Chris Deering appointed Geomerics director

Geomerics has announced the appointment of video game and film industry veteran Chris Deering as a non-executive director.

Deering held positions as president of Sony Europe, chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, senior vice president of Columbia Pictures, and executive vice president of Sony Pictures.

âWeâre absolutely delighted to welcome Chris Deering to our board of directors," said Geomerics CEO Gary Lewis. "Iâd be hard pressed to think of another person with his level of experience in the industries our target market supplies."

Geomerics recently demonstrated Enlighten, its real-time radiosity lighting technology, in a series of private meetings at SIGGRAPH 2007.

"[Chris'] appointment was very timely for our debut at SIGGRAPH, which draws attention from any industry working with CGI. Real-time radiosity heralds a generational shift for CG lighting techniques and, currently, Enlighten is the only viable real-time radiosity solution,â Lewis said.

Enlighten is scheduled to be released in late 2007.