People in the News: 09/29/21

GRENOBLE, France — Digital olfaction company Aryballe appointed Pierre Chauvineau as chairman of its board of directors. Chauvineau spent 20 years working in roles including country manager and head of multiple regional business units. In 2010 he joined Cameron Health where he stayed until the company’s acquisition by Boston Scientific (BSC). He later served as the head of BSC’s largest business unit in EMEA for five years. He has also served in various startup advisory roles, including on boards and as an academic adviser to universities across Europe on business and innovation topics.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Satellogic named Greg Frey a member of its business development team, appointing him global director of channel sales.

Joe Graham (left) and Cameron Black. Courtesy of Raptor Photonics.

MILBROOK, Northern Ireland — Raptor Photonics named Joe Graham sales manager and Cameron Black technical support engineer.

GOWANDA, N.Y. — Inductor and magnetic components designer and manufacturer Gowanda Electronics announced that CEO Donald McElheny has retired. McElheny joined the company in 1997 as new product development manager. He became CEO in 2011.

CAMBRIDGE, England — Drug discovery software developer Optibrium appointed King’s College London professor Andy Black nonexecutive chair of its board of directors. Black has served on numerous boards, including roles as chairman at Synetic Life Sciences and Sygnature Discovery. Black cofounded Kinapse, a provider of advisory and implementation services to life science industries, and he served as CEO and chairman of its board.