NEXT Biometrics (NEXT) announces several changes to its executive management
team, with the appointment of three new, senior positions. Effective November 1,
2023, the roles of Senior Vice President & Head of Sales IUEA, Senior Vice
President & Head of Sales South-East Asia and Chief Product Officer are now part
of NEXT's executive management team. The changes are designed to accelerate the
company's journey towards profitability and further increase its biometric
know-how and technology leadership.  

The newly appointed executive management team members are: 

o	Digvijay Singh Kanwar is appointed Senior Vice President and Head of Sales for
India, US, Europe and Africa (IUEA) and a new member of the executive management
team. Most recently, he was Vice President and Country Manager, India, at NEXT
Biometrics. 

o	Joshua Chiu is appointed Senior Vice President and Head of Sales for
South-East Asia, at NEXT Biometrics. This is a new role at NEXT. Prior to
joining the company, Joshua Chiu was President of Egis Technology China, a
Taiwanese biometrics company. 

o	Marcus Laurén is appointed Chief Product Officer. Marcus' role is new at NEXT.
Most recently, he was an independent management consultant and sought-after
advisor. 

Ulf Ritsvall, Chief Executive Officer at NEXT, comments: 

"Our executive management team will be greatly strengthened with the addition of
Digvijay, Joshua and Marcus. Recently, we successfully closed a private
placement of USD 5.5 million and repeated our ambition to accelerate growth in
our key markets and reach profitability. I believe our new team members bring
diverse and valuable experience, which will help us accelerate our efforts."

Previously, NEXT Biometrics' executive management team consisted of Ulf
Ritsvall, Chief Executive Officer, and Eirik Underthun, Chief Financial Officer
Eirik Underthun will remain in both his current role and the executive
management team. 

"NEXT is well-positioned and prepared for accelerating. However, after my
initial analysis as the company's new CEO, it is also clear to me that increased
focus on sales and marketing, adding increased biometric knowledge and
industry-specific experience is needed going forward. To scale the company, we
need the right persons and competencies. With these appointments, we increase
our internal competencies, and can also speed up the operational pace in
accordance with what is needed on a highly competitive and rapidly moving
market."

As Senior Vice President and Head of Sales for India, US, EU and Africa,
Digvijay Singh Kanwar will oversee all NEXT's sales operations in the regions
and be responsible for driving and executing the company's strategy. Prior to
joining NEXT in Q3 2022, Digvijay was Country Manager, India and Director,
Sales, at Fingerprint Cards. 

The role Senior Vice President and Head of Sales, South-East Asia, is a new role
at NEXT. Joshua Chiu will be responsible for creating a solid foundation for the
sales operations in the region, as well as further driving and developing NEXT's
operations and business relations. Joshua has more than 20 years of experience
from both the semiconductor and LCD panel industry. 

In addition to this, NEXT has appointed Marcus Lauren as Chief Product Officer.
This is also a new role at the company and Marcus will be responsible for
developing, improving and driving NEXT's product offering and manage all
corresponding product marketing. Marcus is an internationally experienced
business professional, with 25+ years' experience from companies like Ericsson,
IKEA and biometrics company Fingerprint Cards. 

For more information, please contact: 
Ulf Ritsvall, CEO, Next Biometrics
ulf.ritsvall@nextbiometrics.com 

Eirik Underthun, CFO, NEXT Biometrics
eirik.underthun@nextbiometrics.com

Footage and CVs for the new management team members are available at
www.nextbiometrics.com/management

About Next Biometrics 
NEXT provides advanced fingerprint sensor technology that delivers uncompromised
security and accuracy for the best possible user experience in the smart card,
government ID, access control and notebook markets. The company's patented NEXT
Active ThermalTM principle allows the development of large, high quality
fingerprint sensors. NEXT Biometrics Group ASA is headquartered in Oslo, with
sales, support and development operations in Seattle, Taipei, Bengaluru and
Shanghai.