Sightline Innovation Inc. welcomes Paul Howarth to its executive team in the role of EVP - Business Development

TORONTO, April 28, 2015 /CNW/ - Sightline Innovation Inc. is pleased to announce that Paul Howarth has joined its executive team in the role of EVP - Business Development.

Mr. Howarth has built a remarkable career with over 25 years experience leading sales growth across numerous technologies and vertical markets.

In his most recent role leading Cisco Systems investment strategy in Canada, Mr. Howarth was responsible for identifying, developing and supporting start-ups to help cultivate a vibrant Canadian technology ecosystem.

Said Mr. Howarth: "it's a rare opportunity to be able to join a company with such a great combination of vision, leadership and disruptive technology. I have been fortunate to contribute to key innovations in multiple industries and sincerely believe Sightline is poised to be Canada's next global success."

About Sightline

Sightline is a Software as a Service (SaaS) company with offices in Winnipeg and Toronto, Canada. Founded in 2012, Sightline's cloud-based Computational Perception Engine (CPE) synthesizes the latest advances in machine learning to replicate the capabilities of human perception in software.

Sightline's Computational Perception Engine is already helping customers in the manufacturing sector increase productivity by automating the human inspection of components with 99% accuracy.

In 2015, Sightline began to purpose the CPE for use in medical diagnostics. According to Wallace Trenholm, CEO, "a key driver of Sightline's motivation has always been achieving industry-leading results in highly complex use cases. We believe the application of CPE to the field of microbiology is an extension of that view and will enable Sightline to facilitate a disruptive change in global health care."

SOURCE Sightline Innovation Inc

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