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CLEAR Expands Executive Leadership Team to Support Continued Growth of PlatformCLEAR announces the addition of two hospitality industry veterans to the company's experienced leadership team. CLEAR's fast and secure technology uses fingerprints and iris images to confirm members' identities instantly, enabling people who use it to transform the way the world works around them - for traveling, shopping, attending events and more. Joining CLEAR are Kerry Held, Senior Vice President of Direct Sales and Corporate Partnerships, and Ben Feilen, Senior Vice President of Operations. Held, who previously worked as Director of Client Relations at Hospitality Quotient - the consulting arm of Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group - will oversee the sales, training and development teams while also negotiating corporate partnerships. Feilen brings over 20 years of operational experience to CLEAR. Most recently, he was responsible for overseeing OTG's airport businesses. Prior to that he spent several years at Starr Restaurants. At CLEAR he will be responsible for operations at the company's growing network of 21 airport locations and seven professional sports venues, with a focus on ensuring fast, predictable service every time a member uses CLEAR. "This has been a period of amazing growth for CLEAR," said Chairman and CEO Caryn Seidman Becker. "Kerry and Ben add fantastic operational and hospitality experience to our team. They will play a critical role in our continued efforts to bring CLEAR members the best possible airport experience." The new appointments follow a major national expansion by CLEAR into airports around the country over the last several months, including Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), LaGuardia Airport (LGA), John F. Kennedy International Airport (FK), Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW), Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). In the coming weeks CLEAR will be opening at LAX, bringing its airport network to 22 locations. Travelers have used CLEAR more than five million times to move seamlessly through airport security lines. CLEAR is certified as a "qualified anti-terrorism technology" by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Signing up is a fast and easy three-step process - CLEAR digitally authenticates your driver's license or passport, confirms your identity, and then creates your biometric account. The process takes just five minutes. New members who enroll at the airport receive a one-month free trial and can use CLEAR immediately. CLEAR technology is also available at select professional sports stadiums to help fans move seamlessly through security lines. The company is now developing new ways to expand its technology and provide businesses nationwide access to efficient and secure biometrics capabilities enabling frictionless travel, access to venues, shopping and entertainment. To join CLEAR, visit https://www.clearme.com. ABOUT CLEAR CLEAR is the nation's leading biometric identity platform, strengthening security and redefining the consumer experience at major venues across the country. CLEAR has a growing base of nearly one million loyal members nationwide and has been used more than five million times by travelers. CLEAR currently operates at Atlanta, New York John F. Kennedy, New York LaGuardia, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, San Francisco, San Jose, Denver, Detroit, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston Bush, Houston Hobby, San Antonio, Austin, Orlando, Miami, Las Vegas, Baltimore-Washington, Seattle, Washington Dulles, Washington Reagan and Westchester County Airport in New York. Additionally, its biometric service can be found at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field in New York, Coors Field in Denver, Marlins Park and American Airlines Arena in Miami, and AT&T (News - Alert) Park in San Francisco. Enrollment is fast and easy and can be done at any of CLEAR's enrollment centers (http://clearme.com/enrollment-centers). For more information on how CLEAR is changing the way people travel and enjoy sporting events, visit http://www.clearme.com.
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