Amos Michelson

Amos Michelson was the Chief Executive Officer of Creo Inc from June 1995, until Kodak purchased Creo in May 2005. He joined Creo in 1991 and served in positions including Vice President Business Strategy, Managing Director, and Chair of the Board of Directors until his appointment as CEO. Under Amos’ leadership, Creo grew to employ over 4000 personnel and generate $650 million USD annual revenue. Prior to joining Creo, Amos Michelson was the CEO of Opal Inc., a semi-conductor equipment company and prior to this Amos Michelson was the Chief Operating Officer of Optrotech Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of optical and imaging systems for the electronic industry. Amos Michelson is a past member of the Premier’s Technology Council and in 1999 was named Entrepreneur of the Year, along with Dan Gelbart, by Ernst & Young. In 2005, Amos Michelson was named the BCTIA Person of the Year.Amos Michelson holds a Master of Business Administration from the Stanford Business School and a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.