Desire2Learn COO named first independent director of Thalmic Labs
Dennis Kavelman, COO of Desire2Learn Inc, a portfolio company of New Enterprise Associates and OMERS Ventures, has been appointed the first independent director of Thalmic Labs Inc. Kavelman, who is the former CFO and Co-COO of BlackBerry Ltd, joins the board alongside Stephen Lake, the company's CEO and co-founder, and Nabeel Hyatt, venture partner at Spark Capital. Based in Kitchener, Ontario, Thalmic Labs is a developer of gesture control and wearable technology. In June 2013, the company closed a $14.5 million Series A financing round led by Spark Capital and Intel Capital.
27 February 2014•2 mins read
