Security News > 2020 > June > IDEMIA appoints Pierre Barrial as President and CEO of the Group

The supervisory board of IDEMIA has appointed Pierre Barrial as the new President & CEO of the Group, replacing Yann Delabrière who resumes his previous role as Chairman of the Board.

Pierre Barrial will succeed Yann as the Group's President & CEO. He brings over 25 years' experience with multinational and multicultural tech companies serving both the government and enterprise sectors.

He has partnered with Yann since the beginning of the year as Deputy CEO. Pierre will become IDEMIA's Group President & CEO starting July 1st, 2020.

He will be based in the US and will sit on the Group Executive Committee, as SET division's CEO. Yann Delabrière stated: "After a carefully prepared succession plan, we have chosen a world-class executive, Pierre Barrial, to manage the Group. IDEMIA has demonstrated remarkable resilience since the beginning of this year and our business fundamentals are strong and bode well for the future. On behalf of the Board, I wish Pierre all the very best in his new role."

Pierre Barrial added: "I'm honored and excited to have been chosen as CEO of the Group. IDEMIA has an extremely committed team of 15,000 employees worldwide and together, we'll continue to serve our clients regardless of the circumstances. I am also proud to head a company whose purpose, since its creation, is to make the world a safer place, whenever and wherever Identity & Security matter in an increasingly digital world. With recent events, this is more true than ever."

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