Gary Lac, a two-decade biometrics and identity management industry veteran, has been appointed vice president of solutions development at the U.S. subsidiary of Japanese information technology company NEC Corp.
He will oversee NEC Corporation of America products across digital services, national security and state and local government verticals, the company said Friday.
Lac previously led the solutions innovation organization at Idemia‘s North American business, the biometrics and identity management service area at IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the services organization at Digital Signal.
His professional experience also included systems engineering stints at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Raytheon.
“His vision for product development will be key as NEC expands its footprint in the Digital Services industry with new product launches and partnerships in the near future,â said Eugene le Roux, vice president of international operations and domestic government for NECâs digital services segment.