Gordon Deans

President, Telere Technologies

Gordon is President of Telere Technologies Inc., an advisory practice for deep-tech CEOs and executive teams.

He was previously Founder, President and CEO of Aurora Solar Technologies, a supplier of measurement systems for photovoltaic cell manufacturing. Gordon built the company from inception, financed it, and led it into direct sales with cell manufacturers in Asia and Europe during the high growth and volatility that has defined that industry.

Prior to Aurora, Gordon was an officer of Adept Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ), a Silicon Valley based industrial robotics and machine vision manufacturer, now part of OMRON Corporation, serving as Vice President, Business Development and General Manager, Canada. He was part of the turnaround team that strengthened the company across its product line, customer base, and financial performance, returning it to profitability and re-establishing its NASDAQ listing.

Earlier in his career, he spent seventeen years at Bell-Northern Research and Nortel Networks in research, product and business development, and co-founded the Parlay Group, contributing to one of the first open international standards for telecom network services.

Gordon holds a B.Sc. (Eng.) from Queen’s University and an M.Eng. from Carleton University, and is a Senior Member of the IEEE.