Today, CENGN announced Jean-Charles (JC) Fahmy will be moving on from his role as President and CEO at the end of June after more than seven years of dedicated service to the organization.

Since joining CENGN in 2018, JC has been a driving force behind the organization’s transformation into a critical enabler of innovation and productivity for Canada’s technology sector. Under his leadership, CENGN successfully delivered over 250 technology commercialization and innovation projects, trained over 2300 personnel in network technology skills, and provided 310 internships. These accomplishments and other CENGN initiatives created over 11,000 jobs and contributed $1.15 billion to national GDP, representing a greater than 10 to 1 return on investment for funders.

More recently, JC led the development of the vision, program, and partner ecosystem for CENGN’s Living Lab initiative, supported by an award of $45 million from the federal government’s Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF). With this transformative initiative, CENGN is poised to continue growing its impact in driving innovation and adoption of advanced tech in Canada.

To ensure continuity, CENGN’s Board of Directors has appointed Boris Mimeur, Senior Vice President of Technology and Engineering Operations, to serve as Interim President and CEO. The Board has also launched an external selection process to appoint CENGN’s next President and CEO.

Applications are now being accepted. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply through the following link: https://boyden.thriveapp.ly/job/2883

CENGN (Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks) helps small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in Canada fast-track the development and deployment of market-ready solutions – dramatically improving their probability of success. CENGN’s Living Labs are sector-focused hubs that allow SMEs to collaborate with industry partners and to test and validate their products and services. These labs are being established across Canada in critical sectors such as transportation, advanced manufacturing, agriculture, infrastructure, robotics, and artificial intelligence.

For more information, please contact:

Chris Joyce

Vice President, Business Development & Marketing
CENGN – Canada’s Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks
[email protected]

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Rick is a proud member of the Canadian research and technology community, having an extensive background in tech commercialization and industry adoption of innovative technologies. Through his experience with start-up businesses and not-for-profit organizations, Rick is an outspoken advocate for the integration of technology to improve both industry outputs and society.

Over the past 5 years, Rick has managed the public relations and communications for CENGN, Canada’s Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks. At the centre of an organization that facilitates collaboration between tech businesses, industry leaders, academia and government, Rick champions the message that talent development and commercial growth in advanced networking technology is crucial to a thriving economy.

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