News: LEDs
13 November 2024
NS Nanotech appoints John Bayne to board
NS Nanotech Inc of Ann Arbor, MI, USA — a University of Michigan Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) spin-off co-founded by professor Zetian Mi in 2017 that develops gallium nitride nanowire LEDs for visible displays and UVC disinfection applications — has appointed John Bayne to its board of directors.
Picture: NS Nanotech’s new board member John Bayne.
A former senior VP & general manager at Corning Inc, Bayne brings more than three decades of experience in product innovation and strategic global growth to NS Nanotech at a time when it is readying multiple innovations for commercial markets.
Bayne led Corning’s multi-billion-dollar Mobile Consumer Electronics Division, which included both Corning Gorilla Glass (a product used in billions of smartphones and consumer electronics worldwide) and high-purity fused silica (HPFS), which is used in the manufacture and inspection of semiconductors. Previously, he was VP & general manager of Corning’s high-performance displays group, focusing on specialty glass for high-resolution LCDs and new OLED displays. Also, his global business development experience includes three years spent in China, where he was president of Corning’s display technologies division.
“His extensive experience launching innovative products, developing high-performance teams, and driving strategic growth in competitive international markets will be invaluable as we continue to expand and commercialize our cutting-edge nanowire LEDs and UVC semiconductor technologies,” comments CEO & co-founder Seth Coe-Sullivan.
Bayne has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University, a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He currently serves on the board of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier and The Guthrie Clinic.
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