BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$176.6M
  • Public
  • CA
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DALSA is an international leader in high performance digital imaging and semiconductors with approximately 1000 employees world-wide. Established in 1980, the Company designs, develops, manufactures, and markets digital imaging products and solutions, in addition to providing semiconductor products and services. DALSA's core competencies are in specialized integrated circuit and electronics technology, software, and highly engineered semiconductor wafer processing. The Ontario Goverment produced this profile of DALSA on the occasion of Dr. Savvas Chamberlain winning a Premier's Innovation Award for Lifetime Acheivement in 2008. DALSA's products and services include image sensor components (CCD and CMOS); electronic digital cameras; vision processors; image processing software; and semiconductor wafer foundry services for use in MEMS, high-voltage semiconductors, image sensors and mixed-signal CMOS chips. DALSA is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "DSA" and has its corporate offices in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Chief Executive OfficerBrian C. Doody
Number of Employees 1,000
Contact Information

605 McMurray Rd

Waterloo, Ontario N2V 2E9

www.dalsa.com

(519) 886-6000

NAICS Code Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing: 334413

Recent Events

  • Dalsa advertises new 100 kHz Piranha HS model

    6/24/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Dalsa advertises image retrieval hardware

    6/11/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • 4 Mpixel Color Camera Delivers 60 fps

    5/29/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • DALSA Introduces New Falcon 4M60/4M30 Color Cameras; Ideal For Electronics And Other Machine Vision Inspection

    5/08/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • WATERLOO, ONTARIO -- MARKET WIRE -- Apr 30, 2009 -- DALSA Corporation (TSX: DSA), an...

    5/01/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Dalsa earns $21.9-million in 2008

    1/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Brian C. Doody Chief Executive Officer
Jim Roberts President, Dalsa Digital Imaging
Paul Van Bakel CFO
Wajid Ali Chief Financial Officer
Bradley J. Finney Vice President, North American Sales, DALSA Digital Imaging
Claude Jean Vice President & General Manager, DALSA Semiconductor
Dave Litwiller Vice President, Business Dev & Corp Marketing
Donald Robert Vice President, Marketing & Sales, DALSA Semiconductor
Edwin Roks Vice President, General Manager, Professional Imaging & CMOS IC Business
Gareth Ingram Vice President & General Manager, Application Specific Contracts
Ghislain Beaupre Vice President, R & D
Luc Ouellet Vice President, Technology Dev
Margaret Zagrobelna Vice President, Finance
Martin Hynd Vice President, Manufacturing
Patrick Myles Vice President, Corporate Secretary
Philip Colet Vice President, Sales & Marketing, DALSA Digital Imaging
Stephen Geraghty Vice President, ipd Prods Group
Bob DaSilva General Manager
Kumi Verma Marketing Communications Manager
Mark Butler Product Manager
Doug Barber Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
John H. Simons Vice Chairman and Director
Savvas Chamberlain Chairman and Founder. Read His Chairman's Message.
Adel Sedra Board of Directors
Carol S. Perry Board of Directors
Colin D. Watson Board of Directors
David Buehlow Board of Directors
Douglas Barber Board of Directors
Eric Rosenfeld Board of Directors
Graham A. Jullien Board of Directors
H. Douglas Barber Board of Directors
Mark Burton Board of Directors

Brian is responsible for overseeing all of the company's internal operations, including Digital Imaging, DigitalCinema, and Semiconductor businesses. Brian joined DALSA in 1985, taking on roles of progressively increasing responsibility. Prior to his appointment to Chief Operating Officer in 2006, he was President, Digital Imaging, since 1999, Vice President Operations from 1997 and Vice President, Manufacturing and Engineering from 1986. He has participated in and managed Application Specific Contracts and product developments, working closely with customers and markets to ensure good product and market fit. He has also participated in evaluating and integrating six acquisitions that the Company has completed from 1999 to present.

