Andre Chatelain
Investment Advisory Committee Member
andre@nanodimension.com
Professional Background
André is honorary professor at the Nanophysics Institute of the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (Switzerland). He currently is a member of the cantonal parliament in Canton Vaud. Previously he was professor and head of the physics department at the Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne (Switzerland). For several years he was physics professor at Berkeley (USA). Previously he was researcher in the Solid State Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratories (USA) and co-investigator for lunar material in the NASA Apollo project.
Education
Andre obtained his Master in Science in Physics and his Ph.D. in Physics from the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (Switzerland). He did a Postdoctoral fellowship at the Oak Ridge National Laboratories (USA).
Aymeric Sallin
Founder & CEO
Investment Advisory Committee Member
aymeric@nanodimension.com
Professional Background
Aymeric is currently on the Board of Directors of Crocus Technology SA, Selecta Biosciences as well as the Advisory Board of the Physics Department of the Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne (Switzerland).
Aymeric is recognized as a nanotechnology and innovation leader amongst the academic, government and business communities. Since 2002, Aymeric has actively promoted and stimulated nanotechnology around the world, receiving the "NSTI Fellow Award" for outstanding contributions to the advancement of the international nanotechnology community. In fall 2010, Gov. Schwarzenegger honored him as one of the 20 leaders (amongst others, Intel and Oracle chairmen) of Silicon Valley to join The Silicon Valley Trade Mission to Russia and meet with the leaders of Russian government and industry, including Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. One month later, he was selected by the White House to address influential members of U.S. Congress, business, and academia at the 10th Anniversary of the National Nanotechnology Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C. His talk followed speeches from the current and previous two American presidents’ technology advisors.
Aymeric was instrumental in generating, negotiating and closing the USD 300M investment of Rusnano into Crocus Technology covered by the Wall Street Journal.
In 2010, he was voted top 20 under 40 in Switzerland by Bilan Magazine and as one of Switzerland’s 300 most influential people in 2011.
Education
Aymeric holds a Masters in Physical Engineering from EPFL.
Bryan Wood
Investment Advisory Committee Member
bryan@nanodimension.com
Professional Background
Bryan is the founder of Alta Berkeley, a European venture capital firm investing in early stage communications, information technology, media and health care companies in Western Europe, USA and Israel. He invested in 40 companies, resulting in nine IPOs (six on NASDAQ) and fourteen trade sales (mostly cross-border). He served as non executive director of 50 companies, public and private in ten European countries, USA and Israel. Previously, Bryan has been European Finance Vice President of Gould Inc and held several other European and US finance and operating positions in various companies.
Education
Bryan obtained his Bachelor in Science in Industrial Engineering from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg (USA) and his MBA from the Harvard Business School in Boston (USA).
Carl Pabo
Investment Advisory Committee Member
carl@nanodimension.com
Carl focuses on investments in the life sciences sector.
Professional Background
Dr. Carl O. Pabo is a world leader in issues involving the structure and design of DNA-binding proteins. Dr. Pabo has been a Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (1982-1991) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1991-2001), and has been an investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (1986-2001).He was Chief Scientific Officer at Sangamo BioSciences from 2001-2003 and has recently held appointments (while working on new theories about human thought) as a Visiting Professor at Cal Tech, Stanford, Berkeley, and Harvard. He is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Education
He received his B.S. in Biochemistry and Biophysics from Yale in 1974 and received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Harvard in 1980.
Eric Moessinger
Professional Background
Eric spent 3 years at Bain & Company (Zurich and San Francisco) and worked on strategy cases in healthcare, industrial goods and telecommunications and on the turnaround/restructuring of an electrical component manufacturer. In addition he performed numerous due diligences in the IT/electronics and semiconductors sectors while in the Private Equity Group.
Education
Eric was graduated with a double-degree from the University of Florida and holds an M.S.c. in Accounting & Finance from the London School of Economics.
