Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 23, 2005
BOB SANDNESS, prior to his appointment as President and CEO of Virtek
Vision International Inc. in 2002, led Virtek's Laser Systems business
where his roles included Vice President, Aerospace and Vice President,
Engineering and Business Development. While serving as Vice President,
Aerospace, he successfully managed the company's acquisition of GSI
Lumonics' laser projector business. Under his supervision, revenues for
the aerospace business unit climbed fourfold from $2 million to over $8
million. Before joining Virtek in 1999, Mr. Sandness managed Hewlett-
Packard's Canadian Networks Operation that successfully developed
groundbreaking Fibre Channel switching products. He also served as vice
president and general manager at Alcatel ' Canada Wire, and vice
president, Systems Integration Division at Canada Systems Group Ltd. Mr.
Sandness holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering Science from the
University of Toronto and a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
from the University of Toronto. Profile
Mr. Sandness: Virtek Vision International is a leading provider of laser
solutions for a variety of different manufacturing businesses. The
company
