WISeKey Announces Appointment of Carlo Schüpp as Chief Operating Officer
September 08 2021 - 1:00AM
WISeKey
Announces Appointment of Carlo
Schüpp as Chief
Operating Officer
Mr. Schüpp
was the EMEA Practice Leader of Security & Privacy
services at Deloitte serving global and European
multinationals, and before that he held CIO and CISO positions
at Cybertrust
and Swift
Geneva – September 8, 2021 - WISeKey
International Holding ("WISeKey", SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY), a
leading cybersecurity and IoT company, today announced appointment
of Carlo Schüpp as WISeKey’s Chief Operating Officer, effective
immediately.
Mr. Schüpp is an entrepreneur located in
Belgium with more than three decades of experience and a
proven track record in
leading digital businesses. Previously, Mr. Schüpp
was CEO of Scaled Access, a scale-up pioneering with
ecosystem-driven digital transformations. Prior to this, he
was the EMEA Practice Leader of Security & Privacy
services at Deloitte serving global and European
multinationals, and before that he held CIO and CISO positions
at Cybertrust and Swift.
During his career, he focused on bringing
digital transformation to various industries such as IoT,
FinTech, HRTech and MedTech. He acquired ample experience with
processes related to sales, finance, HR as well as technical
expertise on cryptography, PKI, IoT security, smartcards and
digital identity management. Next
to helping transform his employers and customers, he was
also co-author of various standards at ISO and other bodies.
He holds a Master’s in Computer Science from the
University of Leuven.”
Carlos Moreira, WISeKey’s Founder and CEO,
commented, “I am delighted that Carlo has agreed to take on this
critical role. Carlo’s managerial experience with multinational
organizations and his deep understanding of IoT and cybersecurity
will be very valuable assets to our team as we continue to grow our
global operations. This is a vital leadership role that will drive
results, spur growth and increase the overall efficiency of the
corporation.”
Mr. Schüpp added, “It is a huge honor to have
been appointed COO of WISeKey. I look forward to working with
WISeKey’s amazing teams in Meyreuil, Geneva, and Brussels and
helping the Company continue its incredible growth and
transformation.”
As COO Mr. Schüpp will provide leadership and
strategic vision to WISeKey and subsidiaries with strong focus on
revenue generation. He will bring operational, managerial and
administrative procedures, reporting structures and operation
controls to the Company and foster growth among the executive team
and all employees.
About WISeKey
WISeKey (NASDAQ: WKEY; SIX Swiss Exchange: WIHN)
is a leading global cybersecurity company currently deploying large
scale digital identity ecosystems for people and objects using
Blockchain, AI and IoT respecting the Human as the Fulcrum of the
Internet. WISeKey microprocessors secure the pervasive computing
shaping today’s Internet of Everything. WISeKey IoT has an install
base of over 1.5 billion microchips in virtually all IoT sectors
(connected cars, smart cities, drones, agricultural sensors,
anti-counterfeiting, smart lighting, servers, computers, mobile
phones, crypto tokens etc.). WISeKey is uniquely positioned to be
at the edge of IoT as our semiconductors produce a huge amount of
Big Data that, when analyzed with Artificial Intelligence (AI), can
help industrial applications to predict the failure of their
equipment before it happens.
Our technology is Trusted by the OISTE/WISeKey’s
Swiss based cryptographic Root of Trust (“RoT”) provides secure
authentication and identification, in both physical and virtual
environments, for the Internet of Things, Blockchain and Artificial
Intelligence. The WISeKey RoT serves as a common trust anchor to
ensure the integrity of online transactions among objects and
between objects and people. For more information, visit
www.wisekey.com.
Press and investor
contacts:
WISeKey International Holding
LtdCompany Contact: Carlos MoreiraChairman & CEOTel:
+41 22 594
3000info@wisekey.com
WISeKey Investor Relations
(US)Contact: Lena CatiThe Equity Group Inc.Tel: +1 212
836-9611lcati@equityny.com
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contains certain forward-looking statements concerning WISeKey
International Holding Ltd and its business. Such statements involve
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WISeKey and its securities, including the merits and risks
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