TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / February 16, 2017 / Wi2Wi Corporation (Wi2Wi or the Company) (TSX-V: YTY), announces that Mr. Daniel Phelan has resigned as a director and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Michael R. Sonnenreich and Fraser C. Henderson Sr., M.D have joined the Board of Directors and Mr. Sonnenreich was elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Sonnenreich is a lawyer and a philanthropist and has extensive management experiences in various industries; Technology, Pharmaceutical and Global Marketing. He is an active stake holder and advisor to several national and international companies. Currently, Mr. Sonnenreich is the Chairman of the Board of Kikaku America International, and Vice Chairman of PharMa International Corporation of Tokyo, Japan. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, the University of Madrid, Spain, and Harvard University Law School. In the past twelve years Mr. Sonnenreich has served as a board member and trustee of numerous important companies and universities, including Williams Creek Explorations, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Wi2Wi, San Jose, California; Tyhee Development Corp. Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Les Aliments SoYummi, Inc., Montreal, Canada; the ABD American Capital Market Funds; the Integra Fund; Continental Steel Inc.; Amorfix Life Sciences Ltd. (now Promis Neurosciences), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Scientific American; and Medical Tribune International.
Mr. Sonnenreich has had long-term involvement with many nonprofit institutions. These include the Washington National Opera (President 1996-98; 2002-2006); D.C. Jazz Festival (Chairman, 2010-2014); Sackler/Freer Galleries of Art (Smithsonian Institution), D.C.; Commission on the Arts and Humanities (Mayoral Appointment as Commissioner, 2008-2011); the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies; the New England Conservatory of Music; the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation; the University of Virginia Art Museum; Clark University; the Maret School; and the Richard Tucker Music Foundation. Mr. Sonnenreich served as President of the National Coordinating Council on Drug Education. In 2008, he was named Distinguished Washingtonian by the University Club of Washington, D.C. He previously served in government in the Department of Justice and was appointed Executive Director of the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse.
Dr. Henderson is a world renowned Board-certified Neurological Surgeon and a retired US Navy Commander. He has received both his bachelor's and Medical degree from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville Virginia. He completed his fellowship in Craniospinal surgery under Professor Alan Crockard at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London. As Part of his active duty obligations; Dr. Henderson was the Director of Spine at National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD and was Brigade Neurosurgeon for the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade in Desert Shield and Desert Storm during the 1st Gulf War. Finishing his tour with the US Navy, Commander Henderson joined Georgetown University, in Washington D.C. as Director of Neurosurgery of the Spine and Cranio-cervical Junction. He was Co-Director of the Lombardi Neuro-Oncology Division, Co-Director of the CyberKnife Radiosurgery Center, and Medical Director of the Neuroscience Nursing Units. He was Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology at Georgetown University, where he was active in advancing CyberKnife radiosurgery for treatment of chordoma and other complex spinal tumors. He is the Director of Neurosurgery at Doctors Hospital and Director of the Chiari Center of Excellence, where he is focused on the development of the understanding and treatment of deformity induced injury to the brainstem and spinal cord in Chiari Malformation and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.
Dr. Henderson developed intellectual property for three inventions relating to spinal radiosurgery and spinal cancer, including the TPS® -Telescopic Plate Spacer- a vertebral replacement device for metastatic disease and was Principal Investigator in the translational development of a radio-sensitizing drug, and a drug to block the malignant invasiveness of Glioblastoma Multiforme. He is an inventor of 11 devices and concepts relating to disorders of the brainstem and spinal cord, and has published over 50 peer reviewed articles and book chapters, and given over 120 invited lectures with a focus on craniocervical disorders, Chiari malformation, cancer, radiosurgery and unusual problems of the spine
"We are excited to have both Mr. Sonnenreich and Mr. Henderson in the Board. Their vast experience and expertise will definitely guide the company into the successful future," said Zachariah Mathews, President and CEO of Wi2Wi.
"The Board expresses its profound appreciation to Mr. Daniel Phelan for the business and financial expertise he brought to the board of directors over the past three years and helping the management of the company," said the Chairman of the Board Mr. Michael Sonnenreich.
For further information, please contact:
Zachariah Mathews
President and Chief Executive Officer
408 416 4202
[email protected]
About IoT and M2M
Essentially, IoT and M2M describe the network of physical objects or "things" embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity, which enables these objects to collect and exchange data. Driven by several factors including the growth in the availability of Broadband Internet, which reduces the cost of connecting, and the related increase in Wi-Fi capabilities as well as sensors built into myriad technologies, this has been described as the "perfect storm" for the IoT. Almost any device with an on and off switch that can be connected to the Internet (and/or to each other) - anything from cell phones, coffee makers, washing machines, headphones, lamps, wearable devices, cars, as well as machine components in the engine of a jet airplane or the drill of an oil rig. According to analyst firm Gartner, by 2020 there will be over 26 billion connected devices. Others think this figure could be too conservative by a factor of four.
About Wi2Wi Corporation
Wi2Wi is a vertically-integrated technology company which designs, manufactures and markets high performance, low power wireless connectivity solutions, global navigation satellite system (GNSS) modules, and frequency control devices. The Company's products and services address numerous applications in the markets of Internet of Things (IoT), Machine to Machine (M2M), Avionics, Space, and Government Sponsored Projects. Wi2Wi's products and value-added services provide highly integrated, rugged, robust, and reliable multiprotocol wireless actuators with embedded software, along with customized timing and frequency control devices for customers, worldwide. The Company was founded in 2005 and is strategically headquartered in San Jose, California with satellite offices in Middleton, Wisconsin and Hyderabad, India. Wi2Wi's manufacturing operations, its laboratory for reliability and quality control, together with design and engineering for timing and frequency control devices are located in Middleton, WI. The branch office, located in Hyderabad, India, focuses on the development of wireless connectivity; both hardware and software. Wi2Wi's strategic objective is to service the unique needs of each customer by providing end to end wireless integration solutions and highly customizable timing and frequency control devices. Wi2Wi distinguishes itself from commodity grade products, with best in the market performance, highly reliable, low power wireless connectivity products with integrated software that supports broader temperature ranges and a longer product life cycle. Furthermore, Wi2Wi's end to end product solutions helps the customer substantially reduce their end product expense, certification cost, and overall R&D investment, in addition to substantially reducing the time to market. Wi2Wi has partnered with best in class global leaders in technology, manufacturing, and sales. The Company uses a wide network of manufacturer's representatives, worldwide, to promote its products and services, and has partnered with world class distributors for the fulfillment of orders along with direct sales.
Forward-Looking Statements: This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including management's assessment of future plans and operations, and the timing thereof, that involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the Company's control. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks associated with the ability to access sufficient capital, the impact of general economic conditions in Canada, the United States and overseas, industry conditions, stock market volatility. The Company's actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements and, accordingly, no assurances can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do so, what benefits, including the amount of proceeds, that the Company will derive there from. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. Additional information on these and other factors that could affect the Company's operations and financial results are included in reports on file with Canadian securities regulatory authorities and may be accessed through the SEDAR website (www.sedar.com). Forward-looking statements are made based on management's beliefs, estimates and opinions on the date the statements are made and the Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements and if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, except as required by applicable law. All subsequent forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Furthermore, the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as at the date of this news release and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities laws.
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