Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Jacqueline J. Shan |
President Chief Executive Officer & Chief Scientific Officer |
| Gordon Brown |
Chief Financial Officer |
| Nazir Noormohamed |
CFO |
| Ross Montagano |
Chief Operating Officer |
| P. Norman Oliver |
Senior Vice President, Sales & Customer Development |
| Fred Pittman |
Vice President, Sales |
| G. Wallace Yit |
Vice President, Operations |
| G. Warren Michaels |
Vice President, Communications |
| Jack M. Goodman |
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives |
| Lei Ling |
Vice President, Product Development |
| Paul Bokenfohr |
Vice President, Human Resources and Administration |
| Sharla Sutherland |
Vice President, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs |
| Valdez L Gant |
Vice President |
| Wallace Yit |
Vice President, Operations |
| Jane Tulloch |
Director, Investor Relations |
| Kevin Ens |
Director, Business Development |
| Edwin Ngo |
Controller |
| Tanya Koga |
Controller |
Board of Directors
Dr. Shan was awarded a PhD with distinction in Physiology from the University of Alberta and received a Doctorate of Science in Pharmacology from Peking Union Medical College. In 1992 she co-founded CV Technologies Inc. (CVQ) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In the early days at CVQ, Dr. Shan assembled an in-house team of scientists with expertise in pharmacology, neurochemistry, immunology process engineering, phytochemistry, analytic chemistry, Western and traditional medicine. She is the architect of the Company's core strategy of using clinical trials and science to differentiate itself in the natural therapeutics industry. Dr. Shan was appointed CEO of CVQ in October of 2003.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CV Technologies Inc. |
President Chief Executive Officer & Chief Scientific Officer |
Current |
| CV Technologies Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Peking Union Medical College |
Doctorate |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CV Technologies Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Weldwood |
Manager |
Former |
| Weldwood |
Operations Controller |
Former |
| University of New Brunswick |
Bachelor of Science, Forestry |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CV Technologies Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Carleton University |
Bachelor of Arts |
Former |
Mr. Oliver joined the CVQ team in 2003 and has over 20 years of progressive sales, marketing and general management experience within growth oriented Consumer Packaged Goods and Service based businesses. His strategic planning, leadership experience and responsibilities have included all facets of Sales & Marketing and Operations Management with leading national brands, private labels and service based models across a diverse category of business, which has been domestic, international and global in scope.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CV Technologies Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Sales & Customer Development |
Current |
Fred Pittman has more than 25 years of senior executive experience in sales and marketing in the consumer packaged goods industry. Mr. Pittman has leadership experience in Canadian and U.S. retail, wholesale, distribution and broker networks. He has a proven track record of building branded and private label equity, market share, brand development and shareholder value.
Mr. Michaels has worked in the public communications industry since 1966 having worked in radio, public office, and television. Mr. Michaels was the department head of Broadcast Journalism at the Fanshawe Community College in London, Ontario from 1971 to 1980. Before joining CVQ, Mr. Michaels worked at CBC Radio-Television Network where he was a supervising producer for current affairs programs that offered viewers insight and understanding of trends, social and political issues.
Dr. Ling has a PhD in chemistry from Ehime University, Japan and has expertise in (i) Drug discovery and development, (ii) Isolation/purification of active ingredients from natural source, (iii) Quality management, (iv) IP management.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CV Technologies Inc. |
Vice President, Human Resources and Administration |
Current |
| University of Alberta |
MBA |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CV Technologies Inc. |
Vice President, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs |
Current |
| University of Alberta |
Ph.D. In Physiology |
Former |
Valdez L. Gant, the Vice President of C & V Technologies of Louisiana, is originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, but lived the majority of his life in Biloxi, MS where he is a member of the Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church and received most of his grade school education. He also earned a B. S. in Electrical engineering from Southern University and is currently matriculating in Pure and Applied Mathematics Master's program also at Southern University. Mr. Gant is an energetic, creative, enthusiastic, and hard-working individual that panoramically utilizes his networking skills, previous work experience in industry, knowledge from the matriculation in Electrical engineering and Mathematics, along with his experience as a computer technician, to aid in the services of the business and technical needs of C & V Technologies of Louisiana.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CV Technologies Inc. |
Vice President |
Current |
| C & V Technologies of Louisiana, LLC |
Vice President |
Current |
Mr. Yit has an MBA with a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario. He has worked in senior management positions for Canadian and multi-national companies in North America and has held positions in Operations, Sales and Marketing and Quality Management.
Mr. Tallman retired as the Senior Vice President, Prairies Region of Royal Bank of Canada in 2002, after a career spanning 41 years. Some of Mr. Tallman's key management responsibilities with the Royal Bank included Senior Vice President Lending Risk Management Group, Senior Assistant Manager, Vancouver Branch, Senior Vice President, Prairies, Vice President, Global Energy Group and Vice President, Commercial Banking & National Accounts. Mr. Tallman is also a director of the following public issuers: Big Rock Brewery Ltd. (a subsidiary of Big Rock Brewery Income Trust), Canada Utilities Limited, CV Technologies Inc. and PFB Corporation.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CV Technologies Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Paterson GlobalFoods Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Patricia Trottier is a community leader and former investor relations and corporate communications executive with large, publicly traded companies in the oil and gas, and electronic communications industries. From 1997 to 2004, Ms. Trottier assisted in the creation and development of the Integrative Health Institute, Canada's first non-profit organization dedicated to facilitating knowledge, education and understanding of integrative health for the public and health care practitioners. This organization led to the establishment of what has become the Integrative Health Institute at Mount Royal College, where Ms. Trottier serves on the Advisory Committee. Ms. Trottier also served as Chair of the Fundacion Nan Paz, a not-for-profit organization headquartered in Quito, Ecuador with a focus on sustainable community development. Ms. Trottier is past Chair, Promoting Calgary Inc. and has served as a Director of a number of organizations including the Rocky Mountain Heritage Foundation. She is a past-Director of the Calgary Olympic Development Association, Aqua-Pure Ventures Inc., Institute for Modern & Contemporary Art, Volunteer Calgary and Canadian Investor Relations Institute, National and Alberta Chapters. In 2004 Ms. Trottier was elected to the Board of Directors of CV Technologies Inc. and serves as Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.
Robert B. Church is Professor Emeritus of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Calgary. He is a past President of the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede and has served on the Board of Directors of several companies, including Connaught Laboratories Ltd., Vencap Equities Ltd., Biostar Inc. and Ciba-Geigy Ltd. He is currently on the Board of AVAC Ltd. and Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute and is the founding Chairman of the Board of the Alberta Science and Research Authority and is currently Chairman Emeritus. Dr. Church was a founding member of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and has been a member of the Board of the Medical Research Council of Canada and of the Alberta Research Council. He has been a founder and/or advisor of a number of start-up high technology companies, including Alberta Livestock Transplants Ltd. (1971) through to GangaGen Inc. (2004), as well as a member of the Investment Committees of the Boards of Vencap Equities Ltd. and AVAC Ltd. Through his numerous activities, Dr. Church has over thirty years experience representing investments in high technology start-up companies of well over $50 million. In 2000, Dr. Church was appointed to the Order of Canada, this country's highest honour for lifetime achievement. Dr. Church is a member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and the Intellectual Property Sub-Committee.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Corporate Governance |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| CV Technologies Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Avac Ltd |
Board of Directors |
Current |