CSIRO Board Chairman, Simon McKeon has announced Dr Larry Marshall as the incoming CEO for CSIRO. Dr Marshall will commence in the role in January 2015 as Megan Clark steps down after 6 years in the role.
Dr Marshall is the Managing Director of Southern Cross Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, Shanghai and Sydney, specialising in growing Australian technology companies in Asia and US.
Dr Marshall began his career as an engineer with a PhD in Physics and published over 100 publications.
He founded and/or was CEO of Light Solutions, Iridex (Nasdaq:IRIX), Iriderm, Lightbit, Translucent, AOC, Arasor (ASX: ARR), and the Renewable Energy Fund; driving two of them to successful IPOs.
His experience includes:
- 2008-2014 Managing Director Southern Cross Venture Partners
- 2005-2007 Managing Director, Arasor Corporation, USA
- 2003-2005 Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Translucent Photonics, USA
- 2000-2003 Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Lightbit Corporation, US
- 1997-2007 Chairman and Co-founder, AOC Technologies, USA
- 1996-2000 Vice President and Co-founder, Iridex, USA
- 1993-1996 Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Light Solutions Corporation, USA
- 1989-1993 Technical Program Manager and Laser Engineer, Fibertek, USA
- 1985-1988 Cadet Research Scientist, DSTO.
