About Martello Martello Leadership

As President and CEO of Martello Technologies, John oversees corporate strategy and the company’s merger and acquisition activity, to grow the business and ensure the company’s position as a global industry leader. John led Martello’s debut as a public company on the TSXV.

A respected senior ICT executive, Mr. Proctor brings more than eight years of experience driving strategic initiatives that build businesses. Prior to his work in the private sector, Mr. Proctor served for more than twenty years in the Canadian and British Forces. On entering the private sector he has served in multiple roles, including Vice President, Global Cyber Security at CGI, where he was responsible for the company’s strategic vision on Cyber Security. John is also a very active member of the ICT community, including sitting on the ICT advisory board for Government Affairs Canada.

Jim Clark is Martello’s Chief Financial Officer. His scope of responsibility at Martello includes leading the finance and accounting team as well as oversight of IT and human resources and contributing to sales operations process and Martello’s overall strategy.  Jim has more than 25 years’ experience leading complex business transformations, mergers and acquisitions and building high-performance teams. Jim’s previous experience includes senior financial roles at CGI, HEXO and Symcor, and he holds a CPA designation and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Concordia University.   

Doug Bellinger is Chief Technology Officer for Martello Technologies. A technology leader, Doug has over twenty years of experience in telecommunications networking, service and network management, and all aspects of software product development and lifecycle management. At Martello, Doug is responsible for the company’s technology strategy and for building a first-class development team.

Doug previously held positions at Nakina Systems, Atreus Systems, Solect Technology, CrossKeys Systems, CADLink Technology and Newbridge Networks. Prior to co-founding Atreus, Doug was a founding member of CrossKeys Systems Corporation, a leading network and service management company that achieved IPO in 1997. In that role, Doug was instrumental in the aggressive growth of corporate revenues and responsible for rapidly growing the R&D group.

Doug holds a B.A. Sc. (Honours, Applied Science in Electrical Engineering) from Queen’s University.

Rob Doucette is Vice President, Product Management for Martello Technologies. Rob has more than 15 years of experience building market-driven solutions with a focus on real-time diagnostics, monitoring, and analytics. He has assembled multiple software development teams from scratch, managed executive-level partnerships and relationships, and helped to secure funding from Microsoft.

Prior to joining Martello, Rob was the CTO of Savision, now a subsidiary of Martello where he led software development teams and was responsible for building industry-leading products such as the BridgeWays Management Pack Suite, Quest Spotlight on Active Directory, and Quest Spotlight on Exchange.

Tracy King is the Vice President, Marketing for Martello Technologies. Bringing more than 20 years of experience in technology B2B marketing, Tracy is responsible for Martello’s global channel and corporate marketing, strategic communications and investor relations.

Prior to joining Martello, Tracy held marketing and communications positions at Precidia Technologies, an Ottawa-based payment technology company, NAV Canada and the Hon. John Manley, Minister of Industry Canada.

Tracy holds a degree in Political Science from Carleton University.

Mike Danforth is the Vice Present, Global Partnerships and Sales for Martello Technologies. Mike has over 13 years experience building a strong track record of successfully leading global teams to overachieve on quotas for B2B software products. Mike has a history of building successful channel programs and leading teams that deliver value to customers and partners.

Prior to joining Martello, Mike was the Vice President of Alliance and Strategy at cybersecurity firm SafeGuard Cyber. Before that, he had stints as a Senior Director of Alliances and Partner Strategy with social media and customer experience dashboard platform, Sprinklr and cloud-based customer management software firm, Salesforce.

Andrea Winter is the Vice President, People for Martello Technologies. She has close to 20 of years in Employee Development, focusing on making good leaders great and growth of staff. Andrea brings her expertise with performance management, talent development and succession planning to the Martello team where she helps to create a climate that fosters career growth, innovation and high employee morale.

Prior to joining Martello, Andrea spent almost 15 years with IBM. Andrea is no stranger to the Kanata North Technology Park. In addition to holding senior level HR positions with Halogen Software, Interset Software and HEXO Corp, she is an active member of the Kanata North Business Association HR leaders and was recently featured on the Invest Ottawa podcast.

Sir Terence Matthews is the founder and Chairman of Wesley Clover, an investment vehicle and holding company. Terry has either founded or funded over 80 companies since 1972 including Newbridge Networks, a company he founded in 1986 and which became a leader in the worldwide data networking industry. In 1972, before launching Newbridge, Terry co-founded Mitel, a world leader in the design and manufacturing of enterprise communications solutions. Wesley Clover now has interests in a broad range of next-generation technology companies, real estate, hotels, and resorts.

In addition to being the Chairman of Wesley Clover, Terry is also Chairman or Director of a number of private and publicly traded companies.

