Delivering results is my passion Verdo’s future and position in the industry depend on our ability to look ahead and foster an environment for new ideas, innovation and room to fail. We need to be able to attract new, competent employees and give something back to the community we are part of, while at the same time retaining and developing our talented employees.
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n the past 10 years, Smart City has been the subject of much hype and talk about sustainability and urban development. Indeed, numerous stylish presentations and small pilot projects have been developed based on good intentions, but they have often – justifiably – been criticised for not moving beyond the talking stage. However, Smart City does have its merits – also in the real world. We just need to find a way to translate all the talk into solutions that actually increase the quality of life in urban environments. For years, Verdo has been working to
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do just that. Not least in 2020, where we further developed our traffic and signalling systems business area, which aims to translate the theory behind Smart City into practice. Project Manager Damir Bajraktarevic is the driving force behind this work. In 2020, he received the Verdo Innovation Award for his efforts which is presented to colleagues who explore new innovative paths. Drawing on a global network “We either grow, or we die – and Verdo wants to grow. Delivering results is my passion, and in 2020 we achieved some
great results,” says Damir Bajraktarevic. Damir Bajraktarevic uses his expert knowledge to develop complicated traffic and signalling systems that tie into the urban visions of Smart City. Before joining Verdo in 2018, Damir Bajraktarevic worked on complex mobility solutions in a large international company, and in his current role he draws on his extensive industry network and many business relations around the world. Among other things, Damir’s relationships have changed the way Verdo sources its products, which saved us a lot of money in 2020.
