Board of Directors
Sir Terence Matthews
Mr. Matthews is Chairman of Mitel Networks, a leading-edge provider of next generation IP communications solutions and a market leader for voice, video and data convergence. He is also Chairman of March Networks Corporation, a leading developer of IP multimedia applications and delivery platforms for broadband networks.
Prior to launching Mitel Networks, Mr. Matthews served as CEO and Chairman of Newbridge Networks Corporation, a company he founded in 1986. He was instrumental in maintaining the dynamism and vision of Newbridge from its formation and built the company into a leader in the worldwide data networking industry. When France-based Alcatel acquired Newbridge in May 2000, the company employed more than 6,500 people worldwide and recorded FY 1999 revenue of $1.8 billion. Before the creation of Newbridge, Mr. Matthews co-founded Mitel Corporation in 1972. Under his leadership, Mitel grew quickly to become a world leader in the design and manufacture of enterprise voice systems and products. In 1985, British Telecom bought controlling interest in Mitel.
Jose Medeiros
Mr. Medeiros is the President of Wesley Clover, the private venture capital firm of Sir Terence Matthews. Mr. Medeiros has been with several of Mr. Matthews’ group of companies since July 1993. Mr. Medeiros holds a number of senior management positions in Wesley Clover’s subsidiaries. He is currently the President of the Brookstreet Hotel and Celtic Tech Jet Limited. He was previously Chief Financial Officer of Celtic House International and Director of Taxation at Newbridge Networks. His current private company directorships include Wesley Clover Corporation, The Celtic Manor Resort, Solace Systems Inc., Natural Convergence Inc., Wesley Clover Solutions Inc. and BreconRidge Corporation. Mr. Medeiros is a chartered accountant and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from the Université du Québec à Hull.
Samuel L. Duboc
Mr. Duboc, President and Managing Partner of EdgeStone Capital Partners, founded the firm in February 1999. Mr. Duboc oversees all of EdgeStone Capital Partners’ corporate and investing activities. From 1994 to 1999, he served as Managing Director at CIBC Capital Partners, the merchant banking division of CIBC, where he successfully invested in a wide variety of industries including media, retail, restaurants, and agriculture. From 1991 to 1994, he co-founded and built the Loyalty Group Inc. (Air Miles™ Reward Program), Canada ’s most successful loyalty database marketing program. From 1990 to 1991, he served as COO of Holzman Jewelers, a large US-based privately owned jewelry chain. Previously, Mr. Duboc worked at Bain & Company, one of the largest strategic consulting firms in the world. Mr. Duboc holds a B.A. in Chemical Engineering from Tufts University and an MBA from Harvard Business School . He was recognized in 2000 as one of Canada ’s Top 40 under 40 and is a member of the Young Presidents Organization. He has served on a variety of public and private boards, and is active in charitable organizations.
Bryan Kerdman
Mr. Kerdman joined EdgeStone as Partner in October 2000, shortly after forming Bryker Technology Partners, a seed-stage internet infrastructure fund, in partnership with EdgeStone’s predecessor. At age 19 Bryan founded and was President and CEO of Bryker Data Systems, a technology outsourcing service provider specializing in mission-critical large-scale transaction systems which developed many of Canada’s internet banking applications. Bryan sold Bryker in 1994 and went on to manage and be CEO of a number of other technology companies including Technolabs Canada and e-route. Bryan has been an active venture capital investor since 1987 and serves on a number of public and private boards.
Christopher Payne
Mr. Payne has over 25 years of private equity experience, investing in over 25 different technology companies in North America. In the two years since Chris became a founding partner of Genuity Capital Partners, he has helped the business grow to over $200 million in assets with investments in 12 portfolio companies; one third of which are technology-related businesses. Prior to joining Genuity in 2005, Chris spent 5 years with CIBC Capital Partners as a Managing Director broadly responsible for a portfolio of investments including leading technology-related companies. From 1997 to 2000, Chris worked as a successful entrepreneur, business leader, and investor in several early-stage technology companies based in Palo Alto, California. During the late 1980’s, Chris spent over 8 years working on Wall Street with Merrill Lynch and The Blackstone Group.
Ian McLaren
Mr. McLaren has been a career networking and computer industry executive with emphasis on sales and marketing. He was most recently President and CEO of Ubiquity Software. He has previously held executive positions as VP Marketing at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), President – International Operations at MCI Systemhouse and President and CEO at CrossKeys Systems Corporation. Mr. McLaren is a board member and advisor to several private companies and is an active technology investor.
Craig Betts
Mr. Betts is the president and chief executive officer of Solace Systems, Inc.
