Selva Selvaratnam
Selva Selvaratnam | |
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| Born | India |
| Education | Cardiff University (PhD, Electronics) |
| Occupations | Businessman; technology executive |
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| Awards | Gold Shield Award (Global Security Industry Alliance) |
Selva Selvaratnam is a British businessman born in India.
Selvaratnam was born in India, but moved to the UK in the early 1980s.[1] After receiving a PhD in electronics from Cardiff University he set up his own firm, Panjia Technologies, in 1984/1985, which was subsequently acquired by HID Global Corporation/Assa Abloy.[2]
After the acquisition, Selvaratnam was an executive vice president of engineering at HID Global Corporation. He later became the chief technology officer and senior vice president at the company.[3] In this role, he received the prestigious Gold Shield Award[4] which is awarded by the Global Security Industry Alliance to professionals who have made "outstanding contributions in the global security industry".[5]
Since April 2015, Selvaratnam has been the chief technology officer at De La Rue.[6] From 2015 until 2019 he was appointed with De La Rue to form the organisation and strategy for products, technology and services to transition the group into a technology-led entity. He is currently working as CEO of OpSec Security.
References
- ^ SC Magazine interview: Selva Selvaratnam, CTO of HID Global – scmagazineuk.com
- ^ "Smart card technology set to make the olympics safe", businesscomputingworld.co.uk
- Executive Leadership Team, delaru.com - ^ Selva Selvaratnam, bloomberg.com
- ^ Gold Shield Award Criteria, www.gsialliance.com
- ^ "GSIA Announces 3rd Annual Gold Shield Award Winners", www.gsialliance.com
- ^ Executive Leadership Team, delaru.com
- Selva Selvaratnam. bloomberg.com