Former Fingerprint Cards CEO Jörgen Lantto has joined the board of Norwegian biometric card firm Zwipe.During Lantto's 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.Jörgen Lantto commenting on the appointment ” 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. 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 commercializing secure, fast and easy to use biometric authentication solutions in three key areas; payments, access control and goverment 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 provide excellent support to management team going forward” says Clas Thelin, Chairman of the Board of Zwipe, and adding “his expansive mindset and network within the industry will certainly bring value to Zwipe as it commercializes its core platform of products.”Lantto joins the board with immediate effect. The board now consists of the following members:Clas Thelin, Chairman of the BoardDr. Liu RuopengCarl-Fredrik GrøslandWeizi HuangJörgen LanttoJohan ReinsliEspen TøndelLars F. Windfeldt
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