The International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) has elected a new Board following its recent AGM - and the end of a successful year marking the 60th anniversary of the invention of the hologram.

The IHMA is made up of 90 of the world's leading hologram companies, including leading producers and converters of holograms for banknote security, anti-counterfeiting, brand protection, packaging, graphics and other commercial applications around the world.

Member companies actively cooperate to maintain the highest professional, security and quality standards.

Optaglio’s Philip Hudson becomes the new Chairman. Fellow Board members are Khalid Khanani of Metatex (Pakistan) and Rob Levy of Holo-Source (USA). Simone Foine of Centro Grafico (Italy) becomes the new regional representative for the EU/EFTA, while Manoj Kochar of Holoflex (India) is the new deputy regional representative for Asia.

The Board is now comprised as follow:

•           Philip Hudson – Optaglio (UK/CzechRepublic) – Chairman

•           Khalid Khanani - Metatex (Pakistan) - Board member

•           Rob Levy - Holo-Source (USA) – Board member

•           G S Dillon - Alpha Lasertek (India) – Asian representative

•           Manoj Kochar - Holoflex (India) – deputy Asian representative

•           Laurence Holden - JDSU (USA) - North American representative

•           Pedro de Eguiluz Selvas - Fast Forms (Mexico) - deputy North American representative

•           Simone Foine - Centro Grafico (Italy) - EU/EFTA representative 

•           Goran Milinovic - System Intelligence Products (Serbia) - East Europe/CIS representative

•           Dmitry Paltsev - First Print Yard Holographics (Russia) - deputy East Europe/CIS representative

More at www.ihma.org.