Dr Roger Pederson has been appointed CEO of TRLabs, a position he has held on acting basis since the departure of Glen Rainbird last year. At that time, he was also appointed chief operating officer. The CEO appointment is effective immediately and will incorporate the duties of COO. Pederson’s prior experience at TR Labs includes direction of the research program, intellectual property protection, liaison with industrial sponsors and management of the Edmonton lab. Pederson came to TRLabs on secondment from Telus Corp in 1997. While at Telus, he held a variety of positions including network design, technology strategy, R&D, business analysis and new market development. He holds electrical engineering degrees from the Univ of Saskatchewan and Univ of Calgary….