WISeKey Attracts Top Executive Tim Bloechl from Microsoft to lead its Public Sector Vertical

Geneva, Switzerland (ots) - WISeKey, a leading eSecurity company,
announces Tim Bloechl, former Managing Director for Worldwide Public
Safety & National Security at Microsoft, has joined WISeKey to lead
its global public sector business.

Before joining Microsoft Partner WISeKey, Mr. Bloechl was
Microsoft's first senior executive, chief strategist and spokesperson
for Public Safety and National Security markets and initiatives
globally. He was responsible for business strategy development and
execution for several public sectors including military,
intelligence, homeland or internal security, justice, and first
responders (police and fire). Prior to joining Microsoft in 2005 from
the Pentagon, Tim served as the first Director for the International
Information Assurance (IA) Program, and Deputy Director for IA
Operations, for the United States Department of Defense (DoD). He led
international military cyber security outreach, policy and program
development, and was the department's representative for interagency,
international and operational cyber security coordination. He also
served as the DoD co-chair for the National Cyber Response
Coordination Group under the U.S. National Response Plan. Prior to
this assignment, from July 1999 to December 2002, Tim was a Senior
Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton, providing international affairs,
foreign disclosure, intelligence and military operational consulting
support to the Joint Task Force-Computer Network Operations (JTF-CNO)
in Arlington, VA. Before joining Booz Allen, Tim served a 20-year
military intelligence career in the U.S. Army retiring as a
Lieutenant Colonel. A West Point graduate, Tim saw combat duty in
Panama and the 1st Gulf War, led and participated in Cold War
intelligence operations while based in West Berlin, and joined the
ranks of U.S. Generals Eisenhower and Petraeus as the top graduate in
his 1992 U.S. Army Command and General Staff College class.

WISeKey has cooperated with Microsoft in several projects in the
Public Sector arena, including the Citizen Service Platform, designed
to meet the specific needs of the citizen and protect their privacy
at every step. This cutting-edge approach takes multiple and complex
citizen identity management systems, government services and
e-government portals and packages them in an accessible and
functional manner, allowing citizens to independently use the
facilities, services and tools that governments provide for their
citizens.

According to Bloechl: "My 5-1/2 years with Microsoft was a super
experience. We were able to build upon solid defense and public
safety businesses in the US, UK and elsewhere to truly go global,
emphasizing Partner-built solutions on the Microsoft platform. I
have a deep focus on public sector security and I think it is
fantastic to transition to serve these customers as part of the
expanding WISeKey team."

Carlos Moreira, WISeKey's founder and CEO, said, "we are very
happy to welcome Tim to the team, and to benefit from his experience
in leading public sector activities to take WISeKey's cutting-edge
activities even further."

Contact:
WISeKey SA
Eileen Weinberg
eweinber@wisekey.com
+41(0)22-594-30-00