SALTO Systems, a leading manufacturer of electronic access control solutions, has promoted Joseph Buist to the commercial sales team position of North Western regional sales manager.

Buist will oversee sales activity and territory growth and will provide support for SALTO Inspired Business Partners (IBP) and Inspired Technical Partners (ITP) in Alaska, Washington, Montana, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado. Buist is based in Roy, Utah, and reports to SALTO Senior Vice President of Commercial Sales Michael J. Mahon.

?Joe is a great asset to the SALTO team and his in-depth knowledge of our products will be a great benefit to those in the North Western United States seeking to learn more about our electronic access control solutions,? said Mahon.

Buist most recently served SALTO as a technical solutions architect. Prior to that was a SALTO hospitality operations manager and hospitality regional sales representative. He also has experience as a loss prevention director for the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, account executive for Integra Telecom and area loss prevention manager for Harmons Grocery. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in technical sales from Weber State University.

?As a security professional and end user, I came to appreciate the quality and innovation that SALTO puts into developing electronic locks and access control solutions, which is why I was pleased to join them as an employee several years ago,? said Buist. ?This new opportunity to serve as North Western regional sales manager is a true pleasure and I?m excited to start this new chapter with SALTO.?

About SALTO Systems

SALTO Systems is a global leader in the development and manufacture of world-class access control solutions, particularly in sectors where security is critical–from airports and healthcare to government, education, sport and entertainment venues, hotels, and more.

The company revolutionized access control with a pioneering approach that featured the first stand-alone, battery-powered electronic lock; the SALTO Virtual Network (SVN) data-on-card technology; and the first wireless access control system that combined a stand-alone locking device with online, real-time capabilities–all without using wires or mechanical keys. Its leading-edge hardware and software technologies are in use in more than 15,000 installations worldwide, with an estimated 20 million daily users.

SALTO has 28 local offices in more than 25 countries and a partner network that extends its reach to nearly every region of the globe.