Heath Thomas

Heath Thomas is the Innovation Director at De La Rue, where he leads the company’s forward-looking innovation strategy. His work is guided by the principle that meaningful progress must be driven by market needs and customer priorities. He is responsible for shaping and delivering a comprehensive innovation roadmap, featuring a pipeline of next-generation banknote security features designed to align with emerging global trends.

In his work, Heath introduces high-impact, engaging security solutions and oversees the development of new features that enhance both usability and protection. He also champions De La Rue’s ‘systems of security’ approach, a holistic framework that integrates technologies, formats and protection levels. This enables the delivery of tailored solutions for each banknote, ensuring an optimal balance of security, usability and value.