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Executive MembersGary McCone / Karim Tega / David Edmonds / Randy Coates / Ian Graham Board MembersShawn Abbott / David Edmonds / Ted Redmond / Earl Everall / Nathanael Glubish
Gary McConePresident and CEO As an experienced executive with direct experience in domestic and international manufacturing, distribution, general management and business development, Gary has produced millions of dollars in increased profitability for employers and shareholders across several industries. Gary has served as Founder, Owner, President, CEO, SVP and Senior Executive Consultant and has enjoyed success in the business process at every stage. He has been directly responsible for the inception of new business, operating existing firms effectively and ultimately selling a number of companies in the telecommunications and manufacturing sectors. Recognized as an inspirational communicator who will develop and champion bold initiatives, Gary demonstrates that positive change is necessary and has consistently provided leadership for growth. Gary is an expert at successfully penetrating markets and opportunities, creating and nurturing strategic alliances, exceeding business estimates and delivering an outstanding return on investment. Key employers and satisfied clients include: Bell Canada, Royal Bank, Northern Telecom, Banque Nationale, Montreal Trust, Canadian Liquid Air, AT&T Canada and most recently Perfectly Natural Solutions. Karim TegaChief Financial Officer Since September 2007, Karim Teja has been a consultant advising pre-commercial and early commercial technology companies on financial, operational and strategic matters. From June 1999 to September 2007, he served as an officer of Imaging Dynamics Company Ltd., a TSX listed company. From June 1999 to June 2006 Karim was the Chief Financial Officer and from June 2006 to September 2007 he was the Chief Operating Officer. Karim was instrumental in transitioning the Company from a strictly R&D organization to a high growth company with revenues in excess of $30 Million and product installations and distribution partners in over 35 countries. Prior to Imaging Dynamics, Mr. Teja was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Erasoft Technologies Inc., - a private software company where he helped negotiate a successful acquisition by Viasoft Inc., a NASDAQ traded company. Karim holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration with honors from Simon Fraser University and an honors certificate from the Canadian Securities Institute. He received the designation of Certified General Accountant (CGA) in 1992. David EdmondsVice-President, Business Development Dave Edmonds’ highly successful career has spanned over 20 years in the information systems industry. During this period, he was involved at a senior corporate level in the introduction and deployment of industry leading-edge products and services. Well-respected within the industry, he received numerous awards for sales, marketing and management excellence. He also published articles for trade publications and newsletters regarding advancements in new technologies. Previously employed at a senior level for NCR, SHL Systemhouse and Computerland, Dave directed the successful introduction of new computing concepts at each of these companies. He was also responsible for the formation of four successful computer technology businesses. Mr. Edmonds co-founded Burntsand in April 1995. Since that time the company has expanded into a full-service systems integration e-business company trading on the TSE. Prior to joining Preo Software Inc. Mr. Edmonds was providing strategic and financial consulting assisting to start up technologies firms as an investor and board member. Randy CoatesVice-President, Operations As Vice-President, Operations, Randy Coates is responsible for coordinating, administering and controlling Preo Software’s financial operations. He directs all aspects of financial operations and ensures the preparation of business unit forecasts and reports. In addition, Randy has responsibility for the marketing functions in the firm. Prior to joining Preo Software, Randy was founder, Director, and Vice-President for a TSE 300 listed technology company. Randy holds both a Bachelors and a Master degree in business from the University of Calgary. Ian GrahamVice-President, Product Management As Vice-President, Product Management, Ian Graham is responsible for developing and delivering the product strategy for Preo. In this role, he oversees the software development and engineering of products within Preo Software.
Ian has over 15 years of senior management and software development experience within the software and energy sectors. Prior to joining Preo Software, he was Senior Manager of Engineering with Symantec, the world leader in security software. While at Symantec he led teams responsible for delivering two of Symantec's commercial products. Board MembersShawn AbbottChairman of the Board As a technologist, entrepreneur, executive, venture capitalist and educator, Shawn Abbott has over twenty years experience in the information technology business. He currently is a Principal and Director of SpringBank TechVentures. Shawn has served as a board member with private and public companies internationally. He is an accomplished public speaker, having presented at more than one hundred conferences on Internet security and business topics, and taught software design courses in several countries. Shawn currently chairs the Banff Venture Forum and holds a B.Sc. in physics from the University of Alberta. He completed his post graduate study at the University of Calgary, Stanford, and UC Irvine. David EdmondsDave Edmonds’ highly successful career has spanned over 20 years in the information systems industry. During this period, he was involved at a senior corporate level in the introduction and deployment of industry leading-edge products and services. Well-respected within the industry, he received numerous awards for sales, marketing and management excellence. He also published articles for trade publications and newsletters regarding advancements in new technologies. Previously employed at a senior level for NCR, SHL Systemhouse and Computerland, Dave directed the successful introduction of new computing concepts at each of these companies. He was also responsible for the formation of four successful computer technology businesses. Mr. Edmonds co-founded Burntsand in April 1995. Since that time the company has expanded into a full-service systems integration e-business company trading on the TSE. Prior to joining Preo Software Inc. Mr. Edmonds was providing strategic and financial consulting assisting to start up technologies firms as an investor and board member. Ted RedmondTed is a Vice-President for McCoy Corporation, a publicly traded Toronto Stock Exchange company. In his role at McCoy Corporation he has 3 businesses reporting to him including Farr Canada, Inotec Coatings and Hydraulics. He has more than 25 years of operating, transactional and business advisory experience in high tech and energy. Ted has operating leadership experience as CEO, President and Divisional VP. This includes six years as President of a multi-division industrial technology company. Ted’s CEO roles also include having successfully turned around a number of technology companies for their private equity investor owners. For example, Ted turned around a San Diego based industrial technology company that subsequently went public on the on the London Stock Exchange (i.e. AIM). Ted has management, operations and R&D experience with technology companies including 3Com Corporation in Silicon Valley, Northern Telecom in Ottawa, and Alcatel in Dallas Ted has led numerous software, high-tech, and telecommunications companies through successful M&A transactions both as an advisor and as a CEO. For example, Ted was the M&A advisor on the successful sale of a company to a strategic buyer in the imaging software/hardware space. Ted is an active participant in the North American new venture market including mentoring and advising early stage companies. He has published numerous articles on topics including market expansion and innovation in business Ted has an MBA from Stanford Business School, an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto, and a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the University of Alberta. Earl EverallEarl Everall currently manages a portfolio of investments in private companies and was formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of Everall Construction Ltd., a position he held for twenty years. Earl has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Alberta. Nathanael GlubishNate Glubish is a Business Analyst for Foundation Equity Corporation (FEC), an angel capital group based in St. Albert, Alberta. Nate's roles at FEC include performing due diligence research on potential investments, negotiating investment transactions, and preparing financing proposals. Nate has also secured mortgage and lease contracts for certain FEC real estate transactions. Since FEC’s investment into Preo Software, Nate has assumed the company’s secretary role and joined the Board of Directors. He is also a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees. In addition to his roles with Preo Software, Nate sits as a Director of the Board for DriveABLE Assessment Centres Inc, an Edmonton-based IT company, and as Director and Corporate Secretary of Tanks-A-Lot Ltd., an Edmonton-based manufacturer of concrete tanks. Nate completed his Bachelor of Commerce, Finance at the University of Saskatchewan.
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