Iris ID announced Jose R. (Ricky) Garcia as business development director, Latin America. According to the announcement, Garcia has more than 20 years of experience driving increased revenue and cost efficiencies for global high-end technology companies in LATAM. His diversified sales experience including with startups will propel Iris ID multimodal biometric technology as a solution for national ID projects, access control systems and more within the region.   

Previously, Garcia has worked with companies like Honeywell, Sharp Electronics and Kyocera Documents Solutions. Iris ID said his industry knowledge and strong business acumen will be key in helping the company deliver its iris and face multimodal biometric solutions to a growing LATAM market.  

“We are excited to welcome Ricky to the Iris ID family,” said Mohammed Murad, vice president, global sales and business development. “He is a proven leader with expertise managing and working with multicultural organizations. With Ricky’s help, we look forward to establishing iris recognition technology as the go-to biometric solution in LATAM and introducing our new products.”