SMART Chairman and Co-CEO Wins CATAAlliance Award for Private Sector Leadership in Advanced Technology
National award recognizes David Martin's contribution to the high-tech sector
Calgary, AB – May 10, 2004 – David Martin, co-founder, chairman and co-CEO of SMART Technologies Inc., received the 2004 Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATAAlliance) Award for Private Sector and Leadership in Advanced Technology in a ceremony held on April 27 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The award was presented to David Martin in recognition of his outstanding technological innovation and corporate leadership in the private sector.
David Martin conceptualized the world's first interactive whiteboard in 1986, and the SMART Board™ interactive whiteboard was launched in 1991. With it, users had touch control of computer applications on a large display and could write over these applications in digital ink. SMART continues to create new product categories and find new ways to advance its current product offerings with intuitive and easy-to-use features. Under David's leadership, SMART has introduced 178 products or product upgrades since 1996. SMART has offices in Bonn, Tokyo, New York and Washington, DC, and its products are sold in 65 countries through a worldwide network of resellers and distributors.
"It's an honor to be recognized by peers whom I respect and hold in high regard," says David Martin, SMART's co-founder, chairman, and co-CEO. "SMART’s success is one example of the many Canadian technology companies that have achieved global market leadership."
"David is a Canadian talent whose dedication and leadership in research and development has proven invaluable to the successful adoption of interactive whiteboards around the world," says John Reid, president of CATAAlliance. "The CATAAlliance membership applauds his success as an innovator and entrepreneur."
About CATAAlliance and the CATAAlliance Awards
CATAAlliance is a multisector technology trade association dedicated to stimulating global growth for technology enterprises through the promotion of strategic partnerships, technological innovation and entrepreneurial values. The CATAAlliance Innovation and Leadership Awards are prestigious annual awards presented to members of Canada's advanced technology community in recognition of exceptional contributions to Canada's science and technology industry.
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