Charles Benz- Mr. Benz has founded or acquired a number of companies in his career, including Imaging Technology Corporation (ITC), ISI International and International Publishing Corporation (IPC), publisher of Electronic News and, most recently, Digital Card Systems. He has held the position of Chairman in each of these companies. Mr. Benz' has had a successful track record in the secure credentialing market space. Under his leadership, ITC had developed one of the world's most successful digital ID software packages, selling tens of thousands of licenses to major partners and governments throughout the world. After merging ITC with ImageWare(symbol IW) in the year 2000, Mr. Benz became Chairman of the ID subsidiary of ImageWare, a division that generated 80% of the company's revenue. During his tenure at IW he was also responsible for several additional acquisitions that helped to increase sales by 400%, and the stock price by 2.5X. Benz has an undergraduate degree in economics from Duke University, and an MBA, with Honors, from Boston University. |