Dr. Surinder Kumar founded Vecima Networks Inc. in 1988. Dr. Kumar was a professor and holder of the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council's Industrial Chair in Telecommunications at the University of Saskatchewan from 1987 to 1997. From 1982 to 1987, he was Vice President of Research for SED Systems where he was involved in the design of a variety of satellite earth stations. Prior to 1982, he worked with a government research laboratory in India. Dr. Kumar received his Bachelor of Engineering degree in electrical communication engineering in 1967 from the India Institute of Science, Bangalore, India and his Masters of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India in 1971. He received his Ph.D. in Electronics Engineering from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada where he was a Commonwealth Scholar. Dr. Kumar was named 1998 Entrepreneur of the Year for Western Canada and 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year for the Pacific Region in Information Technology.
Dr. Kumar is a well recognized expert in microwave engineering and has a number of patents and papers in this area. He has supervised a number of M.Sc. and Ph.D. students and has extensive industrial experience. Dr. Kumar has been a consultant to a number of industries and is listed in Who's Who in America (Marquis), Who's Who in Canada, Who's Who Amongst Business Executives, and many similar publications. He is dedicated to conducting market and technical research in the microwave communications area and is heading the Vecima Networks Microwave Research Laboratory in Victoria, British Columbia.
Dr. Hugh Wood is the Chief Operating Officer of Vecima Networks Inc. in Saskatoon. Dr. Wood is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan with degrees in Engineering and in Applied Physics. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Saskatchewan. After post-doctoral studies in Stockholm, Sweden, Dr. Wood joined SED Systems in Saskatoon as an R&D engineer. He became manager of R&D for the company, directing the development of a full line of industrial monitors and controllers. After a change of priorities at SED, Dr. Wood became a faculty member of the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan in 1980 and was the Department Head from 1993 until 2000. Dr. Wood serves as a member of the Saskatchewan ICT Council and the Enterprise Saskatchewan Sector Team on Manufacturing where he advises the Provincial Government on policy issues surrounding the growth and expansion of the IT industry in Saskatchewan. He is also a volunteer Director and President of the Saskatchewan Orchestral Association.
Mr. Baptie has been a director of the Company since November 2004. Until his retirement in August 2004, he was Executive Vice President of Technology and Operations for Telus Communications, Canada's second largest telecommunications company. In that capacity, he was responsible for the planning, implementation and operation of the national wireline telecommunications network. This included accountability for the delivery and assurance of all voice, data and Internet protocol (IP) based services for the consumer and business customer segments across Canada.
With experience that spans all areas of the telecommunications industry, Mr. Baptie has held senior positions at Edmonton Telephones (Ed Tel) as well as Telus and Telus Communications. At Ed Tel, Mr. Baptie was CFO responsible for strategy, regulatory, billing and administrative services, customer services and finance functions. Following the acquisition of Ed Tel by Telus, he again held senior positions in finance and regulatory. After the merger with BCTel he held a number of senior positions including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Baptie received a BA in history and an MBA from the University of Alberta. He also received a CMA designation in 1979 and was the Alberta Gold Medal recipient. In 2000, he received a fellowship designation from the CMA.
Mr. Bird has been a director of the Company since November 2007. He is a member of the Premier's Technology council here in BC, a member of the Royal Roads University Heritage Committee and Program and Research Committee, a Fellow of Royal Roads University, sits on the business advisory board of the University of Victoria, sits on the steering committee of the ICTC (Information Communication Technology Council) in Ottawa and is a member of the Mayor of Victoria Technology Committee. He was a member of the Greater Victoria United Way board from 2003 until 2007. Mr. Bird has recently retired as Chairman of the Board of Saskatchewan Telecommunications Ltd., where he was Chairman since 2002. Mr. Bird was also Chairman of TRLabs Ltd. from 2002 through 2004. He is the former president of Nortel Networks Asia South Pacific, where he was responsible for Nortel's activities in all of Asia except China and Japan. Mr. Bird was based in Singapore but also had offices in Sydney, Australia. From 1990 to 1998 he was vice president of Nortel Western Canada. He was also a member of TRLabs from 1992 to 1998, responsible for ensuring that the lab achieved its mission and goals for technology development and research and development projects. From 1987 to 1990, Mr. Bird was President of Manitoba Telephones, the fourth-largest telecommunications company in Canada. From 1986 to 1987, he was General Manager of Edmonton Telephones.
Mr. Bird holds a degree in electrical engineering from the Royal Military College of Canada, as well as diplomas from the Banff School of Advanced Management and the Harvard Business School's advanced management program.
Mr. Mutter is a partner in the law firm of Whiteboard Law LLP. From October 2007 to March 2009 he was a Senior Client Partner with Korn/Ferry International. He was President and CEO of hyperWallet Systems Inc., a privately-held Canadian financial services technology company in 2006 and 2007. He was the President of the British Columbia Premier's Technology Council from July 2003 through July 2006. He was a co-founder and was the chairman of the board of directors, and was formerly a Vice President, of Apparent Networks, a Vancouver-based network intelligence software company. Mr. Mutter was formerly a partner in the Vancouver office of the law firm of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, where he specialized in Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions.
Mr. Mutter holds a B.B.A. from the University of Prince Edward Island and an LL.B. from the University of Calgary.
