Boo J. L. Nilsson

Biography

Mr. Nilsson has over 30 years experience bringing new electronic materials technologies to the market. He co-founded CBRITE together with Alan Heeger and Gang Yu. He has served as CBRITE’s President since its incorporation and as CEO since 2008. He was General Manager and Vice President of Operations at UNIAX, where he led the development of OLEDs from a scientific curiosity to a mature process ready for large-scale manufacturing. Mr. Nilsson made a major contribution to the creation of value at UNIAX. His success and experience in complex process development, pilot and manufacturing lines, as well as customer relations make him uniquely qualified for his leadership position at CBRITE. Mr Nilsson was part of the team that negotiated the successful acquisition of UNIAX by DuPont in 2000 resulting in significant rewards for UNIAX’s investors. He completed his Masters degree in engineering physics at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden in 1980.

Research Interest

 Business & Management