Charles Lau

Director/Board Member at WaveSplitter Technologies, Inc.

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Prior to joining CDIB Ventures, Mr. Lau was an international banker in New York, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Mr. Lau was a founding member of Dah An Commercial Bank in Taiwan and a board member of Concord Venture Capital, a joint venture formed by Walsin Lihwa Corp.
(parent of Winbond Semiconductors), Sumitomo Trust and Salomon Brothers.
During the same period, Mr. Lau was also Special Assistant to Walsin's chairman, overseeing the company's international investment projects and M&A activities.
He currently serves as a Director on the boards of Garuda Networks, WaveSplitter and Brightware.

Charles Lau active positions

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WaveSplitter Technologies, Inc. WaveSplitter Technologies, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology WaveSplitter Technologies, Inc. is an independent provider of high-performance optical components and modules for system manufacturers worldwide seeking flexible, scalable technology platforms, advanced design capabilities, and extensive production capacity. The company develops, manufactures, and distributes fused fiber and planar lightguide circuit products, including pump laser combiners, optical channel interleavers, arrayed waveguide gratings, couplers, WDMs, and add/drop thin-film filters. Its technology platforms are designed to enable optical systems manufacturers and service providers to increase the capacity and reliability of their optical networks, extend the reach of optical signals in core networks and build flexible, scalable, and cost-effective metropolitan area networks. WaveSplitter was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, California with offices and manufacturing facilities in Taipei, Taiwan, and Shenzhen, China.	Director/Board Member	01/01/1999

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Former positions of Charles Lau

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CDIB Venture Management, Inc. CDIB Venture Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1997, CDIB Venture Management Inc. is a venture capital firm located in Santa Clara, California. The firm is a subsidiary of CDIB Global Markets III Ltd. and their ultimate parent is China Development Financial Holding Corp. (PK: CDBZY). CDIB Venture Management oversees their parent firm's North American venture capital fund	Private Equity Investor	01/01/2005

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WaveSplitter Technologies, Inc. WaveSplitter Technologies, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology WaveSplitter Technologies, Inc. is an independent provider of high-performance optical components and modules for system manufacturers worldwide seeking flexible, scalable technology platforms, advanced design capabilities, and extensive production capacity. The company develops, manufactures, and distributes fused fiber and planar lightguide circuit products, including pump laser combiners, optical channel interleavers, arrayed waveguide gratings, couplers, WDMs, and add/drop thin-film filters. Its technology platforms are designed to enable optical systems manufacturers and service providers to increase the capacity and reliability of their optical networks, extend the reach of optical signals in core networks and build flexible, scalable, and cost-effective metropolitan area networks. WaveSplitter was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, California with offices and manufacturing facilities in Taipei, Taiwan, and Shenzhen, China.	Electronic Technology
CDIB Venture Management, Inc. CDIB Venture Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 1997, CDIB Venture Management Inc. is a venture capital firm located in Santa Clara, California. The firm is a subsidiary of CDIB Global Markets III Ltd. and their ultimate parent is China Development Financial Holding Corp. (PK: CDBZY). CDIB Venture Management oversees their parent firm's North American venture capital fund	Finance