AEPONYX, which develops optical devices based on silicon nitride and MEMS technologies, has named Jeff Demain vice president of business development and marketing, effective immediately. Demain will be responsible for advancing the adoption of the company’s “integrated photonics with MEMS” products, which the company says feature DWDM capabilities, fast tunability, integrated switching, long reach, and small footprint.
Demain spent 19 years at Intel, the last eight of which were spent as business development and marketing director for Intel’s Silicon Photonics business unit. He left Intel in 2016 and has spent the succeeding time in various consultancy roles.
“We are excited to have Jeff join the AEPONYX team,” said Philippe Babin, CEO of AEPONYX. “With Jeff’s experience, and our recent $10 million funding close adding to our previous rounds, we are well poised for growth. Our optical devices align nicely with Jeff’s experience, and the unique capabilities of our technology are well received. It’s a great future for AEPONYX.”
The recent funding round included previous investors Fonds Ecofuel, BDC, and Fonds Innovexport, with Investissement Québec joining for the first time (see “AEPONYX adds $10 million in latest funding round”).
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