Security Veteran Stephan Spitz Joins Secure Thingz as Chief Strategy Officer
Summary
“Security is an essential part of the continued growth and success of the IoT market, and Secure Thingz is committed to leading the way with scalable, industry-leading solutions,” said Povey. Spitz has more than 20 years of experience with research, pacing product and solution development in the field of information and communication security. Before this role, he led the global R&D organization of Trustonic, a joint venture formed by ARM, G+D and Gemalto, which he co-founded by creating the technology base. An inventor, author and lecturer, Spitz holds many patents in the field of IT security and has a PhD degree from the Technical University of Munich. In 2018, the company was acquired by IAR Systems Group AB, the future-proof supplier of software tools for embedded development.