Momentum has a very experienced Board of Directors with a wealth of experience in healthcare, IT, accounting, business, corporate finance, and law.
DAVID M. WATTLING, CMC, ISP, was first appointed to the Board in January 2001. Dave was appointed Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee in February 2005. Dave is currently working on his fourth owned and operated business, Courtyard Group, a rapidly growing 70-consultant professional services firm specializing in the healthcare industry. As Managing Partner, Dave provides strategic advice and quality assurance for client engagements, as well as overall corporate management and business development. He is the Founding Chair of CHITTA, Canada’s first trade association for healthcare IT firms, as well as eHealth editor for the COACH magazine. Dave holds both the Certified Management Consultant and Information Systems Professional designations. His entrepreneurial and professional accomplishments have been honoured by the Alberta Chamber of Commerce (Business Services Award of Distinction, 1997), the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce (Small Business Owner of the Year, 1995), and the Canadian Association of Management Consultants (Gold Medal Winner, 1995).
MARK AHRENS-TOWNSEND joined the Momentum Board in February 2005 and serves as Vice-Chairman. Mr. Ahrens-Townsend is Vice President, Investments with ENSIS Management Inc., in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Mr. Ahrens-Townsend joined ENSIS Management Inc. in December 2002. He is a graduate Engineer and MBA from the University of Manitoba who has spent the past 20 years in the Engineering and Information, Communications and Technology industries. He was most recently the President & CEO of Norsat International Inc., located in Burnaby, British Columbia. Mr. Ahrens-Townsend has worked extensively in the private sector for firms including Norsat, Infocorp Computer Solutions Ltd., IBM Canada Limited, and Acres Engineering Consulting Services. Prior to joining Norsat in January 2000, Mr. Ahrens-Townsend spent six years with Infocorp Computer Solutions Ltd., a Winnipeg based software company. During his time with Infocorp Mr. Ahrens-Townsend grew from his initial position of Director of International Sales to President & CEO. With IBM, Mr. Ahrens-Townsend held a variety of positions including Regional Product Marketing for new product technology and Account Executive responsibility in both private and public sector accounts.
Mark is ENSIS Growth Fund Inc.’s nominee to the Board, as provided in the Shareholders’Agreement.
ROLAND E. BAZINET, CGA, has been a member of the Board since February 1998 and Chair of the Human Resources Committee since February 1999. Prior to this, he had been a member of the Advisory Committee to the Board since March 1996. As President of R.B. Investments Ltd., President of R.M.R. Holdings Inc., past Secretary-Treasurer of KPCC Management Ltd., and past director of Maples Management Ltd., Roland was involved in the management and direction of three Manitoba Nursing Homes: Heritage Lodge Personal Care Home, Kildonan Personal Care Home, and Maples Personal Care Home. He was also a director of I.L.S. Care Communities Ltd. (the Waverley), and a past president of the Nursing Home Association of Manitoba.
DENNIS YANCHYCKI has been a member of the Board since June 2006. Dennis has over 24 years experience at Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. (MTS), in the areas of Information Technology, Marketing, and Business Development. Dennis is currently the Director, Corporate Business Development at MTS and is responsible for MTS’s merger and acquisition activities.
Dennis is MTS’s nominee to the Board, as provided in the Shareholders’ Agreement.
RAYMOND J-P. J. LAFOND, FCA, CMA, was first elected to the Board in February 1998, serving as Vice-Chairman from April 1998 until October 1999 and as Chairman until February 2005. He has also served as Chairman of the Executive Committee since October 2000 until February 2005 and as Chairman of the Audit Committee since February 2005. Prior to this, he had been a member of the Advisory Committee to the Board since March 1996. Raymond is currently Executive Director of the Catholic Health Corporation of Manitoba, a corporation established by the Grey Nuns of Manitoba, a function he has undertaken since June 1993. He is Treasurer of the Board of St. Boniface General Hospital and a member of the boards of other healthcare corporations sponsored by the Catholic Health Corporation of Manitoba.
STEVEN C. MALME was first appointed to the Board in November 2003. Steve is currently employed as Senior Director of Business Solutions Sales Strategy for Microsoft. In this position, he is responsible for defining the sales strategies and programs that Microsoft employs to sell business applications software products. Prior to this, Steve launched a new business solutions sales and service delivery effort focused on Microsoft’s corporate customers. From 1995 to 2000, Steve held a senior management position with OpTx Corp., where he built the professional services and customer support teams responsible for the delivery of medical management systems and a long-term care clinical toolset. He was also responsible for the sale and implementation of the OpTx oncology suite in client sites across both the U.S. and Canada. Steve also held technical leadership roles at both IBM and Great Plains Software.
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