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INSIDE appoints Bruno Benteo as Chief Security Officer |
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Date : 27.11.2006
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Aix en Provence, France November 27th, 2006 - INSIDE Contactless, a world leader for contactless semiconductor chips, today added the latest member to its management team, with the appointment of Bruno Benteo as Chief Security Officer. Bruno’s charter is to further develop security features for INSIDE’s contactless product line.
Mr Benteo comes to INSIDE from THALES, where he was Director of THALES Security Systems Toulouse (France) and also in charge of Business development in Asia, USA and Australia from 1998 to 2006. During this time, Bruno created two labs in France, and he assisted in the definition of two ITSEF/CCTL test labs in Japan. Bruno’s extensive experience with semiconductors includes Ebeam, FIBs, Lasers, and the applications of numerous security products. Prior to Thales, Bruno managed laboratories for Sorep (also involved in security features improvement) from 1990 to 1998, where he helped develop numerous semiconductor-based security products.
“Contactless technologies for cards, and mobile devices are growing at an astonishing rate, and customer confidence - obtained through secure and reliable transactions - is critical to sustain this growth,” said Remy de Tonnac, Chief Executive Officer at INSIDE Contactless. “Bruno will extend our ability to deliver the industry’s most secure platform for contactless transactions, and I’m looking forward to working with him.”
“I’m excited to join INSIDE Contactless because the company is a clear leader in a rapidly-growing market, and I think my expertise with embedded security technologies can help INSIDE extend its leadership position even further,” adds Bruno Benteo.
About INSIDE Contactless:
Headquartered in France with a global presence in China, Singapore, Poland and the USA, INSIDE Contactless is a leading fabless semiconductor provider, delivering the most flexible, innovative, cost-effective, and trusted platform for contactless applications including bank card payments and Near Field Communications (NFC). INSIDE is involved in numerous industry initiatives, including the NFC Forum, which is driving the standardization of NFC; as well as the IN-CLUB Limited, which is a non-profit association that brings together companies in the Payment, ID, Mass Transit and Mobile application markets, to collaborate on contactless applications and initiatives. For more information on INSIDE, please visit: www.insidecontactless.com
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