Coda Octopus Group, Inc. Appoints Mary M. Losty to its Board of Directors
July 17, 2017 at 09:01 am EDT
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Coda Octopus Group, Inc. announced the appointment of Ms. Mary M. Losty to its Board of Directors. Ms. Losty's appointment brings the company's board composition to five independent directors and one executive director, its chairman. Ms. Losty brings extensive financial, business, international and governance experience to Coda Octopus Group's Board of Directors. Her background includes serving as General Partner at Cornwall Asset Management, portfolio manager at Duggan & Associates, equity research analyst at M. Kimelman & Company, and investment banker at Morgan Stanley and Co. Now retired, Ms. Losty is a private investor in both U.S. equities and real estate. Ms. Losty served as a member of the Board of Procera Networks, Inc. from March 2007 until that company was successfully sold in June 2015 to a private equity firm. She was a member of the Audit Committee, and the former Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee. As a Board member, Ms. Losty completed five private placements for the company, which was originally founded in Sweden. Ms. Losty also served as a director of Blue Earth, Inc., formerly Genesis Fluid Solutions Holdings, Inc. from 2009 to 2011.
Coda Octopus Group, Inc. is a supplier to the underwater/subsea market. The Company operates through two business: marine technology business and marine engineering business. Its marine technology business provides technology solution to the subsea and underwater market. It owns technology comprising its real time volumetric imaging sonar technology (Echoscope technology) and diving technology (DAVD or Diver Augmented Vision Display), both of which are applicable to the underwater defense and commercial markets. Its imaging sonar technology products and solutions are marketed under the name of Echoscope and Echoscope PIPE. Its diving technology is marketed under the name of CodaOctopus DAVD. The Company's marine engineering business supplies embedded solutions and sub-assemblies, which it designs and manufactures and sells into integrated defense systems. The marine engineering business model entails designing sub-assembly prototypes, which are utilized in broader defense programs.