Dr Catherine Fankhauser
Head of Market Segment - Identity
SICPA SA, Switzerland
After completing a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry, a Master of Science in cellular biology and a PhD in organic chemistry, Cathy debuted her career in pharmaceuticals.
In 2002, she joined SICPA as an organic chemist, designing and synthesising security ink elements, and was promoted to Solution Laboratory Manager where she dealt with security solutions, track & trace projects and analysis of suspicious items.
Her career took a new turn in 2008, when she oversaw the sales development at SICPA – first as Technical Sales Manager, and then as Sales Director for security documents inks in 2010.
In 2019, she held the position as Director, responsible for the strategic business development of SICPA Identity Security Solutions, and in 2021 took over all activities, including R.&D, related to decentralised digital identity.
More recently, in October 2022, Cathy was appointed as Head of the Identity market – from the physical security features to the digital platform.
Cathy is a member of the steering committee of Trust Over IP Foundation