BILLERICA, Mass. — Morpho, the security business of Safran group, has named Robert Eckel as CEO of MorphoTrust USA Inc. The company was formed earlier this year after Safran purchased L-1 Identity Solutions.
In his new role, Eckel, will run the former L-1 Biometric, Secure Credentialing and Enrollment Services businesses in the United States. He previously served as president of the division.
Eckel joined L-1 in 2008 as part of the acquisition of Digimarc, where he served as president of Digimarc’s Identity System business. Prior to joining Digimarc, he served as vice president and general manager, Air Traffic Management Systems, for Raytheon Company.
