Oslo, Norway - 19 August 2024 - IDEX Biometrics has appointed Catharina Eklof as
the new Chief Executive Officer, effective as of today.
Catharina Eklof has for the last three years served as Chief Commercial Officer
for IDEX Biometrics, and has been instrumental in the transformation from a
component provider to a full biometric solution company.
Catharina brings global experience in business transformation and has been
driving profitable growth initiatives and led commercialization of new
technology solutions across industry leading global companies as Mastercard and
Securitas.
"I'm delighted to announce Catharina as the new CEO for IDEX Biometrics. With
her leadership, and industry experience within payments and cybersecurity
Catharina is the ideal person to lead IDEX into the future. As we focus efforts
on the fast-growing markets in Asia and EMEA, I have great confidence that IDEX
Biometrics will grow the biometric payments and access markets in the coming
years,", says Morten Opstad, chairman of the Board of IDEX Biometrics.
"I want to take the opportunity to thank Vince Graziani for his contributions to
the company through challenging times. Vince will continue to support the
company in an advisory role, Morten Opstad continues."
"I am most pleased to assume the role of CEO of IDEX Biometrics with the goal to
further advance our position as a leader in biometric authentication solutions.
In an all-connected world, with growing security threats, IDEX will continue to
evolve and execute on our strategy, securing proof of identity in a seamless and
customer-centric way, says Catharina Eklof.
For further information contact:
Marianne Bøe, Head of Investor Relations
E-mail: marianne.boe@idexbiometrics.com
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About IDEX Biometrics
IDEX Biometrics ASA (OSE: IDEX) is a global technology leader in fingerprint
biometrics, offering authentication solutions across payments, access control,
and digital identity. Our solutions bring convenience, security, peace of mind
and seamless user experiences to the world. Built on patented and proprietary
sensor technologies, integrated circuit designs, and software, our biometric
solutions target card-based applications for payments and digital
authentication. As an industry-enabler we partner with leading card
manufacturers and technology companies to bring our solutions to market.
For more information, please visit www.idexbiometrics.com
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About this notice:
This notice was issued by Marianne Bøe, Head of Investor Relations, on 19 August
2024 at 08:50 CET on behalf of IDEX Biometrics ASA.