NEC America and Trusona announce leadership, advisory board changes

NEC Corporation of America has named Raffie Beroukhim as Chief Experience Officer (CXO), a new leadership position the biometrics and identity solutions supplier created to focus on improving customer experience and bringing more social value, the company announced.

Beroukhim first joined the company in 2011 and has been responsible for scaling NEC’s Advanced Recognition Systems business, establishing NEC’s Federal Government Operations and office in Washington, DC in 2016 and launching NEC’s Global Aviation Center of Excellence (COE).

“For his proven track record of loyalty among clients and employees, and a demonstrated ability to lead and grow our business, I am proud to appoint Raffie Beroukhim to the post of Chief Experience Officer for NEC Corporation of America,” said Mark Ikeno, President and CEO of NEC Corporation of America, in a prepared statement. “Now more than ever, the world needs technology companies focusing their energies and resources on customer experiences that are prioritized in serving the ‘greater good.’”

As Chief Experience Officer, Beroukhim will also take the lead of the Digital Platform Business Unit in North America.

“Our successful implementation of frictionless customer journeys and digital transformation in the aviation industry is a solid launching pad for NEC Corporation of America to extend similar CX services to new markets including retail, hospitality, healthcare and financial services, and more,” Beroukhim said in a prepared statement.

In 2019, NEC introduced I:Delight, a digital services platform to support the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and digital transformation efforts. One of the solutions included is NeoFace Thermal Express, a dual face biometric and elevated body temperature detection system for public spaces.

Trusona makes strategic appointments to advisory board

Trusona has appointed four industry experts to its advisory board to grow its authority in passwordless multi-factor authentication technology, the company announced.

With decades of experience in cybersecurity, defense and enterprise software, Theresa Payton, Chris Roberts, Tom Reilly and Victor Nichols will focus on security needs.

“We are delighted to welcome these respected security experts and trailblazers to our advisory board who will strengthen our mission to thwart cybercrime,” said Ori Eisen, founder and CEO at Trusona, in a prepared statement. “They join Trusona at an exciting time as we continue to expand and deepen our passwordless solutions to seamlessly serve security leaders across the enterprise. We are confident the addition of these advisors will provide valuable perspectives in effectively executing our strategy, and we’re proud that Trusona continues to attract experienced professionals who are dedicated to protecting businesses and users alike.”

Theresa Payton is a cybersecurity and IT strategy expert and current CEO of Fortalice Solutions. She previously server as CIO for President George W. Bush.

Chris Roberts is a renowned expert on counter threat intelligence whose work has been focused on evolving security threats in enterprise, industrial and government segments.

Tom Reilly has spent 30 years in the enterprise software industry, serving as CEO of Cloudera and GM of Enterprise Security at HP following the purchase of cyber-security firm ArcSight, where he served as CEO.

Victor Nichols is on the Board of Directors for Revlon, Bank of Hawaii and Zovio. Previous roles include CEO Harland Clarke Holdings, CEO North America at Experian and CIO at Wells Fargo.

Trusona’s advisory board also includes Frank Abagnale, Geoffrey Moore and John McCracken.

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appointments  |  biometrics  |  Board of Directors  |  digital identity  |  facial recognition  |  NEC America  |  Trusona