AKE Taps Borgonovo Italy Country Manager

AKE Aufzüge & Fahrtreppen GmbH, headquartered in Baesweiler, Germany, recently named Luca Borgonovo country manager for Italy. In addition to leading AKE’s development in Italy, Borgonovo will contribute to elevator and escalator (E&E) code and standard development at the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) levels. Prior to joining AKE, Borgonovo was director of business development and codes at SMI s.r.l., based in Lombardy, Italy. Prior to that, he held the role of global E&E Modernization Solutions director at KONE for nearly 13 years. Borgonovo studied aerospace, aeronautical and astronautical engineering at Polytechnic University of Milan and holds numerous licenses and certifications with entities including ISO, CEN and CENELEC.