Selva Selvaratnam is a British businessman born in India.
Selvaratnam was born in India, but moved to the UK in the early 1980s.SC Magazine interview: Selva Selvaratnam, CTO of HID Global – scmagazineuk.com 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."Smart card technology set to make the olympics safe", businesscomputingworld.co.uk- Executive Leadership Team, delaru.com
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.Selva Selvaratnam, bloomberg.com In this role, he received the prestigious Gold Shield AwardGold Shield Award Criteria, www.gsialliance.com which is awarded by the Global Security Industry Alliance to professionals who have made "outstanding contributions in the global security industry"."GSIA Announces 3rd Annual Gold Shield Award Winners", www.gsialliance.com
Since April 2015, Selvaratnam has been the chief technology officer at De La Rue.Executive Leadership Team, delaru.com- Selva Selvaratnam. bloomberg.com 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.
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