GlobalPlatform, the membership body that
drives standardisation in the field of chip security, has announced
its board of directors for fiscal year 2011, following annual
elections for 6 of the 11 board seats.
Marc Kekicheff, senior business leader of chip
innovation at Visa Inc’s Technology Office, was appointed
chairman, having served as GlobalPlatform’s vice-chairman for five
years.
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Uwe Wittig, group vice-president of payments
within the cards and services business unit at Giesecke &
Devrient, has been elected as vice-chairman. Yves Moulart, director
of development and innovation in STMicroelectronics’ secure MCUs
division retains his position as GlobalPlatform’s secretary and
treasurer for the fourth consecutive year.
Six Board seats were open for election. In
addition to Kekicheff and Wittig, the following were elected to
serve a two-year term:
- Jerome Becquart, senior
vice-president of products and services – ActivIdentity - Richard Orth, director of
technology architecture – American Express - Eikazu Niwano, senior
research engineer in the service integration laboratories – NTT
Corporation - Jean-Loup Dépinay,
programme manager, research & development fundings
(collaborative projects) – Oberthur Technologies
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