Identive Group Promotes Jason Hart To CEO - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Identive Group, Inc.'s (INVE) board has named Jason Hart as its chief executive and director, effective immediately, thereby replacing Ayman Ashour, who has resigned his executive role but would stay on the board as non-executive chairman. Earlier, Hart served as executive vice president of Identive's Identity Management and Cloud Solutions unit.

"There is a major shift occurring in both information and access technology as companies, governments and individuals embrace powerful, flexible new approaches such as cloud services and mobile access," said Hart. He continued, "We intend to focus Identive's core products and technologies to drive a leadership position in these expanding markets. In particular, we see a significant opportunity to provide our customers with a clear pathway to Identity-as-a-Service and secure authentication on mobile devices using NFC technology. In the coming months we expect to share more details of plans to simplify our operations and strengthen our go-to-market capabilities."

Hart is a 25-year veteran of the technology industry with a substantial track record of innovation and success, including over 20 years leading security companies. Hart joined Identive in 2011, following the acquisition of idOnDemand.