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Andrew Osis
Chief Executive Officer
As CEO and co-founder of Poynt Corporation, Andrew Osis is one of the early movers in the Location-Based Search space. Before iPhones made apps ubiquitous, the team at Poynt Corporation envisioned an application for mobile phones that could help consumers locate businesses, retailers, movie listings and restaurants in their local area. They then took this idea one step further through the integration of actionable utility with the ability to call businesses, add listings and events to calendars, map directions and book movie tickets and dinner reservations. With the addition of hyper-local and hyper-targeted advertising, Poynt Corporation has continued to innovate in the Location-Based Search space.
Mr. Osis began his career as an investment banker where he specifically focused on mergers, acquisitions and large-scale financings and progressed to the role of Vice President, Global Banking with RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Canada's largest investment banking firm. Mr. Osis then joined Poynt Corporation as interim Chief Financial Officer where he was able to use his skills to successfully move Poynt Corporation into a market-leading position in the mobile local search space. His focus on "revenue, cash flow, earnings" has led him to explore and implement successful monetization strategies for the company's mobile local search application, Poynt.
Mr. Osis earned a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Calgary Haskayne School of Business.
Lawrence H Lee, CA, CFA, CBV
Chief Financial Officer
As CFO for Poynt Corporation, Lawrence brings over 25 years of finance experience to the executive team. Lawrence has extensive experience in financial management, reporting and control, business analysis, due diligence, financing, evaluation, and strategic operational improvements. His bottom-line, results-driven approach has led him to success in diverse business ventures ranging from high tech to oil and gas to real estate. Mr. Lee began his career at Ernst & Young working on a diverse client base. While at Ernst & Young, Mr. Lee was seconded to the Alberta Securities Commission and worked in the National Accounting and Audit Group. Graduating from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Commerce, Mr. Lee has also received his Chartered Accountant (CA), Chartered Business Valuators (CBV), and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designations.
Yves Millette
President
Mr. Millette has a successful track record for achieving revenue and earnings growth and brings international software and hardware experience, along with the ability to deliver operational results to Poynt Corp. In his previous role as President and CEO of Intuit, Mr. Millette led the company's international operations where he tripled revenues and profits in multiple geographies. At Poynt Corp., Mr. Millette will focus on accelerating the Company's monetization strategy and add overall operational rigour to the management team.
Brad Murray
Senior Vice President, Technology
A recent (2011) Manning Award nominee, Brad Murray brings experience and innovation to the Location-Based Services business. Well-regarded in the developer community, Brad has specialized in online mapping and geo-based data. As a senior presence at Cquay he built vital technology for diverse companies and groups like Bell, Allstream and the NSA (National Sheriffs' Association.) This technology is still in place today. Brad was the Working Chair of the Map Portrayal Specifications Group of the OpenLS initiative with OGC (Open Geographic Consortium.) Today, Brad continues to parlay his deep roots in geospatial technologies and his ability to see where technology is headed into a solid, enviable market-position for Poynt.
Margaret Glover-Campbell
Senior Vice President, Marketing and External Communications
Margaret has been instrumental in Poynt's success and growth since its inception. She has over 20 years' experience in branding, marketing, traditional and new media, and public relations, and has over eight years of direct experience in location based services. Margaret's expertise lies in gaining a deep understanding of how to define and communicate with targeted audiences and how to leverage emerging technologies to gain attention. She has utilized this expertise to drive awareness and consumer acquisition and delivering corporate messaging to stakeholders. Margaret's career began in the ad agency world where she worked with a multitude of not-for-profits, brands and corporations, all the while fostering her love of the arts and technology. Wanting to be more heavily involved in the strategic direction of her clients, she made the move "client-side" and has worked for such well-known companies as WestJet, AutoDesk and now, Poynt Corporation.
Marco Hunstad
Senior Vice President, Business Development and Global Distribution
Marco Hunstad leads the team that manages Poynt's strategic partners, international business and market development and user acquisition. Prior to joining Poynt, Marco held numerous executive roles in the technology industry, serving as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for RenoWorks and Co-Founder and Vice President of Business Development of Cambrian House, a crowdsourcing technology platform. Before that, Marco was President of an international agriculture and energy consulting firm before its successful acquisition in 2005. Marco has also held numerous board positions for non-profit charitable and community organizations.
