Geoffrey Salter, P. Eng., CEO
Geoffrey Salter is a Professional Electrical Engineer (Queen’s University) with +20 years of experience in engineering, operations and corporate management, and the development of hardware and software solutions for the utilities, medical and natural resource extraction industries.
Mr. Salter held several senior positions prior to launching Aztech, having led the engineering team for a Queen’s University spin-off and later for a satellite tracking company.
Geoff founded Aztech Associates in 1993 to commercialize electronic products for such clients as Schlumberger, General Motors and the Biomedical Engineering Unit at Queen’s University.
Mr. Salter is a Member of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Lake Ontario Regional Innovation Network (ELORIN) and is a past competitive cyclist at the Canadian national level.
At Aztech, Mr. Salter provides the vision and inspiration behind the company’s strategic direction and its research and development efforts.
613-384-9400 ext 24, gsalter@aztechinc.com
Gardner S. McBride, VP Business Development
Gardner McBride is a seasoned senior executive and has held senior roles in sales, marketing and operations management in regulated and unregulated industries and on the non-profit and business enterprise sides.Gardner was National Sales Manager for Elliot Business Machines (a DYMO company) and in Senior Management at Interline Communications (a USWest company), responsible for the smart buildings initiative.
His start-up and commercialization experience includes acting as a mentor to the President for a newly launched subsidiary of Illinois Bell, where he successfully aided launching a spin-off riser cable management company in six months. As a senior member of a telecommunications-related venture, Gardner was in charge of all technology, developing new products for sale and opening new sites. The venture grew from USD$1M to USD$23M during his tenure.
On the non-profit side, Gardner was the Interim Executive Vice President of the Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce, and Executive Vice President (Chief Staff Officer) of The Building Owners and Managers Association International (BOMA).
He is a graduate of Drew University in Madison, New Jersey.
At Aztech, Mr. McBride’s focus is on developing and implementing our go-to-market strategies.
613-384-9400 ext 31, Cell 613-985-0939, gsmcbride@aztechinc.com
Gerry Lalonde, C.G.A., CFO
Gerry Lalonde is a well-recognized business executive with over thirty years of progressively senior experience in the information technology, telecommunications, and consulting industries. He has held positions as CEO, CFO and CIO.
Mr. Lalonde spent 15 years with Digital Equipment of Canada Limited, where he held roles as Financial Controller, CIO and VP Outsourcing services (during which time he was instrumental in building Digital’s $300 million outsourcing business). Included in his experience is three years spent as CFO for Digital’s New Zealand subsidiary.
As VP International for OAO Technology Solutions, he was responsible for launching their international operations, opening seven new countries, and growing the business to $30 million in annual revenues in less than three years. He was also a member of the Executive Team that took OAOT public on the NASDAQ in the mid-1990s.
Mr. Lalonde is a graduate of the University of Ottawa, where he obtained a Bachelors in Administration degree. He is a Certified General Accountant, and a member of both the Certified General Accountants Association of Ontario and the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada. He has also served as past Chairman of the Ottawa Chapter of the Certified General Accountants of Ontario, and past member of the Advisory Board of CGA International Business Research Centre at Queen’s University. He is currently a member of the Canada Club of London, England.
At Aztech, Mr. Lalonde is focused on all financial aspects of the company.
613-384-9400 ext 23, glalonde@aztechinc.com
Andy Bennis, VP Sales
Andy Bennis has specialized in sales and marketing for the Information Technology and Services industry for over 20 years. His expertise includes both software and hardware, with a proven track record at organizations ranging from startups to established Fortune 500 companies. Andy’s focus has been both direct sales and channel development in Canada and the United States.
Andy has held senior sales positions with Toshiba of Canada Limited, Digital Equipment, DataMirror, Fastlane Technologies, and Configuresoft Inc.
As President of Interwork Technologies, an established North American distributor of security solutions, Andy was responsible for its day to day activities. He followed this up as a Director at Bell Security solutions, and then as Vice President of Computerlinks North America. Most recently, Andy was National Director of Security Sales at telecommunications giant Allstream.
613-384-9400 ext 25, abennis@aztechinc.com
