Rambus Expands Cryptography Research Division Leadership Team
September 11 2014 - 4:10PM
Business Wire
Appointments of Dr. Simon Blake-Wilson,
Philippe Martineau, and Ron Perez strengthen industry-leading
team
Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS), today announced the expansion of the
Cryptography Research division leadership team, including Dr. Simon
Blake-Wilson as vice president, Products and Marketing, Philippe
Martineau as senior director of Ecosystem Business Development, and
Ron Perez as Systems Security Fellow. These individuals bring
significant security industry experience to the existing
industry-leading Cryptography Research team, with the goal of
scaling embedded security IP solutions and services to meet the
growing demand for trusted solutions.
“These additions to the leadership team reinforce our commitment
to bringing world-class embedded security IP, solutions and
services to market,” said Dr. Martin Scott, senior vice president
and general manager of the Cryptography Research division at
Rambus. “We recently announced several milestone agreements with
global leaders including Qualcomm, Microsemi, MStar and Entropic in
addition to bringing our CryptoManager security feature management
platform to market. These successes are creating the need to expand
our core team to meet increasing demands and to continue our strong
momentum.”
According to Paul Kocher, president and chief scientist of the
Rambus Cryptography Research division, “Bringing aboard some of the
brightest minds in the security industry will expand our ability to
find innovative solutions to the tremendous challenges and
opportunities in the area of data security.”
Dr. Simon Blake-Wilson is a researcher in wireless security and
the co-inventor of EAPTTLS, a WLAN security solution. Prior to
joining Rambus, he served in critical security roles including
executive vice president of the Mobile Security Division and chief
sales officer of Inside Secure SA, vice president of the Embedded
Security Solutions division of AuthenTec and director of Business
Development and Cryptographic Research at Certicom. Blake-Wilson’s
background will aid in the next growth phase in security products
and solutions.
Philippe Martineau joins the Rambus Worldwide Sales and
Operations organization with a focus on mobile ecosystem and
business development in the security space. With more than 20 years
of experience, Martineau has served in various roles for both large
and disruptive companies. Prior to joining Rambus, Martineau served
as executive vice president of the NFC Business at Inside Secure SA
where he set the strategy to position the organization in NFC with
differentiating value. Previously, Martineau was predominantly
focused on the development of product offerings for the operator
community related to the SIM card and associated services when he
served as vice president of Strategy at Gemplus. Involved in GSM
standardization since 1989, Martineau has developed strong
knowledge and connections within the industry that will be
instrumental for security business development into the mobile
ecosystem.
Ron Perez brings more than two and a half decades of experience
in the information technology industry, having impacted a broad
range of areas from semiconductors to cloud computing. Previously,
Perez held positions as senior Fellow and senior director at
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), where he established and led the
Security Architecture organization. He also held senior technical
positions at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center where he led the
Systems Solutions and Architecture Department. In his new role,
Perez will support the innovation growth opportunities for
Cryptography Research.
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About Cryptography Research
Cryptography Research, a division of Rambus Inc., is a leader in
semiconductor security research and development. Established by
internationally renowned cryptographer Paul Kocher, the division
develops and licenses innovative technologies in areas including
tamper resistance, content protection, anti-counterfeiting, network
security, and financial services. Over eight billion security
products are made each year under license from Cryptography
Research; security systems designed by the division’s scientists
and engineers protect hundreds of billions of dollars in commerce
annually. Additional information is available at
cryptography.com.
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