Anchor ID Finalizes Board Of Directors
Addition of Peter Hazlehurst, Former Google Wallet Executive, Completes Board for Newly Formed Digital Identity Company
KINGSTON, N.Y., June 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Anchor ID, Inc., today announced it has finalized its Board of Directors with the appointment of key industry leaders, including Peter Hazlehurst, the former Director of Product Management responsible for Google Wallet, and Erik Vlugt, VeriFone's vice president of global product marketing. The digital identity company, currently in private beta, allows consumers to securely and privately log into any site through one universal login, coupled with authentication through their smartphone. The company has been operating with an interim board since its founding in January.
"The members of our Board of Directors and Advisors bring valuable expertise and guidance to help Anchor ID address the challenges in the way consumers currently access their online accounts," said David W. Schropfer, founder and CEO of Anchor ID. "Their combined experience in mobile and a range of other related industries is key in enabling us to deliver on our vision, that smartphone authentication should serve as the mode for consumers to easily log-in to any site online, without being forced to hand over their private data.
Anchor ID's Board of Directors includes:
- Alexander Sanchez – In August of this year will assume the role of Chief Operating Officer of Goodwill Industries International, Inc.
- Erik Vlugt – Vice President of Product Marketing, VeriFone
- John Cate – Director of Engineering, IDT Telecom
- Peter Hazlehurst – former Director of Product Management, Google Wallet
- Ted Grevers – System Manager, Cisco Systems
- Paul Iemma – Anchor ID Board of Advisors
"I was instantly intrigued by Anchor ID after hearing about and seeing what the company was working on," said Peter Hazlehurst. "My time at Google will lend well to providing insights into Anchor ID's product, which I believe will change the consumer authentication process substantially for the better."
Anchor ID raised seed capital earlier this year, and is currently raising additional funding. The company will come out of private beta and formally launch in the fall of this year.
For more information, please visit the Anchor ID website: http://AnchorID.com.
About Anchor ID
Anchor ID, Inc. is a digital identity company that allows consumers to use one universal login, combined with smartphone authentication, to access sites across the web. From social networks to entertainment sites, online banking to ecommerce, using Anchor ID, consumers no longer have to remember multiple logins and passwords to securely transact on the web. Headquartered in New York, Anchor ID raised seed capital in January 2014 and will launch in the fall of 2014.
SOURCE Anchor ID, Inc.
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