Gerd Schaefer

Gerd Schäfer , 55 years old, is the Chief Executive Officer of the Digital identification Solutions Group. He has more than 29 years of managing experience in the international operations of the world largest imaging company. Furthermore he possesses more than 21 years of leadership experience in the identification business as he was responsible for this sector in the Eastern Hemisphere . He also worked several years as an expat to establish the electronic identification business in the Asia/Pacific and China Region.

The Digital Identification Solutions Group is a global leader in the field of providing high security identification solutions to governments, organizations and companies. The product range (hardware and software) enables the user to capture, store and manage images and vital information of persons, and to print cards or passports for the positive identification of an individual. The documents can be protected by means of holograms, chip encoding, data and image encryption, RFID or the integration of biometric data. Applications include: National ID, drivers license, ICAO compatible travel documents, e-passport, employee cards, etc.

Since one year, vps ID Systems, a highly specialized software development and integration company, has been added to the group.