[August 13, 2014]

MorphoTrak Announces New Business Unit Vice President

Morpho (Safran) announces the appointment of Steve Vinsik as MorphoTrak's new Vice President of Criminal Justice and Public Security, responsible for delivering biometric and security solutions across the company's broad span of customers. This includes the FBI, DHS, DoD and many state and local law enforcement and civil agencies.

Steve Vinsik, former Unisys (News - Alert) VP, to lead MorphoTrak's Criminal Justice & Public Security business. (Photo: Business Wire)

"Steve brings a wealth of experience and leadership to the excellent staff we have in our newly re-aligned organization," explains Celeste Thomasson, MorphoTrak's CEO. "He will help ensure the company remains focused on our customers and our objectives to deliver efficient, best value, cost-effective systems to government agencies at all levels throughout the United States."

Steve Vinsik comes qualified for the position, having previously served as Vice President and Partner of Unisys Corporation's Global Security Solutions business unit. He has over 18 years of experience as a delivery and soltion executive with an extensive background in service delivery, business development, and portfolio management of security systems spanning biometrics, law enforcement solutions, video security, and cybersecurity solutions.

MorphoTrak, a subsidiary of Safran USA, provides biometric and identity management solutions to a broad array of markets in the U.S. including law enforcement, border control, civil identification, and facility/IT security. Reporting to Morpho, Safran's security division, MorphoTrak is part of the world's largest biometric company. Morpho is a leading innovator in large fingerprint identification systems, facial and iris recognition, as well as secure credentials. With 40 years' experience, Morpho has captured more than 3 billion fingerprints and Morpho products are used by more than 450 government agencies in over 100 countries. MorphoTrak is headquartered near Washington D.C., with major corporate facilities in Anaheim, CA (News - Alert) and Federal Way, WA.

Morpho, a high-technology company of Safran, is a global leader in security solutions. The company employs more than 8,400 people in 40 countries and reported revenues of 1.5 billion euros in 2013. Morpho's unique expertise lies in providing cutting edge security solutions for government identity, public security, critical infrastructure, transportation and business markets. Morpho is the world leader in multibiometric identification technologies, biometric identity documents, Automated Biometric Identification Systems (ABIS) and Explosives Detection Systems (EDS (News - Alert)). It is one of the leading suppliers of SIM cards, smart cards, trace detection equipment and gaming terminals. With systems operating in more than 100 countries, Morpho's solutions simplify and secure the lives of people around the world.

For more information: www.morphotrak.com www.morpho.com www.safran-group.com

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