Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Bob Chow |
President |
| Carter McCrary |
Chief Operating Officer |
| Phil Gardner |
Chief Technology Officer |
| Rob Chase |
Chief Financial Officer |
| Rich Cohen |
Senior Vice President, Business Development |
| Ben Haidri |
Vice President Business Development |
| Bill Pound |
Vice President, International Operations |
| Don Hughes |
Area Vice President of Emerging Markets, Channels |
| Gareth Mason |
Vice President Service Delivery |
| Jim Maccallum |
Vice President, Finance |
| John A O'Hara |
Area Vice President of Absolute's Consumer Division |
| John Sarantakes |
Vice President, North American Sales |
| Kevin Shabow |
Vice President, Sales, North America |
| Leigh Day |
Associate Vice President, Global Support |
| Lyle Singular |
Associate Vice President, Recovery Services |
| Mark Grace |
Vice President, Consumer Business |
| Tim Parker |
Vice President Research and Development |
| Paul Bates |
Managing Director of Strongmail Uk |
| Christian Cotichini |
Founder |
| Judy Rollins |
Director of Career & Technology at Mesquite Isd |
| Laura McDaniel |
Director of Compliant Records Management at Iron Mountain |
| Les Jickling |
Director, Corp Marketing |
| Stephen Midgley |
Senior Director, Global Marketing |
| David Evans |
Senior Guidance Manager at the Ico Mentions |
| Geoff Glave |
Lead Product Manager for Absolute Software and Resident Subject Matter Expert |
| Roberto Zanatta |
Senior Development Manager |
| Ruth Streder |
International Account Manager, Lewis, Global Public Relations |
| Deborah Leah |
|
| Deborah Leigh |
|
| Gabriel Leung |
Analyst, Technology |
| Glenn Jamieson |
Research Analyst |
| John Sonnenberg |
|
| Mike Maddison |
Head of Security and Privacy Services at Deloitte |
| Richard Thomas |
Information Commissioner |
| Robert Breza |
Analyst |
| Trevor Wiebe |
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
| Troy Crandall |
Research Analyst |
Board of Directors
John Livingston has served as Absolute's Chairman and CEO since 1995, growing the company from its infancy to 135 employees in 2007. Absolute invented the computer tracking and loss control product category with the introduction of "Computrace" in 1994. Under Mr. Livingston's leadership, Absolute has evolved to offer a full range of business solutions encompassing physical, data and network security as well as IT asset management. After completing a traditional venture capital round of financing in 1998, Mr. Livingston led the organization into the public market, completing a $22 million IPO in 2000. Prior to taking the helm of Absolute, Mr. Livingston was a faculty member of the School of Business at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. He also founded and managed a computerized reservation service and a record production company. Mr. Livingston holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Calgary.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Chairman and CEO |
Current |
| Absolute Inc |
Chairman |
Current |
| University of Calgary |
Masters of Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Digital Axis |
President |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Inc |
Chief Technology Officer |
Current |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Chief Technology Officer |
Current |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Quarterdeck Corporation |
Senior Software Architect |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Absolute Inc |
|
Current |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Director of Finance |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Business Development |
Current |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Vice President, Global Sales |
Former |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Regional Sales Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Vice President Business Development |
Current |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Head of Absolute's Business Development |
Current |
| Novell, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Digital Signature Trust Co |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Vice President, International Operations |
Current |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Senior Director of International Operations |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Area Vice President of Emerging Markets, Channels |
Current |
Gareth Mason joined Absolute as VP Service Delivery in June 2006, and is responsible for customer-facing and operational aspects of the business, including Implementation and Configuration Services, Technical and Customer Support, Program Management, IT and Hosted Operations. Prior to joining Absolute, Mr. Mason spent 6 years at Pivotal Corporation, and was responsible for similar services, support and training departments. He has over 15 years of software and services experience, and has run operations in Europe, North America and Asia.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pivotal Corporation |
|
Former |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Vice President Service Delivery |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Area Vice President of Absolute's Consumer Division |
Current |
| Absolute Inc |
Area Vice President of Absolute's Consumer Division |
Current |
| University of Washington |
BA |
Former |
John Sarantakes joined Absolute Software in April 2008 as Vice President, North American Sales and is responsible for leadership and strategic direction of the company?s North American inside and field-based sales organization. Mr. Sarantakes brings 15 years experience leading sales teams in the high-technology industry to the Absolute go-to-market team. Most recently, he was Area Sales Director at Dell where he was responsible for a $1.4 billion business. In this role, he drove a number of domestic and international programs, and developed strategic solutions for several industry sectors. He is based in Absolute Software?s Austin, Texas U.S. headquarters.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Vice President, North American Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Vice President, Sales, North America |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Associate Vice President, Global Support |
