Valens Semiconductor Ltd. announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Peter Kuo as a Board and audit committee member. He will succeed Dr. Ker Zhang, who served as a Board and audit committee member since September 2021. The replacement was effective June 30, 2023.

Mr. Kuo co-founded PTK Technologies, LLC with Mr. Zhang, and serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Director. He has over 20 years of experience in global multi-national technology investing and tech banking and was essential in the successful execution of Valens Semiconductor’s becoming a public company in September 2021. Mr. Kuo is also a co-founding partner of Canyon Bridge, a private equity firm focused on technology transactions.

Prior to co-founding Canyon Bridge, Mr. Kuo was a managing director at the financial services firms Lazard and Cowen. He began his investment career at Pacific Venture Group, an Asia-based VC firm and also practiced law at Davis Polk & Wardwell. Mr. Kuo holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown and was a Fulbright Scholar.