New Members Boost IHMA Board

The International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) has announced changes to its executive board as it invests in strengthening its position as a leading authority on commercial authentication, ID security and packaging augmentation technologies.

The move sees Don Havourd, currently Head of Business Development at US- based Hazen Paper Company, elected to the board of the IHMA alongside Sebastian Amezquita Niño, a senior researcher and director at Combustion Ingenieros and Colombian Imaging Technologies in Colombia.

Don Havourd	Sebastian Amezquitato

The news comes as the IHMA continues to develop and expand its membership base, in particular to include more non-traditional members coming from outside the security and brand protection industries.

The next 12 months will see developments in new anti-counterfeit technologies contribute to the growth of holograms. These include micro-lenses, micro-mirrors and plasmonics, which all require new foils, different manufacturing processes and different originating technologies.