De La Rue PLC
Keith Eckford is an experienced operations leader currently serving as the Senior Director of Global Operations at Crane Authentication (NXT) since May 2025. Prior to this role, Keith has held multiple key positions at De La Rue from March 2012, including Director of Operations - Authentication, Group Quality Director, Managing Director, Operations Director - CPS, and Group Supplier Quality Manager. Keith also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Cash Processing Solutions Ltd from May 2016 to July 2017. Earlier in Keith's career, significant roles included Head of Global Quality, R&D and service, and Group Supplier Quality Manager at Lister Petter, as well as Chief Engineer - Cost Reduction at Smiths Aerospace from April 2005 to May 2006.
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De La Rue PLC
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De La Rue plc designs, manufactures and delivers banknotes to customers across the world. The Company's segments include Currency, Identity Solutions, and Product Authentication and Traceability. The Currency segment provides printed banknotes, banknote paper and polymer substrates and banknote security components. The Identity Solutions segment is involved in the provision of passport, e-passport, national identity (ID) and e-ID, driving license and voter registration schemes. The Product Authentication and Traceability segment produces security documents, including authentication labels, brand licensing products, government documents, checks and postage stamps. The Company manufactures banknote paper for use by commercial and state manufacturers. The Company is a producer of polymer substrate. It combines cash inspection and processing machines and software platforms to help inspect, count, sort and authenticate banknotes for central and commercial banks.