San Diego, Ca., USA - October 10, 2012, San Diego, Ca., USA - Mitek Systems, Inc., a mobile imaging software solutions provider, announced that it has elected Bruce Hansen as independent director, effective immediately.
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Mr. Hansen, who has served on Mitek’s advisory board, brings decades of “big data†analytics industry experience as the co-founder and former chairman and CEO of ID Analytics, a consumer risk management company that was acquired by identity theft protection LifeLock earlier this year.
During his tenure, Mr. Hansen built ID Analytics from concept-stage into a high-growth, profitable firm serving over 280 enterprise clients, including the nation’s leading banks and mobile network telcos, and five million consumers.
Previously, Mr. Hansen was president of HNC Software and CEO of the Center for Adaptive Systems Applications. Mr. Hansen holds a BA in economics from Harvard University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Mr. Hansen replaces William P. Tudor, who is rotating off the Board after eight years due to health reasons. Mr. Tudor will continue to serve on the Company’s advisory board.
In addition, Mitek welcomed Jane J. Thompson and Jim Hale to its advisory board.
Ms. Thompson is a recognized thought leader in financial services, serving banks and non-banks through her firm, Jane J. Thompson Financial Services, LLC. As founder and former president of Walmart Financial Services for nearly a decade, Ms. Thompson is recognized as an innovator in financial services, achieving significant profit growth based on her consumer insights and operating leadership skills.
Ms. Thompson brings over two decades of consumer-level strategy and marketing expertise to Mitek, including executive roles at Sears, Roebuck & Co., partnership at McKinsey & Company, and brand management at Procter & Gamble. She serves on the board of The Fresh Market and was formerly on the board of ConAgra. Ms. Thompson received her BBA from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Mr. Hale is a successful innovator with 35 years of experience in management, private equity and commercial and investment banking. In 1998, he co-founded FTV Capital, a growth equity fund. Prior to FTV, Mr. Hale was senior managing partner and head of the Financial Institutions Group at Montgomery Securities. ■