Valimo engages representative for France

Meet Hervé Charlin and Valimo at Cartes 2007.

HELSINKI, Finland – 9 November 2007 – Hervé Charlin joins Valimo as a Regional Manager for France and its overseas territories.

“With Hervé on board, Valimo makes a significant commitment to serve France with a trusted and local representative. With more than 16 years of work experience in Smart card security, Hervé has the right credentials to guide Valimo’s customer prospects through the buying process.  I encourage French-speaking parties interested in mobile signatures to meet Hervé at Cartes in November in Paris,” explains Tapio Vailahti, CEO of Valimo.

Hervé, a partner of Asymptotes Conseil, will act as Valimo’s primary contact for French companies interested in mobile signatures, strong mobile authentication and mobile identity management.

“Valimo’s mobile signature solutions are clearly the market leader in terms of installed base and active users.  Valimo’s experience gained in Finland, Turkey and Spain and other markets is a concrete strategic advantage,” says Hervé Charlin, Regional Manager of Valimo. “I will be delighted to outline for Mobile Operators, financial institutions and other businesses the security and convenience of mobile signatures.”

In addition, Antti Vihavainen, SVP Business Development at Valimo and Dr. Deniz Tuncalp, Mobile Signature Unit Manager from Turkcell will speak at Cartes 2007.    The presentation, starting at 16.00 on the 14th, is part of the ‘C7: CARDS & PAYMENTS’ track. Contact Valimo to book a one-on-one meeting during Cartes 2007 in Paris.

Contact

Valimo Wireless 
Tapio Vailahti, CEO
Tel: +358-9-4365-0080

Herve Charlin, Regional Manager
Tel: +33 609 754 974 
E-mail: herve.charlin [at] valimo.com

About Valimo Wireless

Helsinki-based Valimo Wireless is the leading provider of mobile signature solutions for mobile operator, bank and corporate customers.  Valimo's solutions are used by more than 40 European and Middle Eastern customers to date, assuring protection against various security attacks like phishing, cost savings thanks to digitalization of various currently paper-based processes and introduction of new business cases enabled by the convenient mobile signing capability. Valimo is growing strongly with offices in Finland, Sweden, Germany, France and Turkey.

For more information about Valimo, please visit www.valimo.com

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