Board of Directors



Philip R. Ladouceur, Chairman
  • Philip R. Ladouceur, Chairman

    Philip R. Ladouceur is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporation. Mr. Ladouceur has raised in excess of $10 billion of equity and debt funding, and he has created billions of dollars in shareholder value from the sale of telecom and technology companies to global leaders such as AT&T and IBM. Currently, Mr. Ladouceur is President and Managing Director of Mardale Investments Ltd. Mr. Ladouceur was the Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of FutureLink Corp. from June 1999 to May 2001. In his past role as CEO, President, and Chairman of MetroNet Communications Inc., Mr. Ladouceur completed in excess of $2 billion in private and public financings, including the company’s successful IPO. Mr. Ladouceur also initiated the sale of MetroNet to AT&T Corp. in 1999 for $5 billion. Mr. Ladouceur served as CFO and Director of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSE: RCI.a), one of the largest cable, cellular and broadcasting companies in North America. While at Rogers, Mr. Ladouceur was responsible for the completion of more than $3 billion in public and private financings. In addition, Mr. Ladouceur was the founding CEO of ISM Information Systems, which was subsequently acquired by IBM Global Services. He has also served in chief executive roles with SpotWave Wireless and Datawire Communication Networks. Mr. Ladouceur is past Chairman of the Competitive Telecommunications Association of Canada.



Tracy Rees, President and Chief Executive Officer, Intrinsyc Software
  • Tracy Rees, President and Chief Executive Officer, Intrinsyc Software

    Tracy Rees joined Intrinsyc in 2007 as General Manager for the Asia Pacific region (APAC). He served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company in 2008, was appointed interim Chief Executive Officer in November 2008, and became President and Chief Executive Officer in June 2009. Rees brings more than 25 years of experience in the high technology industry, with deep expertise in mobility software and embedded technology. As CEO of Annasoft Systems from 2001 to 2002, and Anna Technology from 1999 to 2002, Rees led a successful turnaround, including the sale of the company’s operating subsidiaries, and a return to profitability in the core Annasoft subsidiary, and a subsequent sale of assets to Bsquare Corporation. He joined Bsquare as Director of Sales in 2002 and was later promoted to Executive Vice President - Sales, Marketing and International Operations.



Thomas Bitove, Director (Independent)
  • Thomas Bitove, Director (Independent)

    Thomas Bitove has a successful history of leadership in several corporate sectors, including the retail technology, hospitality and foodservices industries. Currently, Mr. Bitove serves as Executive Chairman of AMJ Campbell Van Lines and AMJ Self Storage. Mr. Bitove is also Chairman of the exclusive distributor of Red Bull Energy Drink in Ontario and British Columbia, Canada and one of the largest Red Bull distributors in North America. Prior to these ventures, between 1989 and 2002, Mr. Bitove was CEO of Lettuce Serview LP, one of Canada’s largest foodservice companies operating facilities at Toronto’s Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Toronto’s SkyDome, Travel Centers along Ontario’s superhighway system, and one of Canada’s largest offsite catering operations. Mr. Bitove also serves as the Managing Partner of the Wayne Gretzky’s Restaurant located in downtown Toronto. Mr. Bitove has a BA in economics from the University of Western Ontario.



George Duguay, Director (Independent)
  • George Duguay, Director (Independent)

    George A. Duguay is a senior executive with experience in the technology, financial services and resource industries. Since 1988, he has been the President of G. Duguay Services Inc, a partner of Duguay & Ringler Corporate Services until February 2006, a provider of corporate and financial administrative services to public companies. G. Duguay Services Inc. continues to act as a consultant in this area. In addition, Mr. Duguay was a founder of Equity Transfer & Trust Company, a provider of transfer agency and corporate trust services. He is presently Corporate Secretary of three public companies. During the period May 1993 to December 2004, Mr. Duguay served as a Director of Genesis Microchip Inc., the world’s leading supplier of display image processors listed on NASDAQ. Mr. Duguay is a Certified General Accountant and an associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries. Mr. Duguay has been, since June 2007, a director of GA Capital Corp.



Ketan Kamdar, Director (Independent)
  • Ketan Kamdar, Director (Independent)

    Ketan Kamdar has more than fifteen years of experience in the development, integration, and operations of wireless solutions in the wireless device, telecommunications infrastructure, wireless application, and semiconductor industries. He joined Broadcom in April 2005 and currently serves as a Vice President with global responsibility for Strategic Business Development with OEMs and ODMs, as well as interfacing worldwide with network operators, representing the Mobile Platforms and Wireless Connectivity Groups. Prior to Broadcom, he held several senior engineering and operational roles at AT&T Wireless/Cingular Wireless, most recently as the Vice President of the Device Development Group where he had corporate responsibility for directing, defining and commercializing mobile phones. Mr. Kamdar holds a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and earned his Bachelors Degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from Bombay University.



Gary Koerper, Director (Independent)
  • Gary Koerper, Director (Independent)

    Gary Koerper currently serves as Senior Vice President of Video Product Development at Comcast where he drives the video consumer experience for the largest cable operator in America. Prior to this position, Gary spent over 15 years in the wireless industry across a sequence of technology leaders including Motorola, QUALCOMM and others. At Motorola, Gary served as Vice President of Engine Systems where he managed IPR creation, systems architecture, hardware and software engineering across Motorola's mobile 3GSM and 4G device platforms. At QUALCOMM, Mr Koerper headed Product Management for the MediaFLO group where he ran business development and marketing activities for the company's mobile TV broadcast effort. He holds an MBA and Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from MIT, a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University and a certificate in Liberal Arts from Nanzan University in Japan.



Howard Speaks, Director (Independent)
  • Howard "Skip" Speaks, Director (Independent)

    Howard “Skip” Speaks has over 25 years of telecommunications experience in the network operator and the wireless equipment manufacturing and vendor business. He served as CEO of Rosum Corporation, a positioning and timing technology company, from 2003 to 2009, where he continues as a member of the board of directors. Additionally, Mr. Speaks serves as a board advisor for CommNexus, a non-profit network of communications industry companies. Until 2003, he served as a member of the board and CEO for Kyocera Wireless Corp, a San Diego-based wireless handset manufacturer. Mr. Speaks also serves on the Triton Network Systems Board of Directors. He was CEO of this start-up broadband microwave equipment manufacturer and with the management team took the company public in 2000. Prior to Triton, Mr. Speaks spent thirteen years at Ericsson from 1986 to 1999, and most recently served as Executive Vice President and General Manager for Ericsson’s Wireless Division. As Executive Vice President and General Manager, Mr. Speaks was responsible for sales and deployment of Ericsson’s wireless communications infrastructure in the United States. Mr. Speaks earned a Bachelor of Science degree for Civil Engineering from West Virginia Institute of Technology and is a retired, registered professional engineer.