Expat US high-tech leader comes home to head Callaghan Innovation

Expat US high-tech leader comes home to head Callaghan Innovation
March 14 (BusinessDesk) - The government's flagship innovation vehicle, Callaghan Innovation, will be led by Mary Quin. Described by Business, Innovation and Employment Minister Steven Joyce as "an exceptional New Zealander with an impressive track record of working in the US engineering and technology sector," Quin trained as a material scientist, with a doctorate from Northwestern University, Illinois. A graduate of Canterbury University's engineering school, Quin has most recently seven years as president of a US$200 million Alaskan compan...