CEO Today Magazine - October 2021

23 Bjoern Petersen President Sensormatic Solutions The retail industry is going through profound changes that have been accelerated by the COVID pandemic. As President of Sensormatic Solutions by Johnson Controls, a leading retail technol- ogy organisation, Bjoern Petersen oversees the company’s strategy and all resulting execution ac- tivities to ensure they’re meeting the needs of today’s retailers by enabling them to enhance their consumer experience and maxim- ise business outcomes. Bjoern is steadfast on leading Sensormatic Solutions digital transformation, including the development and execution of Sensormatic IQ, an open, scalable, secure, and intelli- gent operating platform for retail. Sensormatic Solutions is the lead- ing global retail technology solu- tions portfolio of Johnson Controls powering retail operations and enabling a frictionless, personal- ised, smart, and connected shopper engagement. The company cur- rently serves 80% of the world’s top 200 retail organisations and their solutions allow retailers to act on prescriptive, data-driven out- comes to conf idently move into the future. In 2020, Sensormatic f iled a record 70 patents for innovative retail technology solutions, 55% are emerging future technologies that will help retailers accelerate their digital transformation.