Approximately 100 companies throughout the State of California received this prestigious recognition from over 400 nominations. NeoPhotonics® President and CEO, Tim Jenks, received the award on behalf of the company during a ceremony held at the New California 100 Conference in the Sacramento Sheraton Grand Hotel.
California has a global reputation for innovation and successful businesses based on cutting edge technologies, such as our photonic integrated circuits. It is truly an honor to be recognized, along with so many other outstanding companies, as a leader in innovation, said Tim Jenks.
New California 100 Businesses are market leading, privately held companies that have been selected based on the uniqueness of their innovation, competitive advantages, and positive impact on California’s job market and overall economy now and into the future.
These innovators are powerful job-creating machines, said Jon Gregory, CEO/President of Golden Capital Network. We believe innovation and entrepreneurship are the drivers of economic growth in California and these Innovation All-Stars are models for our state.