# GlobalPlatform Announces 2018 Board of Directors Author: Pal Sinha, Barnali Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali Published: 2017-12-12 Category: NEWS Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news Meta Title: GlobalPlatform Announces New Board of Directors for Fiscal Meta Description: Meet the diverse and experienced individuals appointed to drive collaborative and secure ecosystems for digital services and devices. Learn more on the URL: https://financedigest.com/globalplatform-announces-2018-board-of-directorshtml ![undefined](https://prod.superblogcdn.com/site_cuid_cm5qst7v3003gwirgwqtxn8i8/images/fd121217-10-1736843167050-compressed.jpg) _Board to drive the association’s vision to create collaborative and open ecosystems in which stakeholders can effectively deliver simplicity and security for digital services and devices_ GlobalPlatform, the standard for secure digital services and devices, has [announced its new Board of Directors](https://www.globalplatform.org/mediapressview.asp?id=1332&utm_source=PR&utm_campaign=BoD&utm_term=Organizational) for fiscal year 2018. With five board seats open in the closely contested election, the following individuals have been appointed to serve a two-year term: - Rob Coombs – Security Marketing Director, Systems & Software – ARM (re-elected) - Stéphanie El Rhomri – Vice-President, Technology – FIME (re-elected) - Rémi de Fouchier – Vice-President, Marketing – Gemalto (re-elected) - Sebastian Hans – Principal Member of Technical Staff – Oracle (re-elected) - Olivier Van Nieuwenhuyze – Senior R&D Architect  – ST Microelectronics Marc Kekicheff,Vice President of Chip Innovation at Visa Inc., has retained his position as GlobalPlatform Chairman for the eighth consecutive year, while Nils Gerhardt, Group Vice President with [global product](https://www.financedigest.com/global-liquid-breakfast-products-market-to-reach-us-185-bn-by-2027.html "Global Liquid Breakfast Products Market to reach US$ 185 Bn by 2027") responsibility for financial institutions at Giesecke&Devrient, will continue in his role as Vice Chairman for the third consecutive year. Both Marc and Nils have now completed the first [year of their current two-year](https://www.financedigest.com/stocks-hit-two-year-lows-sterling-comes-under-fire.html "Stocks hit two-year lows, sterling comes under fire") terms on the Board. Stéphanie El Rhomri, who [joined the GlobalPlatform Board](https://www.financedigest.com/x-google-executive-to-join-numerous-board.html "x-Google executive to join Numerous board") in 2015, has been appointed to serve as Secretary and Treasurer. Marc comments: “In the past decade, many [industries have capitalized on the digitalization of services](https://www.financedigest.com/three-blockchain-application-scenarios-for-the-financial-services-industry.html "Three blockchain application scenarios for the financial services industry"). As more consumers, in more markets, use a growing number of [digital services](https://www.financedigest.com/constructive-digitization-to-let-the-remote-patient-monitoring-services-market-come-of-age.html "Constructive digitization to let the Remote Patient Monitoring Services Market come of age"), the number and type of devices that can access these services is increasing exponentially. GlobalPlatform brings service providers and device manufacturers together to address the very real security challenges that this dynamic [landscape creates](https://www.financedigest.com/how-to-create-an-edible-landscape-your-neighbors-will-love.html "How to Create an Edible Landscape Your Neighbors Will Love"). GlobalPlatform Specifications ensure that all [devices can implement a market-defined level of security to protect](https://www.financedigest.com/the-hearing-protection-devices-market.html "The Hearing Protection Devices Market") against threats and attacks, and so enable the delivery of secure digital services to end users. [Collaboration is at the heart](https://www.financedigest.com/putting-collaboration-and-community-at-the-heart-of-the-metaverse.html "Putting collaboration and community at the heart of the metaverse") of this effort and the diversity and experience of the Board will ensure the continued advancement and adoption of GlobalPlatform Specifications.” Kevin Gillick, Executive Director, GlobalPlatform, adds: “As a not-for-profit association, GlobalPlatform relies on the Board’s wealth of knowledge and expertise to steer the organization, ensuring the various functional and security requirements of rapidly [evolving markets](https://www.financedigest.com/evolving-trends-in-small-scale-single-and-multi-rotor-wind-turbine-market.html "Evolving Trends in Small Scale Single and Multi-rotor Wind Turbine Market") are met. “For example in 2018, with the consumer and [industrial IoT ecosystems poised for rapid growth](https://www.financedigest.com/rapidly-growing-end-use-industries-worldwide-is-providing-traction-to-the-13-dioxolane-market-growth-fact-mr-report.html "Rapidly growing End-use Industries Worldwide is Providing Traction to the 1,3-dioxolane Market Growth: Fact.MR Report"), we will continue to highlight the need for standards to ensure security for IoT devices, regardless of the use case, to prevent them becoming a platform for attacks. GlobalPlatform secure components have a key role to play in securing digital services and devices and, to further advance this mission, our Board and sector-specific [task forces](https://www.financedigest.com/g20-want-70-of-world-vaccinated-by-mid-2022-sets-up-task-force-for-pandemic-fight.html "G20 want 70% of world vaccinated by mid-2022, sets up task force for pandemic fight") welcome contributions from around the industry.” Learn more about GlobalPlatform’s Board of Directors by visiting the GlobalPlatform [website](https://www.globalplatform.org/?utm_source=PR&utm_campaign=BoD&utm_term=Organizational&utm_content=Homepage). --- This blog is powered by Superblog. Visit https://superblog.ai to know more. ---