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Anne Townsend Joins Rekor Systems Board, Strengthening Cybersecurity Oversight
COLUMBIA, MD / ACCESSWIRE / March 4, 2024 / Rekor Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:REKR) ("Rekor" or the "Company"), a leader in developing and implementing
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[{"type":"text","content":"COLUMBIA, MD / ACCESSWIRE / March 4, 2024 / Rekor Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:REKR) (\"Rekor\" or the \"Company\"), a leader in developing and implementing state-of-the-art roadway intelligence technology, today announced the addition of Anne Townsend to its Board of Directors (\"Board\") and her appointment as a member of the Board's Technology and Social Responsibility Committee. With a distinguished career spanning over two decades, Townsend brings unparalleled expertise in cybersecurity, smart cities, and urban transportation management to the Rekor Systems board of directors.As a Senior Principal Cybersecurity Engineer at The MITRE Corporation, Townsend has been at the forefront of cybersecurity and smart city initiatives. Her role as MITRE's trailblazer for Smart Cities and Cybersecurity has positioned her as a thought leader in the industry, with a strategic mindset and strong communication skills that have driven business growth and technical management.Townsend's technical strengths are deeply rooted in security controls, including NIST 800-53 and ISO standards, frameworks such as NIST CSF and NIST SPs, cyber systems engineering, ransomware, data security, IoT, and emerging technologies.Concurrently with Townsend's appointment, the Board also chartered a Technology and Social Responsibility Committee, which is responsible for making periodic assessments of technological developments and trends affecting the Company's operations and business opportunities, its competitive advantages and vulnerabilities in its use and development of technology, and the security of its physical and intellectual assets. Prof. Sanjay Sarma of MIT will lead the new committee, which also includes Mr. Paul deBary, who serves as Chair of the Board of Ethics of the Town of Greenwich, CT.Robert A. Berman, Chair and CEO of Rekor, expressed his enthusiasm about Townsend's appointment, stating, \"Anne Townsend's addition to our Board significantly strengthens our foundation as we advance the AI/ML and other proprietary technologies within our roadway intelligence solutions for creating smarter, safer, and greener roadways and communities for everyone. Her deep domain expertise in transportation management and urban mobility, combined with our commitment to connecting physical, digital, and operational infrastructures for a unified source of truth and colla...