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Istuary Innovation Labs Appoints Hugh Chow as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Wednesday, February 17, 2016Company Profile | Follow Company
Vancouver, BC, February 17, 2016--(T-Net)--Istuary Innovation Labs Inc. announced today that Hugh Chow has been appointed as the company's Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Chow will assume the new role effective immediately.
“I can think of no one better to lead Istuary North America than Hugh Chow. Chow's executive expertise and experience in managing and expanding technology companies make him the perfect choice to take Istuary North America to the next level,” said Ethan Sun, Istuary Innovation Group Founder and President.
“Chow's vision, strategy, and execution track record is exactly what Istuary needs as we enter our 4th year in business. His ability to translate vision and strategy into world-class execution will bring together teams and ecosystems to drive results.”
Mr. Hugh Chow has over 20 years of management, engineering, operations and public offering experience across full spectrum of private start-ups and public corporations in the technology sector.
Before joining Istuary, Mr. Chow co-founded and served as the Vice President, COO, Interim President and CEO of ViXS Systems Inc. (TSX: VXS) from its inception in 2001.
He led ViXS' global expansion across 4 vertical markets, invested and managed over $250M in R&D among 6 design centers world-wide. Prior to founding ViXS, he held a number of senior engineering and management positions at ATI Technologies Inc. (acquired by AMD).
“With the global demand for disruptive technology and a unique business model, Istuary's potential is rather limitless. This opportunity for me to lead Istuary into its next chapter is deeply humbling yet exhilarating. Istuary has grown at an extraordinary pace and I look forward to working with the Istuary team, and to leading its next phase of expansion in North America,” said Mr. Chow.
About Istuary Innovation Group
Founded in 2013, Istuary builds technology into companies for launch in high-growth markets. Rather than having venture capital and entrepreneurs function as separate entities, Istuary consolidates innovative talent and capital into a global platform, reducing risk and accelerating the commercialization process. In less than 3 years, Istuary has established 19 innovation labs in Canada, the United States, and China, employing over 600 employees. Istuary has commercialized 10 projects—all of which involve enterprise-level disruptive technologies. Istuary's Head Office is located in Vancouver, British Columbia.