Aware CEO and President, Robert A. Eckel, Elected to IBIA Board of Directors
November 12 2020 - 9:44AM
Aware, Inc., (NASDAQ: AWRE), a leading global provider of
biometrics software products, solutions and services, today
announced the appointment of its CEO and President, Robert (Bob) A.
Eckel, to the Board of Directors of International Biometrics +
Identity Association (IBIA). Mr. Eckel has over three decades of
experience and significant expertise in biometrics, secure
identity, air traffic control and defense systems, and as a member
of IBIA’s Board of Directors will help advance the transparent and
secure use of biometric technologies to confirm human identity in
our physical and digital worlds.
IBIA is the leading voice for the biometrics and identity
technology industry and advances the transparent and secure use of
these technologies to confirm human identity in both our physical
and digital worlds. As Aware’s CEO and newly appointed member of
IBIA’s Board of Directors, Mr. Eckel will help support the
enhancement of security, privacy, productivity and convenience for
individuals, organizations, and governments through the use of
biometrics solutions and services.
“My passion has always been to build and lead companies that
enable individuals to experience the life we deserve through
technology, which includes the ability to Own your identity™,” said
Bob Eckel, Aware's chief executive officer and president. “This
aligns directly with the mission of IBIA, and I am honored to be
elected to their Board of Directors to help drive forward the
adoption and responsible use of biometric technologies for managing
human identity in a way that remains frictionless for the
user.”
As a member of the Board of Directors for IBIA, Mr. Eckel will
have a far reaching and unified view across the biometrics and
identify management industry, enabling him to stay up-to-date on
the latest trends, regulations and policies impacting Aware and its
customers. His responsibilities will include supporting association
initiatives to aid in the adoption of biometrics for the greater
good, correct misconceptions about the technology, and demonstrate
how the transparent use of biometrics can add value.
“With Mr. Eckel’s years of experience and passion for the
biometrics and identity management industry, he was the clear
choice to join our Board of Directors,” said John Mears, IBIA’s
chairman of the board and Tech Fellow, VP, at Leidos. “We are
thrilled to have him on board and know he will make a great
addition to the team, helping us to continue providing valuable
insights and expertise to our members when it comes to the adoption
and responsible use of technologies for managing human
identity.”
Bob Eckel has served as Aware’s CEO and president since
September 2019. He is responsible for strategic transformation,
growth and operations for Aware’s biometric solutions and services
for government and commercial customers and industry partners. Mr.
Eckel also serves as a strategic advisory board member of Evolv
Technology, and as a consultant for Digimarc Corporation. Over his
distinguished career, he has held many positions of note within the
biometric and identity space, including: Regional President and CEO
of IDEMIA’s NORAM Identity & Security division; President and
CEO of MorphoTrust USA, LLC; Executive Vice President and President
of the Secure Credentialing Division of L-1 Identity Solutions
Company; and President of the Identity Systems division of Digimarc
Corporation. Mr. Eckel received his master’s degree in Electrical
Engineering from the University of California Los Angeles, and his
bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of
Connecticut.
About AwareAware, a global leader
in productized biometrics software products, solutions and
services, provides critical biometric functionality to
collect, manage, process, and match biometric images and data for
identification and authentication. With their decades-long
experience, Aware leads the market in liveness detection and
multi-modal fusion to protect client and business processes through
fingerprint, face, iris, and voice matching algorithms, mobile
biometric capture and authentication software, a biometric workflow
and middleware platform, and a fully-scalable ABIS. Their
device-agnostic, integration-ready, and customer-managed products
enable ease-of-use for enterprises to empower individuals to own
their identities. Aware serves customers across a multitude of
industries, including financial services, enterprise security,
healthcare, human resources, citizen ID, border management, law
enforcement, defense, and intelligence. Aware is a publicly held
company (Nasdaq: AWRE) based in Bedford, Massachusetts.
To learn more, visit https://www.aware.com or follow
Aware on Twitter @AwareBiometrics.
Aware is a registered trademark of Aware,
Inc.
CONTACTCompany
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Rodrigues Aware,
Inc. 781-276-4000 grodrigues@aware.com
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