Bjorn Lidefelt, EVP and Global Technologies Business Unit Chief at HID Global

Bjorn Lidefelt is the executive vice president and head of the Global Technologies business unit at HID Global, an Austin, Texas-based manufacturer of secure identity products. He has been holding the EVP position since January 2020 and has handled various leadership positions across Assa Abloy, HID’s parent company based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Lidefelt spent 16 years at Assa Abloy, serving as the company’s chief commercial officer from June 2016 to January 2020. He also held various managerial positions at the company’s offices in China, Malaysia and Sweden, according to his LinkedIn profile.

He holds a master’s degree in engineering and industrial management from The Institute of Technology at Linkoping University and a law degree from the same academic institution.

HID Global offers a wide array of identity and access management solutions and products to financial, defense, education, government institutions and other sectors. Some of the products the company offers are biometric readers and modules, electronic ID cards, RFID tags and security modules.

The Assa Abloy Group provides access control, entrance automation, security hardware and software and other access solutions.