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MARIO BOUCHARD
President and CEO
Mario Bouchard has led an inspiring career path in the wireless industry. He co-founded iBwave in 2003, a company globally serving over 280 leading telecommunication firms, in over 70 countries worldwide, with innovative in-building solutions. He took his 15 years of experience working for TELUS Mobility and Bell Canada, two leading Canadian wireless operators, to create a unique suite of products that would address the needs of the in-building wireless market, soon becoming the standard for the entire in-building ecosystem.
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Bouchard currently serves as President and CEO of iBwave. His visionary approach led the company to win numerous awards, notably including the 2010 and 2011 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 and Technology Fast 500 awards in North America, as well as the 2010 and 2011 PROFIT 100 awards in Canada. In 2011, Bouchard was recognized with the prestigious Québec Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award in Information Technology.
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MIKE CEGELSKI
Executive Chairman
As Executive Chairman at iBwave, Mike plays a pivoting role in the company’s strategic and executive orientations since 2006. Prior to this date, Mike served as the President and CEO of the company for two years. With over 25 years of entrepreneurial experience in the Telecommunication and Information Technology industries, Mike also plays a mentoring role in the company’s decision process.
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From iBwave’s outset, while Mike’s founding partners were focusing on the technical aspect of the company, Mike led the business side of operations and built a strong foundation and structured the company to relentlessly fuel on-going growth. As of today, Mike is still quite active in the company’s strategic planning process and he continues to cultivate new business opportunities to assure iBwave’s continued success.
Self described as a serial entrepreneur, prior to iBwave Mike founded and was CEO of Beltron Technologies from 1984 to 2000, a telecom test engineering consulting firm with over 130 employees, which he led to a successful exit in 2000. Shortly after, Mike served as Vice-President of Strategic Development at Mindready Solutions. His extensive experience brought him to accept the responsibilities of President and CEO of Radical Horizon from 2002 to 2003.
Mike is currently Chairman of Anges Quebec, Quebec’s angel investment association, for which he actively participates in the group’s strategic orientation. Mike is himself an active angel investor and mentor for technology entrepreneurs and is actively assisting a few organizations in their strategic orientation. Mike also sits on the board of directors of a few private and non-profit organizations. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Sherbrooke University in Canada.
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André Tremblay
Managing Partner of Trio Capital
André Tremblay is a Founder and Managing Partner of Trio Capital Inc, a private investment management company.
He has more than 20 years experience in the telecommunications industry where he has been actively involved in the conception, financing and management of several companies.
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As a special advisor to the President of Telesystem Ltd., and as President of Telesystem Enterprises Ltd. from 1992 to 1998, he managed a wide portfolio of five telecom companies. For almost 10 years, he served as President and CEO of Microcell Telecommunications, which he led throughout the different phases of its evolution. During that time Mr. Tremblay has also provided start-up technology firms with early-stage financing, strategic advice and direction. In 2005, he was appointed as a member of Canada’s Industry Minister of the Telecommunications Policy Review.
André Tremblay holds bachelor’s degrees in Management and in Accounting from Laval University, Canada. He also holds a master’s degree in taxation from ‘Université de Sherbrooke’ in Canada, and is also a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.
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Serge Fortin
Independent Telecommunications Consultant
Serge Fortin, a veteran telecommunications executive, is an engineer with international experience, Serge Fortin has held senior management positions in high tech and telecommunications companies around the world since the mid 1970s, when he joined Bell Canada.
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During his career, Mr. Fortin has led, designed and executed restructuring initiatives of numerous companies such as SR Telecom (as President and CEO) and Teleglobe (as President and COO). Serge Fortin also led the diversification and growth strategies of Yellow Pages (as President and CEO for Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Middle East, Caribbean) and TATA Teleservices (as President and CEO). Serge Fortin’s numerous accomplishments inlcude the launch of cellular service in Québec in the early 1980s, the establishment of the 911 service in Montréal in 1985, and the creation of the first private telecommunications company in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India in 1996.
Serge Fortin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Pure and Applied Sciences from Sherbrooke University in Canada. He is a member of ‘L’Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec’ and ‘L’Institut Canadien des Ingénieurs’.
Serge Fortin has sat on the boards of various public companies such as Teleglobe Intelsat and Flag Telecom, as well as many private companies. He was also on the Board of the Quebec Chamber of Commerce.
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Nicolas Bélanger
President of DTI Software
Nicolas Bélanger is a natural leader and an ambitious entrepreneur. In 1995, he co-founded DTI Software. Under his guidance as President, DTI has become a world leader in the In-Flight Entertainment industry, serving over 105 international airline customers and was successfully sold to a publicly traded German group in January 2008. In 2007, DTI was ranked in The Deloitte Technology Fast 50TM recognizing the 50 fastest growing tech companies with the highest percentage revenue growth over five years. Nicolas still serves as president and board member of DTI Software.
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Since 2002, Nicolas Bélanger has been managing Group W Inc, a privately held growth and buyout investment fund, which he co-founded with his business partner. Through W Inc, Mr. Bélanger has lead over 18 investments and is an active board member of Luxtec Lighting Group Inc, an international advanced lighting company; iBwave Solutions, Inc., an international in-building wireless software company; Streamtheworld Inc., a global media streaming technology company; Audiokinetic, a Canadian company that revolutionizes traditional audio development processes for gaming and other interactive media; Graph Synergy Inc., a high-end software development company for the AEC industry; Mediacity Inc., Canada's largest office tower advertising network, and FIER Soutien-Relève in Montreal.
In 2007, Mr. Bélanger received of the prestigious recognition ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ by Ernst & Young.
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