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Silk Displays Poised for Next Phase of Development with Additions to Management and Board of Directors
Montreal, May 3, 2007 – Silk Displays, a
pioneer in the development of flexible plastics with embedded intelligence
for liquid crystal displays and other applications, has appointed
a new president and CEO and a new member of its board of directors
in preparation for the next phase of development and financing.
High technology executive Dr. Richard A. Simon will take the helm
of the company, and Dr. Haviland Wright, a veteran display executive,
will join Silk Displays’ board of directors. The company is
planning a series A financing round for September 2007.
“The appointment of these two industry veterans is a strong
addition to an already solid management team,” Chris Arsenault,
partner at MSBi Capital said. “Silk Displays is putting the
infrastructure in place to forge ahead with its innovations in Smart
Plastic technology. It has the expertise and the intellectual property
required to do so, and now it is solidifying its leadership base.”
Dr. Simon has a 30-year track record in high technology leadership,
product development and executive management. He has worked with
major players in the engineering and aerospace sectors, such as
Lockheed Martin, Boeing and L-3Comm Systems and with a diverse range
of technologies, from solid state physics through complex real-time
systems. Dr. Simon takes over from Paul Higgins, one of the company’s
founders, who will assume responsibilities as Silk Displays’
vice-president, business development.
Dr. Wright joins Silk Displays’ board, bringing with him
over 30 years’ experience in high tech, including as chairman
and CEO of Colorado’s Displaytech. He currently sits on the
boards of a number of companies, including Elixir Technologies Corporation
and Nano Loa Inc., a Japanese display company. Dr. Wright has a
deep understanding of the display industry, extensive knowledge
of the Asian business environment and will be a major asset to the
company’s board.
Silk Displays’ organizational changes are part of its overall
strategy to bring to market its innovations in flexible plastic
materials with embedded electronic, optical and barrier functionalities.
The company is initially targeting the $75 billion liquid crystal
display market.
About Silk Displays
Silk Displays is developing a platform technology to provide embedded
intelligence in flexible plastics. This exciting technology has
applications for all-plastic displays, cell phone projection systems
and smart product skins, among others. In particular, the company
plans to revolutionize the display and electronics industries by
overcoming the restrictions and high production cost of glass displays.
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