David Yach
Director, NexJ Systems
David Yach was the Chief Technology Office for Software at
Research In Motion (RIM) until retiring in March 2012 after almost 30 years in
the high tech sector. While at RIM, his
teams created the software that allowed BlackBerry to rise from an interesting
niche product to a leading Smartphone platform. Prior to RIM, he led software teams
producing database technology at Sybase Inc. Mr. Yach is also a Director of NexJ Systems, a provider of next
generation CRM solutions for Financial Services, Insurance and Health Care, and
on the Board of Governors at the University of Waterloo. He holds a Bachelor of Mathematics in
Computer Science from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from Wilfrid
Laurier University.