Organization Position Status
DALSA Corp. Chief Executive Officer Current
DALSA Corp. Board of Directors Current
Digital Imaging LLC President Former
DALSA Corp. COO Former
Digital Imaging LLC Chief Operating Officer Former
University of Waterloo M.A.Sc. Former
Queen's University B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering Former
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DALSA Corp. President, Dalsa Digital Imaging Current
DALSA Corp. Executive Vice President and General Manager, Vision for Machines Former
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DALSA Corp. CFO Current
Wilfrid Laurier University Honours Economics degree Former

Wajid joined DALSA in 2007 as Chief Financial Officer. He previously headed the finance function for Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD) second largest business unit. Prior to AMD, Wajid was Group Controller for the Personal Computer Business Unit at ATI Technologies. He has also held several other controllership and operational roles at ATI in their Desktop Business Unit.

Organization Position Status
DALSA Corp. Chief Financial Officer Current
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DALSA Corp. Vice President, North American Sales, DALSA Digital Imaging Current
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DALSA Corp. Vice President & General Manager, DALSA Semiconductor Current
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DALSA Corp. Vice President, Business Dev & Corp Marketing Current
DALSA Corp. Senior Executive Current
Applied Biophysics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
University of Waterloo Former
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DALSA Corp. Vice President, Marketing & Sales, DALSA Semiconductor Current
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DALSA Corp. Vice President, General Manager, Professional Imaging & CMOS IC Business Current
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DALSA Corp. Vice President & General Manager, Application Specific Contracts Current
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DALSA Corp. Vice President, R & D Current
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DALSA Corp. Vice President, Technology Dev Current
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DALSA Corp. Vice President, Finance Current
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DALSA Corp. Vice President, Manufacturing Current
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DALSA Corp. Vice President, Corporate Secretary Current
DALSA Corp. Secretary Current
DALSA Corp. Director, Corporate Communications Former
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DALSA Corp. Vice President, Sales & Marketing, DALSA Digital Imaging Current
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DALSA Corp. Vice President, ipd Prods Group Current
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DALSA Corp. General Manager Current
DALSA Corp. General Manager, DALSA Digital Cinema Center Former
Organization Position Status
Gti Capital Partner Current
DALSA Corp. Vice Chairman and Director Current
C-Chip Technologies Corporation Chairman of the Board Current
Manaris Corp Chairman of the Board Current
DALSA Corp. Director Current
Kronos Canadian Systems Inc. - Altitude Division Chairman of the Board Former
McGill University Mba Former
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DALSA Corp. Marketing Communications Manager Current
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DALSA Corp. Product Manager Current

Savvas founded DALSA in 1980. He was the CEO from its inception until August 2007. Presently at DALSA, as Executive Chairman, he has the duties of the CTO and Chairman of the board. Under his leadership DALSA has grown world wide from few employees to more than 1000 employees with revenues of $186 million in 2006. During his tenure as CEO he was responsible for corporate strategy, strategic technology direction, long-term planning, and setting the direction of the company's culture. He was educated in England and has M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Southampton University. He is highly regarded as a pioneer in the field of digital imaging. He has published more than 150 papers in scientific journals in the area of CCDs, MOSFET's and silicon semiconductor devices and has authored and co-authored more than 20 patents. He has been awarded many honors, some of these include: In 1991 he was elected Fellow of IEEE; in 1993 he received the ITAC/ NSERC award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to academic research in information technology; in 2004 he received the Automated Imaging Association Life Time Achievement award for World Industry Leadership in imaging; and in April 2007 he was awarded the Ontario Premier's Catalyst award for life time achievement in innovation; in June 2007 was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Engineering Degree by the University of Waterloo for his industrial contributions. In July 2008 he was inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.

