Grant Evans
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

Grant Evans joined ActivIdentity in March 2008. As chief executive officer and chairman of the Board of Directors he is responsible for the overall direction and management of the company. Mr. Evans’ more than 22 years of operating experience ranges from building start-ups to senior-level management of multi-hundred million dollar private and publicly traded companies. Mr. Evans served from January 2003 to March 2007 as the chief executive officer and as a director of A4Vision, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of machine vision technology for identity security. He served from March 1999 to March 2002 as the executive vice president at Identix, Inc., a publicly traded developer and manufacturer of identification technology solutions. Mr. Evans was also previously vice president and general manager of Identicator Technology and was responsible for leading the company's strategic direction and launching the commercial biometric market. Mr. Evans sits on the Board of Directors of 3VR and has served on the following boards and advisory boards: Bioscrypt Inc., U.S. Congressman Honda's Blue Ribbon Security Board for Homeland Security, the American Electronics Association Executive Advisory Committee, and the Comdex Advisory Board on Security.

Jacques D. Kerrest
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

Jacques Kerrest joined ActivIdentity in August 2008. As chief financial officer and chief operating officer he is responsible for leading the successful development and implementation of best-of-breed financial systems and controls, managing operations, and engineering a scalable infrastructure to support future growth. Previously, Mr. Kerrest served as chief financial officer of Virgin Media Inc., the second-largest communications company in the United Kingdom, where he was responsible for overseeing every aspect of finance. Before then, he was managing director and chief financial officer of Equant N.V., and prior to then he was chief financial officer of Harte-Hanks, Inc. and Chancellor Broadcasting Company. Mr. Kerrest holds master’s degrees in International Management, Business Administration, and Economics from U.S. and French universities.

John Boyer
Senior Vice President, Engineering

John Boyer joined ActivIdentity in 2001. As senior vice president of Engineering he is responsible for managing the global engineering organization in accordance with the strategic and financial objectives of ActivIdentity. Before being appointed to this role in November 2008, Mr. Boyer held a number of senior engineering management roles in the company, most recently as chief architect. Prior to joining ActivIdentity, Mr. Boyer worked at a number of technology companies, including American Biometric Company, Chrysalis-ITS, Unibex, and Bell-Northern Research. Mr. Boyer has broad experience in engineering management, technical strategy, research, and software architecture, and a deep knowledge of ActivIdentity strategy, customers, products, and technology. Mr. Boyer holds a bachelor of engineering degree in Computer System Engineering, as well as master of applied science and doctorate degrees, with a specialization in Electrical Engineering, from Carleton University, Canada. He has published extensively in international journals and conferences in the area of wireless communication engineering, and holds a number of patents granted and pending in the fields of enterprise security and authentication.

Dominique Fedronic
Chief Technology Officer

Dominique Fedronic joined ActivIdentity in 1995. As chief technology officer he is responsible for leading and directing strategic and technical decisions regarding the company's products and services. Before being appointed to this role, Mr. Fedronic held senior roles of increasing responsibility in the engineering organization, most recently as senior vice president of Engineering. Prior to joining ActivIdentity, Mr. Fedronic worked at Fintel as a business engineer. Before, he was director of services at Force Informatique. Previously, Mr. Fedronic was a staff research assistant at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory Heidelberg in Germany. Mr. Fedronic holds a master’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the Université de Paris Nord, Galileo Institute in Paris, France. While working at ActivIdentity, Mr. Fedronic has made major contributions to the design and standards development of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Smart Card Interoperability program and the U.S. Department of Defense Common Access Card (CAC) program. In addition, Mr. Fedronic has served on the GlobalPlatform Board of Directors since 2007.

Jerome Becquart
Vice President, Products and Services

Jerome Becquart joined ActivIdentity in 1996. As vice president of Products and Services he is responsible for executing ActivIdentity product strategy by overseeing the company’s product management team; building, managing, and scaling technical support operations globally; and leading the company’s best practice consulting, integration, and training services. Before being appointed to this role, Mr. Becquart held roles of increasing responsibility within the organization, most recently as vice president of Product Management. Prior to joining ActivIdentity, Mr. Becquart worked at VeriFone as a lead engineer. Before, he was an assistant representative at SGN-Cogema in Taiwan. Mr. Becquart holds a master’s degree in Telecommunications from the École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications and a master of science degree in Telecommunications from the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rennes.

Karl Weintz
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy

Karl Weintz joined ActivIdentity in December 2009 through the acquisition of CoreStreet Ltd. As senior vice president of corporate development and strategy, he is responsible for identifying and evaluating new strategic opportunities that align with ActivIdentity’s business operations and growth initiatives. He leads the design, planning, and execution of the overall business strategy at ActivIdentity, assisting in mergers and acquisitions and strategic partnerships across the company’s businesses. Previously, Mr. Weintz served as chief operating officer at CoreStreet Ltd, where he was responsible for streamlining the organization’s operations as well as ensuring that sales and marketing programs aligned with customer needs. Prior to joining Core Street, he advised technology startups, VCs, and non-profit organizations in technology innovation. Mr. Weintz additionally held positions as Vice President of managed services and vice president of product management at Genuity, a Level 3 Communications company, a member of the executive team at BBN and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, where he was a cryogenics and propulsion engineer. Mr. Weintz holds a master of business administration degree from Harvard University, a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering, as well as a bachelor of arts in anthropology from Stanford University.