Executive Management |
Mark Sampson – President, Chief Executive Officer & Director
Mr. Sampson brings over 20 years of executive management experience in the telecommunications and information technology sectors. Since 2000 Mark has been active as an adviser, investor and operator in technology companies in Canada and the United States. During the last few years, Mark served as CEO of GeM Solutions, Inc. and President and CEO of IP Applications, a leading provider of outsourced Internet Solutions, which saw revenues grow over 300% under his leadership. Previously, Mark was the Vice President for Pender Financial Group, a Vancouver, B.C. based VCC (venture capital corporation). Prior to Pender, Mark was Senior Vice President & General Manager of Data Services for MetroNet, (acquired by AT&T) where he led the Data and Internet Services group from inception to $70 million in annualized revenue. Before joining MetroNet, he was Vice-President & General Manager of Telus Advanced Communications, Canada’s second largest telecommunications company where he co-developed the Data and Internet Services group from less than $1 million in revenue in 1993 to over $70 million in 1998. Prior to Telus he held the position of Chief Operating Officer for CUE Data West, now operating as Open Solutions Canada. He is also a Principal of Level 10 Capital Corp, a Vancouver B.C. based investment firm that provides investment capital and business advisory services to a number of companies operating in Canada and the US. Mark is a graduate of the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia. Ralph Proceviat, CA – Chief Financial Officer & Director Mr. Proceviat has more than 25 years of business experience spanning a number of industries including high tech, telecommunications, real estate development and brokerage and manufacturing. Ralph has held various CEO, CFO and COO positions with public and private organizations operating throughout the United States and Canada. From 2001-2005, he was Chairman and President of ThrillTime Entertainment International, Inc., a publicly traded company. Through its U.S.-based subsidiaries, ThrillTime held the worldwide patents to amusement rides operating in 70 theme park sites around the world. From 1997-2000, he was CFO for a real estate marketing firm whose major client, Intrawest, had sales over $200 million per year. From 1986-1994 Mr. Proceviat was the CEO of Cue Datawest, one of Canada's largest software developers providing banking services and products for the credit union system. While at Datawest (now operating as Open Solutions Canada) Mr. Proceviat led the rebuilding of the company, including the funding and development of a $50 million banking system that has been installed throughout the world. Ralph is also a principal and director of Level 10 Capital Corp, a Vancouver B.C. based investment firm that provides investment capital and business advisory services to a number of companies operating in Canada and the US. Mr. Proceviat is a Chartered Accountant (Price Waterhouse Coopers) and member in good standing with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of B.C. and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia. |