Kitchener-Waterloo innovation hub Communitech has named Chris Albinson, co-founder of The C100, as its new CEO. Albinson will assume the role of CEO (virtually) on May 17, with plans to relocate to the Waterloo Region in the fall. His selection comes after what Communitech called a comprehensive search led by the organization’s board as well as an executive recruitment firm. “Waterloo Region and Canada can count on Chris to boldly take Communitech from strength to even greater strength.” Albinson is a co-founder of The C100, a nonprofit organization that aims to support Canadian tech entrepreneurship and investment. He has invested in 37 Canadian founders, including PixStream, ImagicTV, Abatis and Passwordbox, while also investing in firms such as Pinterest, DocuSign, and Turo. For more than two years, Albinson has also led the San Francisco-based BreakawayGrowth Fund, which invests in early-stage ventures such as Senso.AI, Careerlist, and Gentreo.