Paul has over 35 years of experience in various leadership roles in Hi-Technology. He held the post of President and Chief Operating Officer of Mitel Networks Corporation from 2001 to 2011. Mitel was the largest Canadian IPO for a decade when the company went public in 2010. Paul also served as President at Maplesoft Group, an IT integrator and has held numerous advisory and board positions. Paul co-founded HostedBizz, a cloud IT company that saw prolific growth became the fastest growing cloud vendor in the Canadian Market. He also oversaw the acquisiton of HoastedBizz by Opti9 Technologies where he became CEO. Paul is a graduate of Reading College of Technology in the UK.
Jim has more than 25 years of leadership experience in the technology industry. He served as President of OM Video from 1990 to 2003, a technology integrator and led the company to a successful acquisition by ClearOne Communications – a US publicly traded company where he served as the President for the Canadian subsidiary. He currently serves as Chairman at Zim Corporation and holds other advisory positions with Canadian tech companies. Jim has first-hand knowledge in building manufacturer, channel and customer relationships with broad experience in strategy planning, operations and acquisitions with a specific focus on building long term shareholder and customer value.
Thomas has over 18 years of experience leading major IT initiatives and has served in numerous advisory and consulting roles during his career. He was named to Omaha’s 40 under 40 list, honoring 40 successful professionals under 40 years old in the Omaha area. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a doctorate from Creighton University.
Sagi is responsible for all technical infrastructure, design, and operations. With his help, the company has seen an increase in web sites and servers hosted by over 1000%. Sagi has built the company's Content Delivery Network (CDN) that now provides high speed downloads from anywhere in the world – among many other achievements.
Ryan has a diverse work experience in marketing and sales roles. Prior to his role at Opti9 Technologies, he served as the United States Marketing Manager at Klevu in 2022, where he successfully implemented a demand generation strategy. From 2015 to 2022, Ryan held multiple marketing roles at Full Sail Partners, where he developed growth marketing strategies and collaborated with SMEs.
