Fort Collins startup QuadshoX appoints Bill Cobb chairman, CFO

FORT COLLINS — QuadshoX LLC, a Fort Collins-based startup that is developing technology to equip manual wheelchairs with rear-wheel suspension, has appointed former CH2M Hill executive Bill Cobb as chairman and interim chief financial officer.

Cobb mentored company founder and chief executive John Morris through Colorado State University’s Accelerator Program as he worked on a business model for his company.

“Bill has been with me every step of the way throughout the creation of QuadshoX,” said Morris, a quadriplegic due to a snowboarding accident that occurred when he was 18.

Morris said that while attending CSU, he made the switch from an attendant-operated…