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Former U.S. official joins Indian American's tech firm
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Friday, 08 April 2005, 19:30 IST
SUNNYVALE, CA: Former U.S. homeland security secretary Tom Ridge has joined the board of directors of a technology company headed by an Indian American Vic Verma.
Savi Technology, Inc., a provider of active RFID solutions for supply chain management and security, announced Ridges appointment.
Ridge was the first Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and former Governor of Pennsylvania.
"Secretary Ridge has demonstrated throughout his career in public service the leadership, knowledge and strategic insights that he will bring to our board," said Vic Verma, Savi's President and Chief Executive Officer. "We believe his geopolitical perspective and his commitment to fostering joint government and commercial initiatives will be beneficial to Savi as we continue to develop solutions to improve efficiency and security throughout the global supply chain."
"Savi is a leader in the development of RFID solutions in both the government and commercial sectors and I believe there is a real opportunity to improve the management and security of global supply chains using this technology," said Secretary Ridge.
Following the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks, U.S. President George W. Bush created the Department of Homeland Security within the executive branch, and named Ridge to head it. In January 2003, the Department of Homeland Security became a Cabinet department, and Ridge assumed the post of Homeland Security Secretary. As Secretary, he organized and oversaw a combined 22 federal agencies employing 180,000 staff. Prior to his resignation last November from the Homeland Security post, which followed 22 consecutive years of public service, Secretary Ridge was Governor of Pennsylvania between 1994 and his appointment to the Department of Homeland Security in 2001.
Founded in 1989, Savi Technology is privately held, with headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, and offices in Johannesburg, London, Melbourne, Singapore and Washington D.C.