The BC Innovation Council has appointed seven new directors to its board, two of which have experience in the communications industry. Greg Aasen is the chief strategy officer at PMC-Sierra, a company he helped found. Over 27 years, he held a number of positions at the company, including VP and GM of the communications products division and COO and CTO. In 1986, Aasen joined MPR Teltech, and later established the Pacific Microelectronic Centre (PMC) business division, which was ultimately spun out and became PMC-Sierra.

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