Leadership Team
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David Horton Managing Director David is a Chartered Accountant educated in England and Scotland. Prior to coming to Canada in 1981, he spent 17 years working in various professional and management capacities in Africa, Europe and the USA. In Canada he has held senior management positions and Directorships in a wide range of industries, including: telecommunications; biomedical services; engineering; ship repair; helicopter services; food processing; and financial and management consulting. He is Managing Director of AG Research and President of our parent company. Since 1997 he has also been Executive Director of CIDC, Canada’s leading charitable organization engaged in global landmine action programming. |
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Pierre R. LaRochelle, P.Eng Chief Operating Officer Pierre joined AG Research in the spring of 2009 as Director of the Program Management Office and was appointed Chief Operating Officer in the spring of 2011. He brings with him several decades of experience working in the corporate worlds of Montreal and Toronto, initially managing both technology implementation and application development for support of all aspects of realty and facilities management. He has also implemented computer aided drafting and design and geomatics solutions to support asset management, business intelligence analysis and provincial 911 systems. Later in his career Pierre joined a $25M solutions company as Project Liaison leading development and IT teams implementing software and network solutions for the private and public sectors, across all levels of government and functional areas. Interspersed in Pierre’s career have been several years working as Project Manager or Operations Manager in the construction or renovation of corporate facilities, plant, communication towers and private residences. During those periods he implemented project management best practices, change management and accounting support. Since graduating with a B.Sc. Civil Engineering from Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Pierre has worked in Canada, Saudi Arabia and Bermuda, received training internationally and travelled the Northern Hemisphere. Pierre moved to Cape Breton in 2005, the birthplace of his wife Belinda. Their son resides in Ontario. Pierre thrives on leveraging past experience with new project learning, to deliver on target successes. |
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Ralph H. Zinck Sales and Marketing Ralph Zinck joined the AG team in September 2010 with over 30 years experience in Sales and Marketing. He earned a degree in Marketing from Tuck School of Business and has Holden Power Based Sales certification. Ralph has a broad base of Integrated Telephony and IT knowledge and has worked in both the private and the public sectors. His primary role involves leading the Sales and Marketing initiatives for Regional, National and International customers in addition to developing Strategic Partnerships for AG Research. Ralph has held various strategic Sales and Marketing positions within the Bell Aliant group of companies, an Atlantic Canada based company, focusing on integrated solutions for Enterprise and Wholesale customers. Ralph resides in the Halifax Regional Municipality with his wife. |
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Dennis Williams Infrastructure Technologies Dennis joined the AG Research in December of 2004 as part of the Infrastructure Services group. Dennis’ customer oriented focus has lead to AG’s implementation of a managed services environment to help better serve and protect AG’s clients’ needs and infrastructure. Dennis brings passion and leadership skills to his role as IT Manager. Dennis is responsible for managing, coaching and leading our Help Desk and Infrastructure team in providing best-in-class customer service and care. Mr. Williams has an undergraduate degree in Information Technology and diploma in Computer Information Systems from Cape Breton University (formerly University College of Cape Breton). He resides in Sydney, Nova Scotia with his wife Emma and their 2 children. Dennis is also actively involved in his community serving as a volunteer coach in hockey, baseball and soccer. |
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Leo Poirier Chief Financial Officer Leo holds a bachelor Of Business Administration degree from St. Francis Xavier University and is a Certified Management Accountant. He has over 30 years progressive experience in accounting and finance positions in a broad range of operations, including the fishing industry, steel fabrication, industrial supplies, retail electronics, software development and telecommunications. |
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Sandra Killam Human Resources Sandra has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and 15 years Human Resources experience in the automotive industry, health care and with crown corporations both in unionized and non-unionized environments. Since 2008 she has been HR Manager for the Seaside group of companies. |
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