PlanetEye

June 4th, 2009

Leaving on a jet plane !

Butch Langlois

former President & CEO

Ok not an entirely applicable travel analogy in this case but saying three subway stops shorter a ride is not quite as dramatic.

It’s with some sadness that I am announcing my departure from Planeteye. I will be heading back to Roger’s, where I left almost 9 years ago to the day. Corporately I will be joining the Rogers New Ventures (RNV) team who as an early stage technology development group invests, develops and operates next generation broadband wireline and wireless technology companies. I will focus on both the assessment of new ventures as well as management performance for the existing portfolio companies. Operationally I will be heading up the first RNV portfolio company Zoocasa, who is focused on the consumer real estate market. It’s been an exciting and eventful nine years and three start-ups since that surprising Globe and Mail front page coverage of my Roger’s departure back in June, 2001 (and yes I know the hair and glasses are awful, though the hair less grey for sure) but I can honestly say that I am incredibly jazzed to go back and continue to build on the early Zoocasa successes and help other entrepreneurs navigate the start-up waters.

Butch (left) and the buybuddy.com team

Leaving PlanetEye and the folks here after two years at the helm was an incredibly difficult decision to make but it was made easier knowing the company is in good health and will be in great hands for the trek ahead. Jonah Sigel who has worked side by side with me in the trenches will take over as CEO. The company is well financed having raised money earlier this year and is about to announce its first major b2b client, a recognized leader in the travel industry. I’ll leave that official announcement and fanfare for Jonah.

The consumer travel market is a dynamic and competitive one and having Tourist Boards, Airlines and Hotel operators ringing your phones off the hook to get their own PlanetEye type experience bodes well for PlanetEye’s future. I want to personally thank the small but amazing team who built the PlanetEye experience over the last two years and as the many awards attest (check out the sidebar on the right) they have much to be proud of.

I’ll be heading to the departure lounge end of the month.

One Response to “Leaving on a jet plane !”

1. Jonah Says:
   June 4th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
   

   You shall be missed, and I do know where you live and like to eat! Best of luck in your new life.

   Jonah

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