>> BUSINESS NEWS Expansion into the DACH region On May 25, 2022, Mobinck opened its Ger- man location in Oberhaching near Munich. From there, the Dutch mobility specialist manages its business in the DACH region. The company's subsidiary Toogethr is re- sponsible for smart parking solutions. Mobinck brings together six companies with specialized expertise under one roof, with solutions ranging from fleet manage- ment, vehicle fleet management and smart parking management to employee mobility management and safety systems to reduce accidents, among others. Commenting on the company's launch, Michael Poglitsch, Managing Director of Mobinck Germany GmbH and previously with SIXT, said, "Over the past few months, we have steadily expanded our team and have already acquired our first new custom- ers in the DACH region." Smart Parking Solutions for commuters “Smart Parking Solutions” is what the com- pany's subsidiary Toogethr is all about. H b m G y n a m r e G r h t e g o o T © For entry and exit control, the parking management system “Smart Parking” can integrate all technical options – from license plate scanning to access card. Founded as a mobility services startup in Utrecht in the Netherlands, Toogethr cur- rently deploys three different solutions that can be integrated to make commuting for work more pleasant, efficient and sustainable. Its stated goal: to reduce congestion times, parking costs and CO2 emissions. The “Smart Parking” module is a parking management system that is designed to ensure optimum utilization of existing parking space and can be linked to existing parking systems. “We consider Germany to be a particu- larly attractive market because of its size, its conurbations and the associated, well-known traffic problems,” says Joost Bijlsma, CEO of Toogethr, adding that Munich is not only the German commuter capital, but also one of the most innovative regions in the country. n PayByPhone appoints new global CEO Jonny Combe PayByPhone, one of the world's leading mobile parking payment solutions companies, has appointed Jonny Combe as global CEO. The 36-year-old is already a member of the senior management team and will work alongside current CEO Andreas Gruber, who has served in the role for four years, during the tran- sition period that began on July 1, 2022. Andreas Gruber will leave the position of CEO on August 1, 2022, to assume a senior management role within Volkswagen Fi- nancial Services AG, PayByPhone's parent company. He will also serve on the Supervi- sory Board, to which Combe will report. Combe will relocate from the UK - where he was CEO of the UK market for four years - to Vancouver in Canada to head up the corporate department until a succes- e n o h P y B y a P © sor is appointed. Combe says, “I am very excited about this new role and will continue the exemplary leadership that Andreas Gruber has demon- strated around the world, working with our exceptional leadership team.” He says he wants to continue to advance the philosophy of simplifying mobility for our wholesale and retail customers. Gruber says of his successor, “Jonny Combe is uniquely equipped to lead our company in its next phase of growth through the executive positions he has held since joining PayByPhone in 2018. Our app is now available in nearly 1,300 cities compared to just over 400 four years ago. We expect this trend to continue.” Combe not only knows the products and services, but also under- stands the needs and requirements of our business and residential customers. New CEO in Germany Ilker Durmaz has been the new Managing Director of PayByPhone Deutschland GmbH since 1 August 2022. He studied In- ternational Business Studies at the Universi- ty of Paderborn with studies abroad at San Diego State University and California State University and graduated with a Master's degree. He gained his first professional ex- perience at Volkswagen Financial Services AG, where he was involved with smart park- ing and the acquisition and integration of sunhill technologies, among other things. This was followed by four years in a leading position at PayByPhone in Vancouver, Can- ada, during which he helped shape the stra- n tegic direction of the company. 8 8 Parking trend international no. 3-2022