CCL Secure
David Valade is a seasoned professional in the field of polymer chemistry and materials science, currently serving as the R&D Manager at CCL Secure since October 2024. Prior to this role, David held various leadership positions at PolyActiva from March 2014 to September 2024, including Head of Polymers & Medical Devices and Head of Polymer Materials. David's extensive experience also includes roles as a Research Scientist and Team Leader at PolyActiva, as well as a Research Fellow at the University of Queensland from August 2010 to February 2014. Earlier career stages involved positions as a Research Associate at CNRS and the University of New South Wales. Educational qualifications include a PhD in Polymer Chemistry from the University of Montpellier, complemented by a Master of Science in Materials Sciences and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, both from relevant institutions in France.
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CCL Secure
CCL Secure are the polymer banknote people. We engineer the world’s most durable, secure, efficient and sustainable polymer banknotes. Our company was born of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s effort to build a better banknote, back in 1988. Innovating and improving the modern polymer banknote has been our sole mission since. We are the only company exclusively focused on designing, developing and producing polymer banknotes. Drawing on our leading expertise, we have supported more than 45 central banks with issuing polymer over the past 30 years. Having global sites supported by the strength of parent company, CCL Industries, enables us to provide end-to-end service with the assurance of business continuity. We have unparalleled access to manufacturing, technical and sales staff with highly specialised skills and local knowledge: in Australia, to look after Asia Pacific; the UK, to support markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and Mexico, to provide regional solutions in Central and South America. Throughout this period of innovation and production, we have engineered GUARDIAN™ substrate which has produced over 75 billion banknotes, whilst our latest innovation SPARTAN™ banknotes will further help central banks realise their currency goals.