Matt Cole was appointed as Idemia‘s group executive vice president of its public security and identity business and will be responsible for managing the unit as it provides governments and organizations with identity technologies and expertise in biometrics and artificial intelligence.
Pierre Barrial, president and CEO of Idemia, said in a statement published Monday that he has worked closely with Cole in the recent years and has seen his “strategic vision and leadership talent.”
According to his LinkedIn profile, Cole most recently served as group executive vice president of its secure enterprise transactions division that support its enterprise customers.
He joined the augmented identity company in 2020 from Cubic, where he spent more than 15 years holding leadership roles such as president of its transportation systems business and corporate senior vice president.
He also served as a finance, accounting, strategy, corporate and business development and marketing executive at various organizations across the globe.