MONTREAL
,
Nov. 3
/CNW Telbec/ - ODESIA Group Inc. ("ODÉSIA") (ODS on the TSX Venture Exchange), announces the immediate nomination of
Mr. Michael Perrault
and
Mr. Timothy Murdoch
as Directors of the Corporation. These nominations follow the departure of
Mr. Jacques Topping
,
Jan Czech
and André Malo.
"We appreciate the contribution that
Mr. Topping
,
Mr. Czech
and
Mr. Malo
brought to the Board of Directors and thank them for the support and guidance provided over the last four years. We wish them the best of luck in their future endeavours and implications", declared Nicolas Bonnafous, President and Chief Executive Officer of ODÉSIA.
Following these changes,
Mr. Nicolas Bonnafous
will act as interim Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Mr. Michael Perrault
will act as President of the Audit, Human Resources and Corporate Governance Committee which will be formed of
Mr. Michael Perrault
,
Mr. Timothy Murdoch
and
Mr. Nicolas Bonnafous
. The Corporation is also considering adding one or two additional Board members between now and the next annual general meeting of shareholders.
Mr. Perrault
has over 25 years of innovation under his belt. He was one of the visionaries responsible for creating SolPowered Energy Corp., having seen a clear and pressing need in the market to drive the creation of as much clean energy as possible. To date, he has raised over
$100M
US from venture capital partners in
Canada
and the US as well as from three strategic partners. Prior to his involvement with SolPowered,
Mr. Perrault
co-founded Simpler Networks and ran the company for ten years prior to selling it in 2008. He currently serves on the Boards of Epicore Bio-Networks (TSX-V: EBN) as well as the
Quebec
Technology Association (QTA) where he also chairs the organizing committee for CEO Vision 2010, the largest fundraising conference of the association.
Mr. Perrault
holds an Honours Degree in Electrical Engineering (Honours) and an MBA from McGill University.
Mr. Murdoch
has enjoyed a productive 25-year career in
Canada
and the
United States
. He founded Murdoch International, Ltd. in 1998 to facilitate Québec-U.S. market access and business development. He has advised entrepreneurs and managers at over 50 fast-growing companies in
Quebec
, primarily in their U.S. expansions.
Mr. Murdoch
's former employers include IBM in
Boston
, InterTalent Agency in
Los Angeles
, and Astral Media (formerly Astral Communications) in
Montreal
.
Mr. Murdoch
is a former director of Diagnos (TSX-V; ADK), a publicly traded Canadian corporation that develops and commercializes technologies that combine contextual imaging and traditional data mining to improve decision-making processes. A dual U.S. & Canadian citizen,
Mr. Murdoch
holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and an A.B., History from Princeton where he was graduated With Distinction in American Studies.
The nominations of
Mr. Perrault
and Murdoch remain subject to applicable regulatory requirements.
Disclaimer in regards to forward-looking statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements which reflect ODESIA's current expectations regarding future events. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those projected herein. Readers are cautioned against exaggerated confidence in any information of a prospective nature. ODESIA rejects any obligation to revise or update the forward-looking statements contained in this press release.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as
that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
About ODESIA
ODESIA is an international corporation specialized in business intelligence (BI) solutions, decision processes and data warehousing for large corporations. The Company's goal is to provide customers a complete solution, no matter the technical challenge. For more information, visit us at www.odesia.com
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For further information: ODESIA Group Inc.: Nicolas Bonnafous, President and CEO, (514) 876-1155, [email protected]; Jasmin-Dumais Financial Communications inc.: Mr. Frédéric Dumais, Partner, (514) 862-1251, [email protected]; Mr. Marc Jasmin, Partner, (514) 231-2360, [email protected]
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