC systems. Kapsch TrafficCom is headquartered in Vienna, Austria and has subsidiaries and representatives in 18 countries.