Speaker Bio
Michel is a Senior Technology Executive & Entrepreneur, with a strong experience in the semiconductor and mobile industry and in-depth understanding of the communication and messaging software. As one of the founders of Ecrio, Michel has been involved with the company since its inception and became its CEO in 2011. He is currently responsible for developing and implementing the company strategy and managing its overall sales and operations. During his early tenure at Ecrio, he managed international business, OEM/ODM relationships, strategic partnerships, and was actively involved in product planning and sales strategy. Prior to joining Ecrio, Michel co-founded Nexcom (sold to ISSI), and served as a VP Engineering and Operations. Prior to that he held various engineering and management positions at Catalyst, Exe and Intel where he was responsible for the first Ethernet 802.11 Layer 2/3 chipset deployment. Michel holds a Diplome d'Ingénieur from Ecole Centrale de Paris and an MS in EECS from Princeton University, and holds 9 patents.