Responding to the growing interest in e-ID in both the public and private sectors, ACI has created this new position to enhance ACI's consulting expertise. Euan Tennant joins ACI as e-ID business consultant. He will work with ACI to use his experience and expertise in the smart cards and e-ID environments to consult customers on their e-ID strategy and implementation.

Euan joins ACI having accumulated 16-years smart card experience across the payment, telecommunications and e-business sectors. Prior to ACI, Euan spent several years working for De La Rue Card Systems, one of the world’s largest cash to cards groups providing project delivery and consultancy services. Subsequently he was based in Hong Kong where he managed technical activity for both terminal and on-card application development for the whole Asia Pacific region.

Cath Rawcliffe, head of the eID business unit at ACI Worldwide, said: "It is clear e-ID is coming of age. With more and more corporations and public agencies looking to the benefits of an e-ID programme, it is vital we provide the highest level of consultancy in line with our products. We are confident Euan Tennant will provide just that expertise, and we are confident of the value his expertise will bring to our customers."