Innovation Cluster Welcomes New Members To Board Of Directors

Innovation Cluster Peterborough and the Kawarthas has welcomed three new members to its Board of Directors; Christine Crandell, Jason Wight, and Charlie Atkinson.

Charlie Atkinson, Jason Wight and Christine Crandell. Photos courtesy of Innovation Cluster.

The Innovation Cluster began searching for qualified new professionals to join the Board earlier this year, ultimately choosing Crandell, Wight, and Atkinson based on their varying expertise, service to the community, and personal experiences.

All new members will contribute in bringing greater advancement, job opportunities, and growth to Peterborough and the Kawarthas.

“We could not be happier to welcome three such exceptional people to our Board. Every person brings rich expertise and varying perspectives that will enhance the Board’s ability to support the Innovation Cluster’s goals and strategies, ultimately benefiting local entrepreneurism and our community,” said Michael Skinner, Innovation Cluster CEO.

Crandell is the President of NBS Consulting Group, Inc. (d/b/a New Business Strategies), a global customer experience and strategy consultancy. She is a recognized expert in customer experience, strategic planning, and digital transformation serving Fortune 1000 and growth stage companies worldwide. Christine has been an advisor to companies such as Coupa (NASDAQ: COUP) and Social Dynamx, and has led M&A due diligence for Good Technologies/Blackberry.

Wight is the Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Digital Innovation at Ontario Power Generation (“OPG”) as well as the Founder of ‘X-LAB.’, an innovation accelerator that fosters creative thinking across OPG, develops new revenue streams, and drives efficiency improvements. As an Engineer in Physics with great leadership abilities, Wight has held a variety of leadership positions over his tenure with OPG which led to his current role as Chief Information Officer where he advances technological solutions within OPG’s fleet and within the overall nuclear industry.

Atkinson has over 40 years of experience building teams, growing businesses, merging companies, optimizing P&L’s, restructuring, and more for a variety of corporations such as Xerox, Kodak, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise where he retired in 2017. A year after retirement, Atkinson founded his new consultancy, The Winning Practice, which provides results-inspired strategic excellence focusing on four key areas: people, partnerships, productivity and profitability. Atkinson is also on the National Board of Directors for ITAC (Information Technology Association of Canada).

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