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Roger Maggs, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board Mr. Maggs joined the Board as Chairman on March 7, 2006 and sits on the Board’s Audit, Compensation and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Maggs is a founder and partner of Celtic House, a recognized leader in the venture capital industry. Prior to founding Celtic House, Mr. Maggs enjoyed a 27-year career with Alcan Aluminum Limited, a global metals company. He held several senior positions including Vice President, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestments, President, Alcan Metal Marketing and Vice President, Personnel. Mr. Maggs currently sits on the boards of Global Silicon, Cavendish Kinetics, LTX Corporation and RedMere Technology Limited. Mr. Maggs has a physics degree from The University of Wales and Masters degree from Warwick Business School. John Keating, Director Mr. Keating joined the Board on March 7, 2006 and sits on the Board’s Audit, Compensation (Chairman) and Corporate Governance (Chairman) Committees. Mr. Keating was born and educated in England where he studied mechanical and production engineering at Leicester Polytechnic (now De Montfort University) under the sponsorship of Marconi Radar Systems. During the following 20 years, Mr. Keating filled a wide range of operational and management positions in high technology companies in Britain, Holland and Canada. Mr. Keating joined COM DEV in 1992, progressing from the management of major programs, business units and operations to President of COM DEV Wireless (later called COM DEV Broadband) in 1998, President of COM DEV Space in 1999 and Chief Operating Officer in 2001. Following the collapse of wireless markets in 2001 and 2002, Mr. Keating was appointed CEO and has successfully refocused the firm on its core space activity, delivering sustained revenue growth and solid profitability. Mark Guibert, Director Mr. Guibert joined the Board on March 7, 2006 and sits on the Board’s Compensation and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Guibert is the vice president of corporate marketing at Research In Motion Limited ("RIM"), where he is responsible for the strategy and implementation of corporate communication and marketing activities. Prior to joining RIM in 1997, Mr. Guibert held various senior positions in sales and international marketing with Hewlett Packard, AT&T (NCR) and ALL Computers Inc. Mr. Guibert holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and received his Masters degree in Business from York University in Toronto. Kenneth Taylor, Director Mr. Taylor joined the Board on March 7, 2006 and sits on the Board’s Audit (Chairman), Compensation and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Taylor is currently the chief financial officer of March Networks Corporation and has more than 20 years of financial, administrative, and operational experience with various technology companies. Prior to his position with March Networks, Mr. Taylor served as chief financial officer and chief operating officer with Proshred Security International Inc., Mr. Taylor also spent nearly 10 years with Newbridge Networks Corp., and held the position of vice president finance when Newbridge was sold to Alcatel SA for US$7 billion in 2001. Mr. Taylor is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia, Canada. Steve McCartney, Director Mr. McCartney joined the Board on April 8, 2008 and sits on the Board’s Compensation and Corporate Governance committees. Mr. McCartney is CEO of Atria Networks LP, which owns and operates one of the largest fibre-optic networks in Ontario. In this role, Mr. McCartney has successfully led the company through a rapid expansion including multiple acquisitions. Previously, Mr. McCartney had a 15-year career with Bell Canada, which he culminated as General Manager Ontario, Public Communications. He has led two privately owned telecommunications services companies in the Toronto area and was President and CEO of the first carrier in North America to provide high-speed data, telephony and cable TV services over a fibre-to-the-home network. Mr. McCartney has completed his accreditation as a Chartered Director from The Director’s College of McMaster University. Dave Caputo, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Caputo joined the Board on February 17, 2006. Mr. Caputo is our President and Chief Executive Officer, and is one of our founders. Prior to co-founding Sandvine, Mr. Caputo was the Vice President of Marketing for PixStream. Launched in 1996, Pixstream was acquired by Cisco Systems in 2000 at which time Mr. Caputo joined Cisco Systems as Managing Director for Cisco Systems' video networking business unit. Prior to joining PixStream, Mr. Caputo was the Product Marketing Manager for Hewlett Packard's Storage Systems Division in Colorado. Mr. Caputo holds an MBA from the University of Toronto, a computer science degree from York University and is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania's Wharton executive development program. Scott Hamilton, Director, Chief Financial Officer Mr. Hamilton joined the Board on February 17, 2006. Mr. Hamilton is our Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for managing all of the Corporation's financial functions. Mr. Hamilton has been with us since our inception and his background includes corporate financial management in various roles, including as a manager within the tax group of Ernst and Young LLP. Mr. Hamilton is a chartered accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University. |
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