David Lazovsky resigned from his position as Executive Chairman of POET and will be joining Khosla Ventures in Menlo Park, where he has been appointed Venture Partner.  Concurrently, Suresh Venkatesan will assume the Chairman role.  “On behalf of the entire Board and management team of POET Technologies, we want to thank Dave for his tireless work on business strategy and strategic partnership initiatives that he has led since 2017 as Executive Chairman. We are pleased that we will be able to continue to tap his considerable talents while he remains on the Board,” said Dr. Venkatesan, who continued, “In concert with the governance requirements of the TSXV, we are also pleased that the Board has elected Peter Charbonneau from among its members as Lead Independent Director.  Peter has led the reviews of the charters and operation of the Board and each of its committees.  We appreciate his efforts to modernize and update these important governance rules and look forward to his future guidance.”  Peter Charbonneau was first elected to the POET Board of Directors in March of 2018.