Management Team
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Byron Holland, MBA, ICD.D Byron Holland was appointed President and CEO of CIRA in January 2008.
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Byron was a founding partner and the Chief Operating Officer of Futura Rewards, the third largest coalition loyalty program in Canada. Between 2000 and 2007, he oversaw the development and growth of the company from a startup to a publicly traded company with over 100 brand partners and 400,000 members. Before founding Futura Rewards, Byron spent five years as the Managing Partner in the retail sporting goods industry. He was responsible for turning a foundering, Ottawa-based sporting goods retailer into a top-tier, profitable business, which he subsequently sold. From 1991 to 1993, Byron worked as Senior Financial Analyst for Antares Electronics Inc. During that time, Antares was acquired by Control Data. Byron holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Business Administration from Queen’s University. |
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David Fowler, BA David Fowler became the Director, Marketing & Communications at CIRA in September 2008. |
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Most recently he was the Director of Marketing at the Royal Canadian Mint where he was responsible for product management, advertising/direct marketing, market research and brand strategies for two key lines of business. During his tenure he was a significant player in the transition team that led the company to profitability. He was also the Executive lead in the development of the 2010 Olympic Coin program. This program was the largest program of its type ever developed and launched by the Mint. It was characterized by innovation and a number of world firsts for a program of its type. Before joining the Mint, David worked in a variety of sectors in general management and MARCOM roles in both domestic and international markets. David holds a Bachelor of Psychology degree and a Diploma in Business Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University. |
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Jacques Latour, Jacques Latour became the Director of Information Technology at CIRA in March 2010. |
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Jacques Latour is the Director of Information Technology (IT) at the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA). Jacques joined CIRA in March 2010, bringing with him more than 20 years of experience in the IT sector. As the Director of IT, Jacques is responsible for all of CIRA’s technical operations and development, including the .CA DNS infrastructure and the .CA registry management system. He also represents CIRA’s interests on the BIND 10 Steering Committee. In the last five years, Jacques held the position of Practice Director at TRM Technologies and Ajilon Consulting. For the 11 years preceding these positions, he was the Chief Technology Officer at NUVO Network Management. Jacques holds an Electronics Engineering Technologist diploma from Algonquin College and is ITIL v3 Foundation certified. He lives with his family in Gatineau, Quebec. |
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Michael Stewart, BA (Hons), LLB Michael Stewart became General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at CIRA in April 2008.
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Michael was Senior Legal Counsel at Alcatel-Lucent, and its predecessors Alcatel and Newbridge, for a number of years before he joined CIRA. At Alcatel-Lucent, he was most recently responsible for legal matters relating to the company’s global Internet Protocol Division, as well as for those related to AT&T, one of its largest customers. Michael earned his Bachelor of Arts with Honours and his Bachelor of Laws from Queen’s University. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1994. |
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Nancy Philip, CA, MBA A Chartered Accountant, Nancy Philip joined CIRA in August 2008 as Director, Finance and Administration.
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Before joining CIRA, Nancy was Director of Finance at the Royal Canadian Mint for over five years. She was responsible for the day to day operations of the finance group as well as tax and statutory audits. Nancy previously held the position of Director of Finance with Spirent Communications, and with Doyle Salewski Inc and a series of increasingly senior roles at ASI, Ameridata and Cognos. Nancy holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Carleton University as well as a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario. She belongs to both the Ontario and Canadian Institutes of Chartered Accountants. |
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