MicroVision Appoints Drew Markham as General Counsel
June 17 2021 - 8:30AM
MicroVision, Inc. (NASDAQ: MVIS), a leader in MEMS based solid
state automotive lidar and micro-display technology for augmented
reality, today announced the appointment of Drew Markham as General
Counsel, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Sumit Sharma.
“I am pleased to welcome Drew to MicroVision,” said Sumit
Sharma, Chief Executive Officer at MicroVision. “Drew’s breadth of
legal experience, in particular her transactional and governance
work, will be an asset to the company as we focus on engaging with
potential customers and partners, demonstrating key features of our
long-range lidar sensor, as well as with parties interested in
strategic opportunities.”
Markham has more than 20 years of experience advising publicly
traded technology companies in corporate governance, M&A and
capital markets transactions, having served in both external and
in-house counsel roles. Markham spent 14 years at Wilson Sonsini
Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. and eight years working with
RealNetworks, Inc., most recently as an external advisor and
previously as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant
Secretary.
“I’m thrilled to be joining the talented and highly focused
MicroVision team at this exciting time,” said Markham. “I look
forward to helping the Company continue to build value for its
shareholders.”
About MicroVision
MicroVision is the creator of innovative MEMS scanning
technology and solutions based on the laser beam scanning
methodology pioneered by the Company. The Company combines its
hardware, software, and algorithms to unlock value for its
customers by providing them a differentiated advanced solution for
a rapidly evolving lidar sensor, augmented reality, interactive
display and consumer lidar market.
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 is a trademark 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
related to the Company’s execution on strategy, engaging with
potential customers, partners and parties interested in a strategic
transaction, product features, solutions and applications and
building value for shareholders are forward-looking statements that
involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements
include the risk that the Company may not succeed in finding
licensing or other strategic solutions, including a potential sale
of the Company, with acceptable timing, benefits or costs; its
ability to operate with limited cash or to raise additional capital
when needed; market acceptance of its technologies and products or
for products incorporating its technologies; the failure of its
commercial partners to perform as expected under its agreements,
including from the impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus); its ability to
identify parties interested in paying any amounts or amounts that
the Company deems desirable for the purchase or license of
intellectual property assets; its or its customers’ failure to
perform under open purchase orders; its financial and technical
resources relative to those of its competitors; its ability to keep
up with rapid technological change; government regulation of its
technologies; its ability to enforce its intellectual property
rights and protect its proprietary technologies; the ability to
obtain additional contract awards and develop partnership
opportunities; 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 its products; potential product
liability claims; its ability to maintain its listing on The Nasdaq
Stock Market, 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. These factors are not intended to
represent a complete list of the general or specific factors that
may affect the Company. It should be recognized that other factors,
including general economic factors and business strategies, may be
significant, now or in the future, and the factors set forth in
this release may affect the Company to a greater extent than
indicated. Except as expressly required by federal securities laws,
the Company undertakes 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.
Investor Relations Contact
David H. AllenDarrow Associates,
Inc.408.427.4463dallen@darrowir.com
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