QuoVadis CEO Roman Brunner has been named president of the SuisseID Trägerverein, the association with responsibility for the Swiss national electronic ID programme.SuisseID was launched in May, 2010 by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) as the first standardised product for secure electronic identity verification in Switzerland. SuisseID credentials may be used to conduct online transactions by individuals, between companies, or with Government.Mr Brunner was a long-term Bermuda resident before returning to his native Switzerland to lead QuoVadis’ international development efforts, including being the approved issuer of SuisseID since the programme’s inception.In addition, QuoVadis’ Dutch subsidiary is an issuer for large-scale eID programmes in the Netherlands called PKI Overheid and e-Herkenning.SuisseID was initially funded by the Swiss Government as an economic stimulus for the IT sector and to encourage the adoption of electronic commerce at all levels of the Swiss economy.As the programme has become established, responsibility for its management has shifted to the independent SuisseID Trägerverein led by representatives of key players in the sector.According to Quovadis, more than 220 organisations have enabled their online offerings to accept SuisseID credentials, which are stored on a smart card or USB device and may be used with normal browser or e-mail software. In addition, important trade associations and managed service providers have also adopted SuisseID for their online activities.QuoVadis clients include green.ch, a large hosting and IT services provider, which provides QuoVadis SuisseIDs to customers for secure authentication to their online services as well as for secure e-mail. Similarly KPT, a national health insurer, uses QuoVadis SuisseIDs to authenticate clients using their web platform and to enable qualified electronic signatures for paperless contract handling.In addition to his role of President of the SuisseID Trägerverein, Mr Brunner also serves on the organisation’s International Working Group which manages SuisseID compatibility with other eID standards and initiatives, including those of the EU STORK Project, World eID, and the Universal Postal Union.