Dr. Chowaniec, who will also serve as chairman of Axentra’s board of directors, is a highly regarded technology industry veteran.  In addition to his present post at Tundra Semiconductor, a leading global supplier of smart system interconnect chips and related intellectual property, he is executive in residence at Vengrowth Capital Partners Inc. as well as chair of the Ontario Research and Innovation Council.  Dr. Chowaniec is also the past chair of the board of directors of the Information Technology Association of Canada, and a frequent commentator on the Canadian tech industry as a guest on national business TV programs.

Hans Panse has served Deutsche Telekom for over ten years, helping drive the company’s product portfolio through his knowledge of IP-based value added services.  A senior manager with extensive European business knowledge, Mr. Panse is a former research associate at the Bremen Institute for Engineering and Work Science in Bremen, Germany.

“Adam Chowaniec and Hans Panse both lend exceptional perspective to Axentra’s operations, due in large part to their knowledge of the hardware side of the consumer digital media product field,” said Marc-Antoine Benglia, President and Chief Executive Officer of Axentra.  “That, plus their success as tech industry executive managers, will help guide our company’s development on a number of important levels.”

Dr. Chowaniec has been recognized for his business leadership with the Chairman’s Award of the Ottawa-Carleton Research Institute.   He also has received the Gold Business Person of the Year Award from the Ottawa Board of Trade.