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A successful technology start-up veteran, Peter van der Gracht has over twenty-five years of experience leading companies through multiple financings, operational build-outs, acquisitions, mergers and buy-outs. He currently serves as Executive Chairman of a number of Vancouver based technology companies. Peter was the past President & CEO of Ignition Point Technologies Corp, a multi-divisional, broadband communications company focused on providing connectivity in the last-mile. In 1982, Peter co-founded Nexus, which became the world's second largest manufacturer of satellite and cable TV head-end equipment. When the company was sold to industry giant Scientific-Atlanta, he became vice-president and general manager of the Nexus division. He then moved to lead Scientific-Atlanta's Head-end Systems division, as well as five other businesses in 1998. In 1999, Peter led Imedia Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based digital video start-up, to a successful $100M buy-out. Most recently, Peter negotiated the sale of Wavemakers Inc., a developer of processors and software algorithms which optimize voice quality and speech recognition in automotive environments to Harman International. Throughout his career, Peter has identified, funded, designed and launched dozens of innovative technology products, and has been responsible for all aspects of corporate operations. Peter is a director of many public, private and not-for-profit organizations. Peter holds a master's degree in electrical engineering from the University of British Columbia and is the recipient of multiple awards for entrepreneurship.