News: Optoelectronics
10 December 2024
POET appoints Bob Tirva as board director and Audit Committee member
POET Technologies Inc of Toronto, Ontario, Canada — designer and developer of the POET Optical Interposer, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and light sources for the data-center, telecom and artificial intelligence (AI) markets — has expanded its board of directors to six members by appointing Bob Tirva as director and member of the Audit Committee. Along with the five incumbent directors, he will serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until his successor is duly elected or appointed.
Tirva has over 30 years of executive experience in technology industries and several years of advisory experience as a director of companies advancing semiconductor technology. Tirva held various management positions at IBM, Broadcom Corp, Dropbox and Intermedia Cloud Communications Inc before becoming president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Sonim Technologies Inc until it was acquired by AJP Holding Company in 2022. Tirva is currently on the board of Skyworks Aeronautics and was recently on the boards of Costar Technologies and Resonant Inc.
“His experience at Broadcom and Resonant is directly relevant to POET and his strong financial background will be an asset to our Audit Committee and management team overall,” comments POET’s chairman & CEO Dr Suresh Venkatesan.
Following Tirva’s appointment, the board will consist of six members: Dr Suresh Venkatesan (chair), Jean-Louis Malinge (lead independent director), Theresa Lan Ende, Glen Riley, Chris Tsiofas, and Bob Tirva.
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