On January 24, 2023, Mitek Systems, Inc. announced that Bruce Hansen stepped down as the Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors, effective January 24, 2023, and that Scott Carter, a member of the Board, has been appointed Executive Chair of the Company. Mr. Hansen will continue to serve as a member of the Board. The Executive Chair is a newly-created role and in this role, Mr. Carter will provide leadership and direction to the Board and work with the Company's Chief Executive Officer and other members of the Company's executive team to provide, among other things, strategic expertise with respect to the Company's strategy for future growth.
Mr. Carter has served as a director of the Company since March 2022 and has served as a special advisor to the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Board sharing his industry knowledge and assisting with product and market strategy since December 2020. From September 2014 to July 2018 he served as the Chief Executive Officer, and previously Chief Operating Officer, of ID Analytics, now LexisNexis, a provider of risk management solutions offering credit risk, consumer protection, risk identification, fraud detection, payment, and theft protection services. From May 2019 until December 2020, Mr. Carter served as the Chief Operating Officer and Advisor of Brain Corp, an artificial intelligence company which creates transformative core technology for the robotics industry. Mr. Carter previously served as the Company's Chief Marketing Officer from July 2013 until September 2014. From January 2005 to June 2013, Mr. Carter served as Senior Vice President with Experian Decision Analytics, a consumer credit reporting company which sells decision analytic and marketing assistance to businesses. Mr. Carter is a member of the boards of directors of: Guardinex, Inc., Vital4, and LendingUSA. Mr. Carter has also advised various private equity firms on prospective acquisitions of SaaS, FinTech and data and AI enabled companies. Mr. Carter also served as the Chairman of the Board of Ubi Security, Inc. from July of 2018 through June of 2019. Mr. Carter earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Delaware and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Delaware, Lerner College of Business. In addition he has completed further executive education at the Kellogg School at Northwestern University and received his NACD Director Credential in 2022. Mr. Carter is a seasoned executive with a diverse range of experiences as a technology business leader, advisor and board member. Having held C-level positions for leading solution providers and previously in client-side industry roles, Mr. Carter has a uniquely 360-degree view and has a consistent track record of accelerating growth for organizations, utilizing client and market insight to inform strategy, corporate development product, technology, sales and marketing activities. On January 24, 2023, the Board also appointed Kim Stevenson as the Lead Independent Director. In her role as Lead Independent Director.