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Winner of the Sicherheitsmitarbeiter des Jahres 2025 award

Written by Ricarda Schmidt | Apr 23, 2025

Security personnel make a vital contribution to the well-being of our society every day. With professional vigilance and determination, they ensure safety and order—often far from public recognition. The "Sicherheitsmitarbeiter des Jahres" competition honors this important work.

After careful evaluation by our expert jury – Steffen Ebert (Editor-in-Chief, GIT Sicherheit + Management), Lars Müller (President, BVMS e.V.), and Michael Kulig (Managing Director of COREDINATE®) – six outstanding finalists were nominated. The final decision was then made through a public vote.


Farshad Safari was elected Sicherheitsmitarbeiter des Jahres 2025 with 31.3% of the votes! 🎉
You can see the vote distribution in the video below.

 

The other finalists:

  • Stefan Kristof: 27.7% (2nd place)
  • Pano Bonatsos: 15.7% (3rd place)
  • Tahir Mahmood Hörth: 9.6%
  • Rafael Richter: 9.4%
  • Carlo Felski: 6.3%


Farshad Safari
1st Place

Stefan Kristof
2nd Place

Pano Bonatsos
3rd Place
 


The official award ceremony will take place on April 25, 2025, at the NH Düsseldorf City Hotel, Kölner Strasse 186–188, 40227 Düsseldorf. We thank all participants for their commitment and congratulate the finalists on their outstanding performance, which represents the high standards of the industry.