Terry holds an honours degree in electronics from the University of Wales and is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical Engineers and of the Royal Academy of Engineering. In 1994, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, and in the 2001 Queen’s Birthday Honours, he was awarded a Knighthood. In 2011, he was appointed Patron of the European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute.

Under his leadership as CEO, Martello saw a 3-year revenue growth of more than 600%. In addition to his previous role as Martello CEO, Bruce is also the co-founder and Chairman of Canopy Growth Corporation. Bruce has been a founder, CEO and board member at a wide variety of enterprises. After beginning his career at Newbridge Networks Corporation, he has since held positions that include General Manager and Re-Founder of Computerland.ca, President and Co-Founder of webHancer Corp, and part of the establishing team at CrossKeys Systems Corporation.

Bruce has been responsible for the acquisition and/or disposition of more than a billion dollars in business assets and has established regular engagement with the World Bank and Asia Development Bank while focused on markets in India, Philippines, China, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan. Bruce led the successful entry of both CrossKeys and Clearford into the Chinese market. In 2009 Clearford was awarded by the Canada-China Business Council for its market entry strategy. He was also part of the leadership team for the Nasdaq/TSX initial public offering at CrossKeys Systems Corporation.

As President and CEO of Martello Technologies, John oversees corporate direction & strategy, to grow the business and ensure the company’s position as a global industry leader.

A respected senior ICT executive, Mr. Proctor brings more than eight years of experience driving strategic initiatives that build businesses. Prior to his work in the private sector, Mr. Proctor served for more than twenty years in the Canadian and British Forces. On entering the private sector he has served in multiple roles, including Vice President, Global Cyber Security at CGI, where he was responsible for the company’s strategic vision on Cyber Security. John is also a very active member of the ICT community, including sitting on the ICT advisory board for Government Affairs Canada and also the CATA Cyber Council.

An experienced CFO, he is known for financial leadership of TSX, NASDAQ and AIM listed companies in the technology, media and communications industries.

Previous roles include Chief Financial Officer of Redknee Solutions Inc. from March 2004 to March 2009 and a Director of Redknee Solutions Inc. from November 2007 to March 2009. Mr. Clarke holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the Ivey School of Business and is a Chartered Accountant with a CPA designation.

Don Smith, General Partner at Wesley Clover International is an accomplished senior executive with international experience. He has held senior executive roles in the hi-tech industry and was recognized as ‘CEO of the Year’ in 2010 by the Ottawa Business Journal and Telfer School of Management at Ottawa University. As CEO of Mitel from 2001 to 2011, Don was responsible for the company’s leadership in the emerging market for IP based business communications solutions and took the company public in 2010.

Don is a BSc. Engineering Graduate of Imperial College, London. Today, Don is focused on building successful growth companies by mentoring the entrepreneurial technology investments in the Wesley Clover Portfolio.

Jennifer Camelon is a technology industry finance and business executive with experience leading global transformation and integration initiatives for organizations such as QNX and the Royal Canadian Mint. Currently, the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Royal Canadian Mint, Jennifer is a seasoned finance and business leader. Previously Chief Financial Officer of QNX Software systems, she also led the IT, operations and quality functions. She was the primary corporate representative to QNX’s parent companies including Research in Motion.

In addition to her responsibilities at QNX, she regularly undertook special projects and additional responsibilities in support of BlackBerry’s transformation efforts. Prior to QNX, Jennifer worked for Delta Hotels and Resorts as well as Price Waterhouse in both Toronto and Ottawa. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Queen’s University. In 2005 the Ottawa Business Journal recognized she as one of the Top 40 under 40.

Mike Galvin is a telecommunications industry leader with more than 32 years’ experience in BT PLC, who has been responsible for the design, deployment and management of some of the largest broadband networks in the UK

Mike has been responsible for the design, deployment and management of some of the largest broadband networks in the UK. As Managing Director in BT PLC, he led key national initiatives including the rollout of BT’s fibre network, and the nationwide delivery of high-speed internet for the UK. He has led BT’s internationally respected research division. A telecommunication engineer and specialist in broadband networks he has 32 years of industry experience, working at board level, with governments and in leadership positions in technology, innovation and research

Mike Michalyshyn is a seasoned technology lawyer with extensive in-house experience in the embedded software marketplace with QNX Software Systems and BlackBerry. He has served on QNX’s senior management team as the General Counsel and VP of HR, and as a co-lead with QNX’s CFO during a financing and two subsequent acquisitions of the company. He also served as the head of BlackBerry’s Technology Licensing group.

Mr. Michalyshyn graduated with distinction from the University of Alberta Law School and is a member of the Ontario Bar and a registered Canadian patent agent. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s in Business Administration. Mike is currently serving as the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of ViXS Systems Inc., a Canadian fabless semiconductor company (TSE:VXS).