Mr. George Cwynar is a seasoned senior executive with more than 35 years of experience in the software, systems and semiconductor industries, including 15 years in a public company. He boasts a track record of strong financial performance, business management innovation, business turnaround and strategic business re-positioning.
He served for 13 years as President and Chief Executive Officer of MOSAID Technologies, a TSX-listed company focused on developing and licensing intellectual property for semiconductor and communications technologies. At MOSAID, Mr. Cwynar helped the company grow from a small test and design firm with $10 million of sales to one of the world’s largest intellectual property companies.
Mr. Cwynar also served as President of COM DEV Canada, a designer and manufacturer of space-qualified hardware. Earlier in his career, he spent 13 years at MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., where he held various management positions, including Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Operations and Vice-President & General Manager, Electro-Optical Division.
A graduate of the University of Toronto’s Electrical Engineering program, Mr. Cwynar has served on several Boards of Directors of both public and private companies.