Cassy Weber
Senior Vice President, Monetization
Cassy has over 15 years' experience in Location-Based Services (LBS), new product introduction (NPI), sales and marketing. Her focus on monetization and innovation within the mobile advertising space, in conjunction with her LBS experience, bring a unique perspective to Poynt's in-application advertising and ad network monetization initiatives. She has extensive experience in start-up enterprises, where she has a proven track record in driving NPI, cultivation of relationships with key industry partners, and developing and executing successful go-to-market strategies in order to deliver both innovation and revenues.
Bart McCormick
Vice President, Global Distribution
Bart oversees Poynt distribution and related key alliance partnerships worldwide. His core responsibilities include the mass distribution of Poynt in strong alliance with network operators, direct to consumer mobile application stores and OEM’s. Prior to joining Poynt Corporation, Bart was VP of Business Development for Shazam and held various executive and senior director level positions in the mobile, mobile advertising and digital media and mass distribution ecosystems. He has well developed skills in worldwide business development and partner management and solid abilities to create practical business arrangements that lead to successful relationships and revenues.
Phil Gontier
VP & GM European Operations
Phil is responsible for European Operations, including Business Development (app distribution & content partnerships); Monetization (direct ad sales, ad networks & other partnerships), plus coordinating Marketing efforts with HQ & local agencies.
Prior to joining Poynt Corporation, he was Vice President of Sales, Europe with Velti - a leading mobile marketing & advertising company with revenues in excess of €65 million in 2009. At Velti he was responsible for the strategic Western European region, including sales recruitment, development & execution of deals. Previous to that he was Sales Director, EMEA for JumpTap, responsible for sales of Mobile Search & Advertising solutions. He concluded commercial agreements with a number of leading carriers including Telefonica & Orange to launch mobile advertising and marketing across multiple mobile formats. He has also worked with many of the leading advertising agencies belonging to Interpublic Group; WPP, Public is & Havas. Some of the brands that were successfully brought on board to run mobile marketing & advertising campaigns included Coca Cola, Nike, Barclays, General Motors & BMW.
Jeff Davison
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Mr. Davison has over 10 years of experience in marketing and corporate communications, including investor relations. From oil and gas to entertainment and technology companies, his diverse background is key to delivering marketing initiatives that drive user awareness and repeat usage for Poynt. In addition to his time at Poynt, Mr. Davison is a partner in a Hollywood based entertainment company and is Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Missing Children's Society of Canada.
Wilco Oudijk
Vice President, Product Management
Wilco has over 10 years of experience in the fields of product management, business development and marketing. Prior to joining Poynt Wilco held positions with technology start-ups, advertising agencies and manufacturers in The Netherlands and Canada.
Matt Kojalo
Vice President, Global Advertising Sales
Mr. Kojalo has over 15 years' experience in sales and business development and has a comprehensive understanding of the mobile industry and advertising. Before joining Poynt, he was VP, Business Development at MocoSpace, the largest mobile publisher in North America. While with MocoSpace, he managed advertising and top-tier carrier partnerships contributing to MocoSpace acquiring over 24 million users and becoming profitable. Prior to MocoSpace, he was employed at m-Qube Inc. where he managed and advised the world's leading mobile content providers. Mr. Kojalo's extensive experience ranges from working with small start-up companies to national mobile operators and data providers to large-scale international advertisers.
Damon Miller
Vice President, Platform Products
Damon brings more than 20 years' experience in global sales, business development, marketing, management and finance for both start-ups and multinationals to Poynt Corporation. Damon joins the Poynt team through the Feb 16th 2010 acquisition of Unomobi where he was Executive Vice President. Previously, he was the Director of Business Development at Kirusa, a global leader in mobile value added services with their Voice SMS application. At Kirusa, Mr. Miller closed the company's first and largest sale to a mobile operator, developed sales partnerships and channels in Asia and Latin America, and managed global strategic partnerships.
Michelle Sklar
Vice President, Industry Relations
As Vice President of Industry Relations Michelle's role is to drive industry opportunities for thought leadership, B2B marketing and business development in the location based services, mobile applications and mobile advertising industries. Identifying key industry trends and working with Poynt's senior leadership team, Michelle helps to position the company's expertise in front of industry and media influencers, potential partners and business analysts globally.
Michelle is currently the President of Digital Alberta, serves as a Board of Director for the Missing Children Society of Canada and sits on the Mobile Marketing Association's Canadian Council as Chair of the MMA Canada Whitepaper Committee. In July 2010, Michelle was named one of Alberta's Top 50 Influencers in Alberta Venture magazine. Graduating from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a Post-Baccalaureate in Social Policy from Simon Fraser University, Michelle has been an entrepreneur for over 10 years in the IT/Media, Promotional Marketing and Retail Industries.
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