Colonel Yalon Farhi Joins MicroVision’s Board of Directors
September 30 2016 - 9:15AM
Business Wire
MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ: MVIS), a leader in innovative
ultra-miniature projection display and sensing technology, today
announced that Colonel (IDF res.) Yalon Farhi has joined its board
of directors. Colonel Farhi’s election expands the number of
MicroVision board members to eight.
Colonel Farhi’s career encompasses a wealth of experience that
spans serving in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), lecturing at
Bnei David Institute since 1998, working for an Israeli
non-government organization as a lead administrative manager and
fundraiser for nearly 20 years and operating a successful business
for over 30 years. Colonel Farhi also has acted as a consultant to
multiple security companies and is currently a director at
DarioHealth Corp. (NASDAQ: DRIO).
“Colonel Farhi will bring new perspectives and insights to the
MicroVision board based on his broad, international experience,”
said Brian Turner, Chairman and Independent Director at
MicroVision. “We look forward to having his voice and counsel as we
progress MicroVision’s business and look to apply PicoP® scanning
technology to emerging markets such as 3D sensing and augmented
reality.”
“I am pleased to be joining the MicroVision board at this
pivotal time in the company’s history. The company’s technology,
the breadth of its patent portfolio and its potential to enable
multiple applications is impressive,” said Colonel Farhi. “I look
forward to sharing my experience with management and my fellow
board members to assist the company with execution of its business
plan.”
Colonel Farhi is a graduate in Education Studies from Moreshet
Yaacov College in Jerusalem and military study in the Israeli
Defense Forces.
About MicroVision
MicroVision is the creator of PicoP® scanning technology, an
ultra-miniature laser projection and sensing solution based on the
laser beam scanning methodology pioneered by the company.
MicroVision's platform approach for this advanced display and
sensing solution means that it can be adapted to a wide array of
applications and form factors. It is an advanced solution for a
rapidly evolving, always-on world. Extensive research has led
MicroVision to become an independently recognized leader in the
development of intellectual property. MicroVision’s IP portfolio
has been recognized by the Patent Board as a top 50 IP portfolio
among global industrial companies and has been included in the
Ocean Tomo 300 Patent Index. The company is based in Redmond,
Wash.
For more information, visit the company’s website at
www.microvision.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MicroVisionInc
or follow MicroVision on Twitter at @MicroVision.
MicroVision and PicoP are trademarks of MicroVision, Inc. in the
United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the
properties of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this release, including those
relating to future product and product applications are
forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected in the company's forward-looking
statements include the following: our ability to raise additional
capital when needed; products incorporating our PicoP® scanning
technology may not achieve market acceptance, commercial partners
may not perform under agreements as anticipated, we may be
unsuccessful in identifying parties interested in paying any
amounts or amounts we deem desirable for the purchase or license of
IP assets, our or our customers failure to perform under open
purchase orders; our financial and technical resources relative to
those of our competitors; our ability to keep up with rapid
technological change; government regulation of our technologies;
our ability to enforce our intellectual property rights and protect
our proprietary technologies; the ability to obtain additional
contract awards; the timing of commercial product launches and
delays in product development; the ability to achieve key technical
milestones in key products; dependence on third parties to develop,
manufacture, sell and market our products; potential product
liability claims; and other risk factors identified from time to
time in the company's SEC reports, including the company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Except as expressly
required by federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events, changes in
circumstances or any other reason.
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