Management Team
Bernard Herscovich - President and CEO
Ron Robinson - Senior Vice-President of Worldwide Sales
Stephen Rayment - Chief Technology Officer
Marcel Chénier - Vice-President of Engineering
Peter Rose - Vice-President of Finance and CFO
Martin Suter - Vice-President of Business Development
David Park - Vice President of Product Marketing
Brock Anderson - Vice-President of Supply Chain Management
Sheila Burpee Duncan - Vice-President of Marketing Communications
Bernard Herscovich - President and CEO:
As BelAir Networks founding President and CEO, Bernard brings many years of management experience in large and small companies. Bernard's track record of creating innovative products in the wireless industry has been recognised with numerous awards including "Hot Product of the Year". Prior to BelAir Networks, Bernard was the President of Breezecom Inc. in Carlsbad, California, Vice President of Wireless at Newbridge Networks in Ottawa, and spent ten years in engineering and management positions at Nortel Networks. Bernard holds an MBA from the University of Ottawa and MASc from the University of Toronto.
Ron Robinson - Senior Vice-President of Worldwide Sales:
Ron is a seasoned sales executive with almost 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. He has built and managed sales teams that achieved significant business development objectives with key strategic customers.
Prior to joining BelAir Networks, Ron was Senior Vice President, Integration and Services (North America), at Alcatel. He was responsible for managing business development and sales, as well as engineering, project management and network operations. Previously at Alcatel, Ron was Vice President of National Accounts (U.S., Caribbean and International), where he led sales growth in key vertical markets, including public safety, transportation, mobile networks and federal government. Before Alcatel, Ron was Vice President and General Manager (U.S.) at Newbridge Networks and was part of the transition team that integrated Alcatel and Newbridge into a cohesive high-performance business team. Ron also held a management position with Mitel Corporation, where he led sales to carriers, including Bell Canada.
Stephen Rayment - Chief Technology Officer:
Stephen is co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of BelAir Networks. He brings over 25 years of product and technology experience in the telecommunications industry, including 17 years in the wireless arena. At Nortel Networks and Bell-Northern Research he led the development of broadband wireless products, the launch of broadband multimedia satcom equipment and the design of the industry's first wireless PBX. He has worked extensively with operators deploying new wireless technologies. Stephen is an accomplished speaker, is active in industry standardization serving as an officer of the IEEE 802.11s ESS Mesh Networking Task Group and is author of over ten patents. Stephen holds a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Queen's University, a Diploma in Administration from the University of Ottawa, is a graduate of the MIT Sloan School's Management of Technology program and is a Senior Member of the IEEE.
Marcel Chénier - Vice-President of Engineering:
Marcel brings more than 20 years of experience to BelAir Networks, both with successful start-up organizations and with established mainstays of the telecommunications industry. Most recently, Marcel was Head of Engineering at Zhone Technologies Canada and was part of the management team that led the company from venture-funded start-up to public company. Previously, Marcel worked at Nortel Networks, where he was Prime for the Signaling Products portfolio. He also held a variety of management positions with Bell Northern Research. He holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ottawa and has taken many technology, business and leadership development programs through Nortel Networks.
Peter Rose - Vice-President of Finance and CFO:
Peter brings over 20 years of experience to BelAir Networks, the last 10 with venture funded startups. Peter has played a leading role in two public offerings, two merger transactions and a number of venture financing rounds.
Prior to joining BelAir Networks, Peter was the VP of Finance and CFO with Solidum Systems where he closed three rounds of financing and played a key role in the sale of the company in 2002. He is a Chartered Accountant and holds a B.A. from Carleton University.
Martin Suter - Vice-President of Business Development:
Bringing to BelAir Networks an impressive track record of wins over a 20 year span, Martin is a results-driven, intellectually agile, strategic business development and technology licensing executive with extensive experience in developing corporate strategy, building asymmetrical strategic relationships and negotiating complex transactions. Previously, Martin was the CEO at Cohda Wireless, where he raised the company’s profile and negotiated a licensing deal with a Fortune 100 vendor in its core franchise. Prior to Cohda, Martin was Vice President, Business Development at MeshNetworks, Inc., a classic tech transfer/disruptive technology success story that achieved a major liquidity event for its investors in Q4/2004 with its acquisition by Motorola. Prior to MeshNetworks, Martin was responsible for building several high profile alliances with and for leading technology companies, including Fujitsu, Microsoft, Netscape, SUN Microsystems, and Teradata. Additionally, Martin has successfully negotiated technology transfer, distribution and/or licensing deals with companies like 3Com, BioChem Pharma, Dow Chemical, Exodus, Fujitsu, IBM, Microsoft, Motorola, Netscape and SUN.
David Park - Vice President of Product Marketing:
As Vice President of Product Marketing, Dave Park brings almost 20 years experience in the Telecommunications Industry, including more than 15 years in wireless networks and products. Prior to joining BelAir Networks, he held progressively senior engineering and management positions with Nortel Networks, Bell Northern Research STC Technology, and Marconi Communications. Dave has designed and engineered cellular base stations, pico-cellular systems, in-building wireless systems, Wi-Fi systems and fixed wireless access systems. Dave has also developed long haul optical products used widely in the Internet core as well as GPS receivers and other radio products. He holds a Masters of Electrical Engineering from the University of Surrey in Guildford, England, and is the author of six issued patents with three pending in wireless and optical systems.
Brock Anderson - Vice-President of Supply Chain Management:
Brock Anderson has over 20 years experience in supply chain and manufacturing in major multinational corporations including rapid-growth technology organizations and specialty manufacturing businesses. Prior to joining BelAir Networks, Brock was Director of Strategic Sourcing for Canadian Pacific Railway. Previously, with Nortel Networks, he spent over a decade as a Director in various Supply Chain and Manufacturing positions focussed on wireless and enterprise voice products. He has also held purchasing and sourcing management positions with Motorola, Philips Electronics, and JRC Canada. Brock has experience in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and SOX Compliance processes and studied Business Administration at John Abbott College, Montreal, Quebec.
Sheila Burpee Duncan - Vice-President of Marketing Communications:
Sheila is responsible for marketing communications of BelAir Networks market-leading broadband mesh solutions. Previously, Sheila was AVP, Global Marketing Communications, at Mitel, where she merged regional departments into a cohesive global group, achieving cost-savings, operational efficiencies and improved brand visibility. At Alcatel, she was Senior Director, Product Marketing with worldwide responsibility for Alcatel’s core and edge routed switch products. Before its acquisition by Alcatel, she directed marketing programs in support of Newbridge Networks broadband wireless solutions. At Nortel Networks she was responsible for marketing the company’s broadband wireless products following its acquisition of Broadband Networks Inc., where she began her high tech career as Marketing Manager for this broadband wireless startup.
