Jörgen Lantto joins Zwipe board

Biometric firm Zwipe has appointed Jörgen Lantto as its newest board member.Lantto was most recently the CEO of Fingerprint Cards, a Swedish company that designs and manufacturers biometric system solutions. Before that he also served as the company's CTO and head of strategy and product management. During his tenure, Fingerprint Cards grew from a small company to one of the largest companies on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, taking a strong position in the global market. Prior to Fingerprint Cards, he held a range of senior executive positions at global ICT company Ericsson."The decision to join Zwipe's board is rooted in my belief of Zwipe's technology allowing fingerprint recognition without batteries or fixed power supply," said Lantto. "Seeing first-hand the commercial opportunities that exist for Zwipe in the biometrics market, I very much look forward to supporting the company through its next phase of development.""Zwipe is a biometric tech company that is focused on developing and commercialising secure, fast and easy to use biometric authentication solutions in three key areas; payments, access control and government ID. Jörgen led Fingerprint Cards during a period of strong growth as the company's CEO. I expect that he will add experience, competence and energy to the Zwipe board and be a strong support to the management team going forward," said Clas Thelin, chairman of the board of Zwipe. "His expansive mindset and network within the industry will certainly bring value to Zwipe as it commercialises it core platform of products."The board now consists of the following members:Clas Thelin, chairman of the BoardLiu RuopengCarl-Fredrik GrøslandWeizi HuangJörgen LanttoJohan ReinsliEspen TøndelLars F Windfeldt

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