Current |
| CDC Software |
Vice President of Worldwide Support |
Former |
| PeopleSoft, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Associate Vice President, Recovery Services |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Vice President, Consumer Business |
Current |
Tim serves as Vice President of Research and Development, managing the ongoing innovation and new feature development for all Absolute products. Tim brings over 10 years experience in VP and Chief Technical Officer roles, including VP of Development for Computer Sciences Corporation, First Consulting Group and a number of other Fortune 100 companies. He holds post-graduate degrees from universities in Canada, the US and the UK.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Vice President Research and Development |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Managing Director of Strongmail Uk |
Current |
Mr. Cotichini founded Absolute in November 1993, has been a director since inception, and is also Chairman of Absolute's Compensation Committee. Mr. Cotichini is a resident of Vancouver, British Columbia ("BC") and during the past five years, his principal occupation has been as Executive Vice President of Make Technologies, Inc. (an Internet engineering outsource company).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Founder |
Current |
| Absolute Inc |
Founder |
Current |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Director of Career & Technology at Mesquite Isd |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Director of Compliant Records Management at Iron Mountain |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Director, Corp Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Senior Director, Global Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Senior Guidance Manager at the Ico Mentions |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Lead Product Manager for Absolute Software and Resident Subject Matter Expert |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Senior Development Manager |
Current |
| Neodym Systems Inc |
Advisory Board Member |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
International Account Manager, Lewis, Global Public Relations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
|
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
|
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Analyst, Technology |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Research Analyst |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
|
Current |
| Hawthorn School District |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Head of Security and Privacy Services at Deloitte |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Information Commissioner |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Analyst |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary |
Current |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Research Analyst |
Current |
Mr. Reid joined Absolute as a director in January 2000, and is also Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Reid is a resident of Vancouver, BC. He was founder of Sierra Systems Group and Chief Financial Officer until 1999. During the past five years, his principal occupation has been as President of Rastus Holdings Ltd. (a business holding company). Mr. Reid returned to Sierra Systems Group as Interim Chief Executive Officer in 2004 to 2005.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Inc |
|
Current |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Descartes Gf-X |
Chairman of the Board, Corel Corporation, Mks and Ruggedcom Inc. |
Current |
| 724 Solutions Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| The Descartes Systems Group, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board, Corel Corporation, Mks and Ruggedcom Inc. |
Current |
| Flagship Customs Services, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board, Corel Corporation, Mks, Ruggedcom Inc. and Certicom Inc. |
Current |
| MKS, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sierra Systems Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| C & S/Sovran Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Alias Research, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Alias Research, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| The Descartes Systems Group, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Certicom Corp. |
Director |
Former |
| University of Strathclyde |
Bachelor of Arts Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Mr. Libin joined Absolute as a director in January 1996. Mr. Libin is a resident of Calgary, Alberta, and during the past five years, his principal occupation has been as President of Highfield Development Ltd. (a privately owned real estate development company).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Absolute Inc |
|
Current |
| Absolute Software Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Executive News
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BUY OR SELL-Can investors still bank on Absolute Software?
Forbes.com - 8/27/09 - View Story
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BUY OR SELL-Can investors still bank on Absolute Software?
CNBC - 8/27/09 - View Story
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BUY OR SELL-Can investors still bank on Absolute Software?
Quote.com Canada - 8/27/09 - View Story
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Absolute Software Reports Fiscal 2009 Year-End Results
BC Technology - 8/26/09 - View Story
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UPDATE 2-Absolute Software posts Q4 profit on tax gain
Reuters - 8/25/09 - View Story
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Cloud Security Alliance Continues Rapid Growth; Now Broadest Industry-Wide Initiative Focused on Cloud Security
Reuters - 8/25/09 - View Story
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Absolute Software Posts Profit In Q4; Issues FY10 View - Update
RTTNews.com - 8/25/09 - View Story
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Absolute Software loses $2.25-million in 2009
Stockwatch - 8/25/09 - View Story