Daniel Phelan - Chairman of the Board
Mr. Daniel Phelan is currently an investment advisor at the Madrid-based consultancy firm, Awareness SL. Mr. Phelan spent five years as portfolio manager of the Celestium Fund, administered by Swan Capital Management, focusing on global small and mid-cap equities, and was selected as one of the top 100 performing European fund managers by Citywire in 2009. Mr. Phelan has also held several lead roles in business development and investment research at institutional firms. He holds a bachelors degree in political science and history from Colorado College.
Zachariah J. Mathews - President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Mathews was previously the Chief Operating Officer of Wi2Wi. He has over 18 years of management experience in Semiconductor Operations, manufacturing and business development. He has held management positions in various roles at Micro linear Corporation, Sirenza Micro devices and RF Micro devices. Mr. Mathews has undergraduate and graduate degrees in business and Management accounting.
Harry J.F. Bloomfield - Q.C.
Mr. Bloomfield is principal and managing partner of the law firm Bloomfield & Avocats. He specializes in Canadian corporate law, international finance, securities law and international taxation law. Mr. Bloomfield also has experience in international banking law, shipping law, and patent and trademark law, finance and mergers and acquisitions. He is Chairman of the Humane Society of Canada and sits on the boards of numerous private and public entities including the Jewish National Fund of Canada. Mr. Bloomfield obtained his law degree from the University de Montreal and a Masters of Business Administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. Mr. Bloomfield has been a director of Wi2Wi since December 2008.
Sharad Mistry
Mr. Mistry has over 25 years of experience in the areas of corporate finance, business, and risk management. He has been the CFO and a director of ISE (International Sovereign Energy Corp) since 2008 and the CEO of ISE since 2010. He is a Chartered Accountant and was previously Vice President of Financial Services for Dylex Limited, one of Canada's leading retail chains. Since 1996, he has provided financial, project management, mergers and acquisition and consultancy services to corporations, including publicly listed companies in Canada and the U.S. Mr. Mistry's industry experience includes work with battery manufacturing, investment management firms, automotive accessories design and manufacturing, apparel manufacturing, retail, biotechnology research and development, franchise operations, information technology, and services businesses.
Eugene N. Hretzay - MBA, JD, CPA
Mr. Hretzay has worked as a professional in executive management, legal and operations for over 30 years, including C-Suite positions with public companies, national and international, in tourism, energy, real estate, distribution and manufacturing. He is licensed to practice law both in Canada and the U.S., and licensed to practice public accountancy as a CPA in the U.S. In addition to Big 4 audit experience, he recently gained Chief Compliance Officer certification in order to better serve clients as President of Lexervice P.C., a boutique offering legal, governance and compliance advice to small cap reporting issuers and portfolio managers.
Pierre Soulard - Company Secretary
Mr. Soulard is a partner in the Toronto office of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP. His practice focuses on corporate finance and public and private mergers and acquisitions, as well as private equity transactions and corporate governance. Mr. Soulard has been actively involved at a senior level in numerous corporate finance transactions acting on behalf of issuers and underwriters in a variety of sectors including, Technology and Innovation, Clean Technology, Renewable Energy and Life Sciences. He also has significant experience advising both bidding and target companies in hostile and negotiated merger and acquisition transactions in similar fields. Mr. Soulard received a Master of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School and both a Bachelor of Civil Laws and a Bachelor of Laws from McGill University. Mr. Soulard is a member of the Ontario Securities Commission Small and Medium Enterprises Committee.