DUBAI, UAE, 18 June 2022: ista Middle East has appointed Tolga Candan as the Director of Digitalization and IoT, the company said through a Press release.

Oliver Sporrer, Regional Managing Director, ista Middle East, said: “Climate protection is at the heart of ista, and the Middle East has the most demanding built-environment, where technology can deliver a significant difference with simple yet effective solutions towards energy costs and carbon footprint improvement. Reinforced with Tolga’s joining, today marks a new chapter in our endeavor to match the best solutions addressing the problems in buildings.”

According to ista, Candan is a multidiscipline engineer, with experience ranging from commercial leadership to successful delivery of on-site engineering activities. He possesses 19 years of experience, with 15 years being in the UAE and the Gulf region in pre and- post-operation of buildings, the company said. Candan has been instrumental in addressing energy optimisation and technology retrofit requirements in a wide range of segments, including hotels, power plants, schools, high-rise mixed-use developments, residential villa compounds, industrial, golf courses and shopping malls, the company said. Known for his expertise in HVAC, air quality, pumps, IoT and energy optimisation, he is now heading the strategic business development of ista with a focus on the UAE and neighbouring countries, the company said.

Candan said: “ista’s competency in IoT and energy retrofits is already addressing the majority of the problems, which I have observed during my assessments in 300+ facilities in the Middle East over the past years. I’m very excited that now we can provide a full-fledged solution from not only assessment and engineering but also execution to monitoring, and sustain as a one-stop shop for greener and smarter buildings. People deserve the 2022’s technologies to be adapted in their buildings as well, regardless of how old they are”