Richard Furey is CEO of Yelo, a company that he co-founded in 1983. Yelo is a test equipment manufacturer that designs, builds and supports test engineering solutions for a range of industries including photonics, defence and automotive. 

Furey has more than 40 years of experience in test, including the design of general instrumentation, test system architecture and test systems for optoelectronic devices. In 2010, he led the management buyout of Yelo from its Canadian parent and is now responsible for corporate strategy as well as product development.