Jeff Ellington
jeff@nanodimension.com
Professional Background
Jeff joined NanoDimension as an analyst in 2010 focusing on Energy and Electronics investments. Prior to NanoDimension, Jeff held summer internships at Intel and The Wattstopper.
Education
Jeff graduated from Boston College with a B.A. in Philosophy & History.
Jonathan Nicholson
Executive Director
jonathan@nanodimension.com
Professional Background
Jonathan Nicholson is a Chartered Accountant in England and Wales. He is the former Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust Company and Head of Corporate Management at KPMG in the Cayman Islands. He has an extensive background as director of several important and sizable investment entities.
Education
Mr. Nicholson is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Julien Nguyen
julien@nanodimension.com
Julien focuses on investments in the IT/electronics sectors.
Professional Background
In 2005, Julien Nguyen founded and was a Managing Director at Concept Ventures, a Silicon Valley based VC fund focused on early stage IT startups. From 2001 to 2005, Julien Nguyen founded and was a Managing Partner of Applied Materials Ventures, the corporate VC arm of Applied Materials Inc. From 1991 to 2000, Julien co-founded four startups: Radius (Products for the Mac, IPO in 1988), E-Motions (MPEG chips, acquired by Sigma Designs), Novita Communications (multimedia Java software, acquired by Planetweb), Ezlogin (wireless financial services, acquired by 724 Solutions). Julien held engineering positions at Daisy Systems and Matra (France). Julien serves on the board of Sigma Designs (Nasdaq: SIGM), Envision, Grandis, Takumi and ZillionTV.
Education
Julien received his postgraduate degree from Telecom Paris (France), and his Master of Science from Ecole Polytechnique (France). He holds 21 patents issued in the US.
Kelly Sallin
Professional Background
Prior to joining NanoDimension, Kelly spent 7+ years at eBay (based in San Jose, CA) as the Senior Director of Global HR Systems & Operations. Prior to eBay, Kelly led similar activities at 3Com and National Semiconductor. Kelly has a background in M&A integration, information systems, and HR operations. She has spent time as an expat living in Asia Pacific and has managed teams in both Europe and Asia.
Education
Kelly graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Oregon in Rhetoric & Communication.
Luc Bauer
Investment Advisory Committee Member
luc@nanodimension.com
Professional Background
Luc-Olivier is currently on the Board of Directors of Crocus Nanoelelectronics, the Russian arm of Crocus Technology SA. He was a BoD member of Xtellus until acquired by Oclaro in December 2009. He is also on the BoD of Neode SA, the Science and Technology Park of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and a number of high technology companies, such as Seyonic, Optilux, Starloc, Innoparc, in the US and Switzerland. He is an observer on the BoD of Crocus SA, France, and SBA Materials, US.
Over the last 30 years, Luc-Olivier accumulated extensive experience in building, developing and managing companies in high technology industries. He co-founded several companies including Eurosil, nCHIP, SVISION, Hana Microdisplay Technologies, and served in various executive positions as chairman, board member, and general manager. He was part of the executive team of Integrated Device Technology, which accelerated its growth after a successful IPO in the 80’s.
Education
He obtained his Master of Science in Physical Engineering from the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland (EPFL), and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering Science from Caltech in Pasadena, CA, USA.
Richard Coles
Director
richard@nanodimension.com
Professional Background
Richard Coles is an experienced lawyer both in England and in the Cayman Islands, being a Solicitor admitted in England, a Cayman Islands Attorney-at-law and Notary Public. From 1992 to 1999 he was the Attorney General for the Cayman Islands, a Member of the Cabinet and Legislative Assembly and a Government Minister having been appointed to that position on the recommendation of the British Government. Prior to that appointment he was the founding partner of a substantial firm of solicitors with offices in England. He has now reverted to private practice in Grand Cayman and sits on the Boards of a number of Cayman financial and investment companies.
Education
Mr. Coles studied at the College of Law in London and is a Fellow of the Caribbean Law Institute. He is a member of the Law Society of England, the Commonwealth Lawyers Association, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in London. He also has the distinction of being a Freeman of the City of London.
