EANS-News: Identive Group Inc. IDENTIVE GROUP NAMES JASON HART EXECUTIVE VICE
PRESIDENT IDENTITY MANAGEMENT AND CLOUD SOLUTIONS
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Management Changes
SANTA ANA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany, April 4, 2012 (euro adhoc) - Identive
Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV), a provider of products, services and
solutions for the identification, security and RFID industries, today announced
that effective April 1, 2012, Jason Hart has been appointed executive vice
president for Identity Management and Cloud Solutions.
"By unifying our activities and expertise in IT and physical access control
along with our new NFC solutions and cloud technologies, we take advantage of
our established structures and market position. This is particularly important
as we expand into emerging opportunities with SaaS-based access solutions as
well as NFC applications," said Ayman S. Ashour, chairman and CEO of Identive.
"Jason´s experience and track record as a true pioneer in secure ID has enabled
us to launch the world´s first secure cloud-based Identity as a Service solution
combining cyber and physical access control requirements."
Hart is a recognized entrepreneur with strong credentials as a successful
innovator and sales leader with 22 years experience in the security and IT
industry. He co-founded idOnDemand, which was acquired by Identive in 2011.
Previously, he was CEO and a director of ActivIdentity, a provider of identity
assurance and strong authentication solutions, where earlier he served as senior
vice president Sales, Marketing, Professional Services and Product Management.
Prior to this, Hart was the founder and CEO of Protocom Development Systems
Inc., an identity management software security business acquired in 2005 by
ActivCard, later ActivIdentity. In 2003 Hart was recognized by Deloitte & Touche
for his software export achievements.In 2002, Hart was recognized by Ernst &
Young as the Australian Young Entrepreneur of the Year and was a member of the
judging panel in 2005, 2006 and 2007.
"Modern enterprises globally are looking to enhance the security of their
physical and cyber access systems while simplifying the management of user
identities and privileges. Aligning our strong IP base and go-to-market
strategies for identity management will help us address these trends in
complementary ways, at different touch points in the market. It will also enable
us to streamline costs and optimize our development and sales resources," said
Hart. "I am excited to take on this expanded role within the company and look
forward to extending Identive´s footprint in access, mobile and cloud
solutions."
About Identive
Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV) is focused on building the
world´s signature company in Secure ID. The company´s products, software,
systems and services address the markets for identity management, physical and
logical access control, NFC and a host of RFID-enabled applications for
customers in the government, enterprise, consumer, education, healthcare and
transportation sectors. Identive´s mission is to build a lasting business of
scale and technology based on a combination of strong technology-driven organic
growth and disciplined acquisitive expansion. For additional info visit:
www.identive-group.com.
Further inquiry note:
Mr. Lennart Streibel
Tel.: +49 89 9595-5195
E-Mail: lstreibel@identive-group.com
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company: Identive Group Inc.
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