Organization Position Status
DALSA Corp. Chairman and Founder. Read His Chairman's Message. Current
DALSA Corp. Chairman & CEO Former
Ccds Consultant Former
DALSA Corp. Board of Directors Former
Organization Position Status
DALSA Corp. Board of Directors Current

Ms. Perry is Managing Partner of MaxxCap Corporate Finance Inc., a financial advisory services firm. Previously, she was Vice President & Director, Investment Banking, at RBC Dominion Securities. She is currently Chair of the Board of Directors of St. Josephs' Health Centre and has served as a director of the Independent Electricity System Operator, BankWorks Trading Inc., Irwin Toy Limited and the Bloorview MacMillan Children's Foundation. She also serves as a committee member for the Institute of Corporate Directors. Ms. Perry has expertise in finance, capital markets, corporate financial management and project engineering. Ms. Perry is a member of the Audit Committee, the Corporate Governance Committee, Mergers and Acquisitions Committee, and the Management and Information Committee.

Organization Position Status
DALSA Corp. Board of Directors Current
RBC Dominion Securities Vice President Former
RBC Dominion Securities Director Former
Organization Position Status
DALSA Corp. Board of Directors Current
Telesat Canada Director Current
Vector Aerospace Corporation Director Current
Northstar Aerospace, Inc. Director Current
Cygnal Technologies Corporation Director Current
Rhapsody Acquisition Corp. Director Current
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation Board of Directors Current
Alabama Forest Owners' Association, Inc. Director Current
Rogers Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Spar Aerospace Limited Chief Executive Officer Former
Vector Aerospace Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Rogers Communications, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Former
Vector Aerospace Corporation President Former
Spar Aerospace Limited President Former
Spar Aerospace Limited Vice Chairman of the Board Former
The University of Western Ontario M.B.A. Ivey Business School Former
University of British Columbia B.A.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering) Former

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Organization Position Status
Linamar Corporation Director Current
PricewaterhouseCoopers Retired Partner Former
Linamar Corporation member Former
The University of Western Ontario Former
Organization Position Status
McMaster University Current
Innovation Dialogue Board of Directors Current
Roundtable Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Directors College Board of Directors Current
DALSA Corp. Director Current
The Electrochemical Society Board of Directors Current
Micralyne Corp Director Current
Governors Board of Directors Current
Hearing Industries Association Director Former
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DALSA Corp. Board of Directors Current
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Crescendo Inc Founder Current
Computer Horizons Corp. Chairman Current
Rhapsody Acquisition Corp. Chairman Current
CPI Aerostructures, Inc. Chairman Current
Kjm & Associates Director Current
Kronos Canadian Systems Inc. - Altitude Division Director Current
BCE Emergis Corporation Director Current
Sierra Systems Inc. Board of Directors Current
Matrikon, Inc. Director Current
The Directors College Board of Directors Current
DALSA Corp. Board of Directors Current
CIBC Oppenheimer Managing Director Former
Spar Aerospace Limited Chairman of the Board Former
Extensity Director Former
Pivotal Corporation Director Former
Harvard University MBA Former
Brown University Bachelor of Arts in Economics Former

Dr. Jullien holds the iCORE Chair in Advanced Technology Information Processing Systems at the University of Calgary. His expertise is in integrated circuits, computers, signal processing and machine vision, and he has conducted research in these areas for more than 35 years. Dr Jullien is also a member of the Board of Directors of Micronet R&D and the Board of Directors of CMC (formerly Canadian Microelectronics Corporation). He has published widely in his fields of interest and has a good understanding of the digital imaging and semiconductor industries. Dr. Jullien is the Chair of the Technical Advisory Committee and a member of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee, the Nominations Committee, and the Management and Information Committee.

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University of Calgary Advanced Technology Information Processing Systems Former
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Gennum Corporation Board of Directors Current
Gennum Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Micralyne Corp Director Current
Gennum Corporation member Former
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Longview Solutions CEO Former
Longview Solutions President Former
Longview Solutions Board of Directors Current
Kronos Canadian Systems Inc. - Altitude Division CEO Former
Digital Processing Systems, Inc. CEO Former
Kronos Canadian Systems Inc. - Altitude Division President Former
Digital Processing Systems, Inc. President Former
Toronto.Com Partner Former
Longview Solutions Chef Former

Executive News

  • Dalsa advertises image retrieval hardware

    Stockwatch - 6/11/09 - View Story

  • BRIEF-DALSA acknowledges statement of claim

    Forbes.com - 6/05/09 - View Story

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