INSIDE Secure has appointed Pierre Garnier as executive vice president, or EVP, of the NFC and secure payment division and member of the management board. Mr. Garnier replaces Charles Walton who will be leaving the company later in August to become CEO of Canadian company SecureKey. Mr. Garnier's mission will be to continue driving the NFC business of INSIDE Secure as market develops, leveraging the company's disruptive innovations such as 'NFC booster' on a SIM card, as well as the intellectual property assets of the company.

Additionally, he will supervise the introduction of a new range of secure payment semiconductor platforms for the future US EMV market. Prior to joining INSIDE Secure, Mr. Garnier was vice president and general manager at Texas Instruments (TI), where he was in charge of the worldwide baseband business and worldwide wireless strategic programs.