WaveOptics Ltd
Robert Bahns appointed Chief Financial Officer
25 Mar 2019
WaveOptics, the leading designer and manufacturer of diffractive waveguides, has appointed Robert Bahns as Chief Financial Officer. He joins the business’ executive team.
Robert has over 20 years experience in venture capital, focusing on investments in hardware and electronics.
Most recently Robert was a Technology Partner at IP Group plc, the London-listed developer of IP-based businesses which is a significant shareholder in WaveOptics, where he was a board director. From 2005 to 2017 he was the Director of Technology Ventures at Touchstone Innovations (acquired by IP Group), where he led the A round investment in WaveOptics in 2015.
Prior to this, Robert spent five years in the Technology Investment team at Nomura International plc, where he led investments in the communications technology and electronics sectors.
Robert trained as an electronics engineer and worked in Japan for Pioneer Electronics Corporation, establishing the company’s first manufacturing facility in the UK.
David Hayes, CEO WaveOptics, commented;
“Robert brings a wealth of financial management experience, an investor perspective, as well as in-depth knowledge of the business, having been involved in WaveOptics since our first funding round. His appointment further increases the depth and expertise of our senior management team.
“Robert will be a key member of the executive team as we continue to diversify and position our business internationally to take advantage of the opportunities in the growing AR market.”
Robert Bahns, CFO commented on his appointment:
“I have seen WaveOptics make remarkable commercial and technical progress since the investment round in October 2015, and become a leading player in the AR market.
“I look forward to working with the team as we continue to expand in scale and grow the business internationally.”
Enquiries
| WaveOptics | Tel: +44 7712662163 |
| Suzie Smith, Chief Marketing Officer | |
| Instinctif Partners | Tel: +44 20 7457 2008 |
| Adrian Duffield/Chantal Woolcock |
About WaveOptics
WaveOptics is the world leading designer and manufacturer of diffractive waveguides, the key optical component in wearable augmented reality (AR) devices.
AR wearables, such as smart glasses, enable users to see digital images overlaid on top of the real world. There are two key elements that allow these images to be seen – a light source such as a minute projector and a means of transferring the image from the projector into the user’s eyes.
WaveOptics’ waveguide technology transfers the light waves from the light source and projects them into the user’s eye. The technology produces a large eye-box, binocular viewing and a high field of view. The eye-box (the viewing window) is the size of the AR display from which the full image is visible – see graphic below. WaveOptics’ waveguides deliver crisp, undistorted text as well as stable imagery.
WaveOptics technology is designed to be used for immersive AR experiences in industrial, enterprise and consumer markets. The Company aims for its waveguides to be the core optical component used in all AR wearable devices, driven by its unique technology and expertise, which enable unparalleled manufacturing scalability and visual performance as well as versatility for numerous applications.
