Hodges Appointed to Giesecke & Devrient's U.S. Industry Council
April 3, 2006

Columbia, S.C. - Governor Jim Hodges has been appointed to Giesecke & Devrient's U.S. Industry Council. Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), a 154-year-old international corporation based in Munich, Germany, is a technology leader in the field of smart cards, providing smart card based solutions for telecommunications, electronic payment, health care, ID, transportation, and IT security (PKI).

G&D is also a leading producer of banknotes and security documents and is dominant in the field of currency automation. The G&D group has subsidiaries and joint ventures around the world. The Group employs over 7,200 people and generates annual revenue over €1.16 billion. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.gdai.com.

The Industry Council includes a broad spectrum of leaders from the government, banking, and smart card industries, and provides input regarding G&D's business and marketing strategies.

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