Leading the way...

Our people are our most important competitive advantage. Matrikon's leadership team continually nurtures tomorrow's leaders and serves as a daily example of leadership in action, while charting the growth and diversification of the company. The management team is complemented by an equally strong, independent board of directors. The board emphasizes integrity and good business ethics as the backbone of solid corporate governance practices.

Board of Directors

	Hugh Bolton, Chairman Compensation and Governance Committee
Hugh Bolton is the Chair of the Board of EPCOR Utilities Inc. and EPCOR Preferred Equity Inc. He is also a director of the Toronto Dominion Bank, Canadian National Railways, Teck Cominco Limited and the Canadian Diabetes Association. Mr. Bolton retired as Chairman and CEO of Coopers & Lybrand Canada in 1998 after a 40-year career with the company (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) and predecessor firms.
	Nizar J. Somji, Director
Nizar J. Somji is the founder, president and CEO of Matrikon. Nizar has over 20 years of experience in the process industry. Under Nizar's leadership, Matrikon grew from a local consulting company to an international solution provider without incurring any debt. He is responsible for setting Matrikon's strategic direction and overseeing its execution. Nizar is a director of Optimal Geomatics and CARE Canada.
	C. Kent Jespersen, Director Chair Compensation and Governance Committee
Kent Jespersen is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of La Jolla Resources Int'l. Ltd. and has held senior executive positions with several energy resource companies, including serving as President at NOVA Gas International and Foothills Pipe Lines and as Senior Vice President at Husky Oil. Mr. Jespersen is a corporate director of several companies, including GEAC (Chairman), Bow Valley Energy Ltd., Axia NetMedia, CCR Technologies Inc. (Chairman), Telesystem International Wireless and the Mount Royal College Foundation.
	Robert Moore, Director Audit Commitee
Robert Moore assists early stage companies and is Director of Finance for Tech Coast Angels in Orange County, California. Dr. Moore retired as President of Gensym Corporation after co-founding the company and growing it to over $50 million in revenue.
	Michael Percy, Director Audit Committee
Michael Percy is the Dean of the School of Business at the University of Alberta and has been with the University since 1979. Dr. Percy is also a Principal of Strategic Relations Inc. and an active researcher and commentator on a variety of public policy issues. Dr. Percy also serves as a corporate director of EPCOR Utilities Inc., and Timber Investments Ltd. and is a past-President of the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce.
	Janice Rennie, Director Chair Audit Committee
Janice Rennie is the Principal of Rennie & Associates, which operates a number of business interests. She has held senior management positions with a number of companies, including President of Research Technology Management Inc. and Bellanca Developments Ltd. and Senior Vice President of Princeton Developments Ltd., all private companies. Ms. Rennie is also a corporate director of NOVA Chemicals, EPCOR Utilities Inc., EPCOR Preferred Equities Inc., Canadian Hotel Income Properties, and Greystone Capital Management Inc.
	Eric Rosenfeld, Director Compensation and Governance Committee
Eric Rosenfeld has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Crescendo Partners L.P., a New York based investment firm, since its formation in 1998. Prior to forming Crescendo Partners, he held the position of Managing Director at CIBC Oppenheimer and its predecessor company Oppenheimer & Co., Inc for fourteen years. Mr. Rosenfeld has extensive public market experience and currently serves on the boards of CPI Aerostructures Inc, Computer Horizons Corp., Rhapsody Acquisition Corporation, Emergis Inc., and Hill International.
Dwight Bliss, Corporate Secretary
Dwight Bliss is the Corporate Secretary of Matrikon. Mr. Bliss is a partner in the Edmonton office of Fraser Milner Casgrain, Barristers & Solicitors and is a member of the Bar of Alberta and the State of Colorado.

Senior Managers

Nizar J. Somji, President & Chief Executive Officer, Interim CFO
Nizar J. Somji is the founder, president and CEO of Matrikon. Nizar has over 20 years of experience in the process industry. Under Nizar's leadership, Matrikon grew from a local consulting company to an international solution provider without incurring any debt. He is responsible for setting Matrikon’s strategic direction and overseeing its execution. Nizar is a director of Optimal Geomatics and CARE Canada.

Peter Lawrence, Chief Technical Officer
Dr. Peter Lawrence is responsible for leading Matrikon's long term technology strategy. Peter's 30-year career has included key technical management and strategic positions focusing on the application of automation and information technology. In his career, Peter has founded several instrumentation, automation and information companies and divisions. Prior to joining Matrikon, he was the founder and president of Resolution Integration Solutions, Inc. (whose assets were acquired by Matrikon in 2005). Peter holds an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brunel University and a Doctorate from the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology.

Gordon Freund, General Counsel
Gordon oversees legal matters for Matrikon, including regulatory requirements, project contracts, human resource issues, risk management and general legal advice. Gordon has over 22 years of experience in broad general practice including corporate and commercial law.

Floyd Bjorgan, Vice-President, Operations
Floyd is responsible for directly managing Matrikon’s back-end functions and guiding operations. Floyd has over 25 years of industry experience, including 10 years at Matrikon. He has held a number of senior positions at Matrikon, and has been a key contributor to the growth of the company through regional expansion and the organic growth of regional offices.

Mike Brown, Vice-President, Solutions
Mike holds a Masters of Applied Science degree from the University of Waterloo and has 20 years experience in performance improvement solutions in the process industries. He has extensive experience with strategic process control solution consulting to achieve optimal plant performance. As VP Solutions, Mike works with Matrikon's professional services teams and industry domain experts to ensure effective delivery of Matrikon solutions.

Jeff Gould, Vice-President, Products
In the eleven years that Jeff has been with Matrikon he has been instrumental to Matrikon's product development and sales. Jeff oversees Matrikon's products division, including product development, support and sales.

Sean Leonard, Vice-President, OPC
Sean is responsible for all aspects of Matrikon's OPC product business. He has a proven track record of bringing high value industrial technology to market and has worked closely with the OPC foundation to evolve the OPC specifications. Sean holds a Masters of Science in Computer Engineering and an MBA in technology commercialization and is a professional engineer.

Karim Rayani, Vice-President, Strategic Initiatives
Karim is responsible for strategic initiatives, including marketing to support the sales force and the development of Matrikon’s Resolution business unit. Karim has been involved in various aspects of Matrikon’s business over the past nine years, from consulting and project management to branch, group and sales management. He has helped to set up several international offices. Karim holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering.

Ian Brown, Managing Director, EMEA
Ian has over 20 years of experience in operations, business development and project management and has pioneered performance monitoring applications for Oil and Gas platforms. He is responsible for Matrikon’s business expansion and growth in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Sam Crisafulli, Managing Director, Asia-Pacific
Sam is responsible for managing and growing Matrikon's Asia Pacific operations. He has extensive experience in technology commercialization, operations management and business expansion and has spent the past 10 years in senior management roles. Sam has a Ph.D. in Control Engineering from the Australian National University and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Institution of Engineers, Australia.