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BEAVERTON, Ore., July 7, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Digimarc Corporation (

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) (NASDAQ: DMRC), creator of Digimarc watermarks that are driving the next

generation of digital identification and detection, announced today that Ravi

Kumar, a globally-renowned thought leader and executive, has been elected to

its Board of Directors, effective June 28, 2021. His appointment complements

and extends the Board's current expertise in global enterprise digital

disruption, ecosystem building through global alliances and partnerships and

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning and related data and analytics,

among other areas, and supports Digimarc's strategic focus on helping

businesses embrace digital transformation to deliver more value to their

customers.

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Kumar is President at Infosys, a leading global IT consulting and services

company, where he leads the Global Services Organization across all industry

segments. He drives digital transformation, consulting, traditional technology

and engineering services, along with the data and analytics, cloud and

infrastructure, and enterprise package application service lines. He serves as

Chairman of the Board of Infosys Business Process Management (BPM). Kumar also

oversees Infosys Public Services and the consulting services subsidiary of

Infosys. He chairs the Boards of the digital companies Kaleidoscope,

Guidevision, Wongdoody and Simplus that Infosys has acquired. He also oversees

Infosys business in Latin America, Japan and China.

He is on the Board of Governors of the New York Academy of Sciences and the

Board of AdvanceCT-Economic Dev Board of the State of Connecticut.  

"I'm excited to join the Board of Digimarc and contribute to the company's

success driving digital transformation and modernization for its customers,"

said Kumar. "Digimarc is well-positioned to help businesses reimagine and

reinvent themselves by providing solutions that allow them to accelerate

progress in critical areas, such as improving sustainability practices and

protecting consumer health and safety."

"Ravi is a respected thought leader in the technology transformation space, and

he brings unparalleled expertise to the Board.  He will undoubtedly be a true

inspiration to all Digimarc stakeholders," said Riley McCormack, President &

CEO, Digimarc. "His philosophy that 'technology is transforming the world,'

combined with his first-hand experience helping top companies manage digital

disruption will be an invaluable asset on the Board.  We couldn't be more

thrilled to welcome him to the Team."

Kumar is a global authority on the Future of Work, Workplaces and Workforce,

and is regularly invited by business and popular media to speak on these

topics.

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About Digimarc

Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC) is a pioneer and leader in digital

watermarking solutions and the automatic identification of media, including

packaging, commercial print, digital images, audio and video. Digimarc helps

customers drive efficiency, accuracy and security across physical and digital

supply chains. Visit digimarc.com (

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) and follow us on LinkedIn (

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) and Twitter @digimarc (

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) to learn more.

Company contact: Jennah Jevning, Jennah.Jevning@digimarc.com, 1-503-469-4740

SOURCE  Digimarc Corporation