VIQ Solutions Inc. announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors, effective April 1, 2022. Joining the Board are Shing Pan, Woodside Capital Partners, Investment Banker, and Susan Sumner, VIQ President and Chief Operating Officer. The appointments expand the Board to eight members, six of whom are independent.

Ms. Pan is an industry recognized business leader with more than 25 years' experience in technology innovation, speech technology and AI. She has extensive industry and domain knowledge, and deep understanding of competitive landscapes helping companies strategically position for growth. She is M&A advisor and investment banker at Woodside Capital Partners, a global, independent investment bank in Silicon Valley, California.

She has an MBA from Cornell University. Ms. Sumner has more than 30 years of executive leadership, consulting, and operations experience with Fortune 500 companies. She has deep insight and experience in building world class operational infrastructure for Information Technology companies.

Ms. Sumner successfully combined several middle market operating companies in the transcription space generating a successful exit for capital providers, and also oversaw the acquisition and integration of multiple transcription and IT businesses at Nuance Corporation.