At Best Startup Canada we track over 100,000 Canadian startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top British Columbia based Director operating in the Software space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.ca.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Christene Best
Director of Sales, North America of Infobip
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About Infobip: Infobip specializes in omnichannel engagement powering a range of messaging channels, tools, and solutions for advanced customer engagement.
Antonio Kolstee
Managing Director, North America of Infobip
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About Infobip: Infobip specializes in omnichannel engagement powering a range of messaging channels, tools, and solutions for advanced customer engagement.
Peter Sheldon
Senior Director Commerce Strategy of Adobe
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About Adobe, X Delivery: Adobe is a software company that provides its users with digital marketing and media solutions.
Ryan Storgaard
Senior Director, Worldwide Partner Group of Microsoft
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About Microsoft: Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.
David Brossard
Senior Director of Salesforce
David is the Senior Director for Identity Management at Salesforce. He oversees authentication, federation, and single-sign-on capabilities. Previously David worked at Axiomatics to lead product management, solution architecture, and sales engineering. Previously, he worked for 5 years at British Telecom’s Security Architectures Center as a Senior Security Researcher. His main area of expertise is Identity & Access Management as well as API security. David has published several papers and contributed to several books on the topic of SOA security and governance. Today David focuses on product strategy and alignment with customer requirements. David is a frequent speaker at conferences such as Gartner, Kuppinger Cole’s European Identity Conference, and Identiverse.
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About Salesforce: Salesforce is a global cloud computing company that develops CRM solutions and provides business software on a subscription basis.
Marissa Poratto
Director of Investor Relations & Business Research of Maxar Technologies
Marissa Poratto was appointed Director of Investor Relations and Business Research of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. in January 2016. She is based at our office in Vancouver, British Columbia. Prior to joining MDA in January 2002, Ms. Poratto was a team leader and researcher for the consulting firm McKinsey & Company providing in-depth business and technical research to the consulting staff in both the Toronto and Montreal offices. Ms. Poratto earned an honours bachelor degree in Languages at Laurentian University and a master’s degree in Library and Information Science at the University of Toronto.
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About Maxar Technologies, MDA: Maxar Technologies provides integrated space infrastructure and Earth intelligence.
Wayne Hoyle
Director, Business Development of Maxar Technologies
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About Maxar Technologies, MDA: Maxar Technologies provides integrated space infrastructure and Earth intelligence.
Jenny Beazley
Senior Director, WW Customer Solutions Programs & Operations of Tableau
Jenny Beazley is the Senior Director of Worldwide Customer Solutions Programs, Operations, Insights and Analytics at Tableau Software, the industry-leading visual analytics platform.The global organization is responsible for ensuring that Tableau’s 80,000+ customers are maximizing their business value and impact from Tableau. Prior to Tableau, Jenny worked for Dell’s Chief Customer Office, using a data-driven approach to identify service improvements and technology that creates the greatest value, consistently exceeding customer and partner expectations.Jenny holds a BSc in Mathematics and an MBA with Financial Strategy and Knowledge Management electives.Outside of work, she is a passionate mountain biker, based in North Vancouver, Canada.
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About Tableau: Tableau helps global organizations unleash the power of their most valuable assets: their data and their people.
Scott Tomilson
Director – Product Development of Ping Identity
Director of Product Development at Ping Identity.
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About Ping Identity: Ping Identity provides cloud-based identity management software for companies and government organizations.
David Zacks
Director of Innovation, Advanced Technologies and ML / AI of Cisco
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About Cisco: Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and other technology services and products.
Jason Hislop
Director of IT of AppNeta
Jason Hislop is the Director of IT at AppNeta Inc.
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About AppNeta: AppNeta operates as a SaaS-based application and network performance platform.
Dr. Steven Funk
Chairman, Board of Directors of EventChain SmartTickets
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About EventChain SmartTickets: Eventchain is a Blockchain-powered ticket system that aims to solve problems of the ticketing industry
Diane Mueller
Director of Community Development of Red Hat
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About Red Hat, Red Hat: Red Hat is a multinational software company engaged in providing open-source software products to the enterprise community.
Tina Lum
Director of Business Development of Push Technologies
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About Push Technologies: Push Operations is a full workforce management software specializing in time attendance, scheduling and payroll
Andre Reid
Senior Director of Product Management of Polycom
Andre Reid is the Senior Director Product Management at Poly.
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About Poly, Polycom: Polycom provides open standards-based unified communications solutions for telepresence video and voice.
Inna Shevchenko
Marketing Director of iGMS
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About iGMS: iGMS is an all-in-one vacation rental management software for Airbnb/Booking.com/VRBO/HA management companies and property managers
Emma Williams
Director of Marketing of Breathe Life
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About Breathe Life: The digital distribution platform for life insurance carriers
Dan Zitting
Managing Director & CEO of Diligent
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About Diligent: Diligent is the largest GRC SaaS provider, with 1M users, across 23,000 organizations, valued at $7B+ and $500 million+ in revenue.
Derek Sather
Managing Director – Pacific Northwest of Winning by Design
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About Winning by Design: Winning by Design is the premier Software as a Service (SaaS) sales strategy consulting and coaching firm.
Lindsay Staniforth
Director of Operations of tagga
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About tagga: B2C marketing intelligence platform is designed to consolidate fragmented customer data residing across disparate data silos
Greg Smith
Director of tagga
Greg Smith is the Board Member at Tagga. Greg is an entrepreneur first and a finance guy second. He bootstrapped his first software company at the age of 24 and sold it, seven years later, in March 2000. After spending two years in a VP-Product Marketing role, he joined BDC Capital as part of their Technology Seed Investment group – a $100M early stage venture fund. At BDC, Greg led or co-led investments in numerous companies, each at varying stages of conception, from university spin-outs to pre-commercial early-revenue companies. He is currently on the board of Tagga Media and acts as an advisor to numerous technology companies. Greg holds a Bachelor of Applied Science – Mechanical Engineering – from the University of British Columbia.
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About tagga: B2C marketing intelligence platform is designed to consolidate fragmented customer data residing across disparate data silos
Ian Blake
Director of Marketing of tagga
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About tagga: B2C marketing intelligence platform is designed to consolidate fragmented customer data residing across disparate data silos
Rod Zehavi
Board of Director of RDV Systems
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About : RDV Systems is a visualization software company
Linda Findlay
Director of Business Development & Client Services of Spence Software
Linda has a Bachelor’s Degree from McGill University, several years of experience in business development, some of which have been in a management role that has involved HR, Safety, and Software. Linda acts as a liaison and project manager working closely with clients and ensuring their S2 product of choice meets or exceeds expectations. In her off hours, Linda Findlay is heavily involved in her community through health & safety campaigns, fundraisers, and volunteer work.
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About Spence Software: Spence Software’s sole focus is to offer safety management systems to companies of varying size and scope.
Stephen Johnston
Director, Business Development of DSG Global
Founding Partner Of Global Golf Advisers
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About DSG Global: DSG Global Inc. is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company that is dominating the IT industry and the new Internet of Things (IoT).
James Singerling
Director, Marketing of DSG Global
Former CEO of Club Managers Association of America CMAA
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About DSG Global: DSG Global Inc. is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company that is dominating the IT industry and the new Internet of Things (IoT).
Marc Baumgartner
Co-Founder, Design Director of CodenameDesign
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About CodenameDesign: CodenameDesign is a company that designs and delivers apps and products for the web.
Trevor Burgess
CEO, Co-Founder, Director of VoltSafe Inc.
CEO – VoltSafe Inc.
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About VoltSafe Inc.: Fearless creators, changing how people connect to electricity using magnets. Simply put, we’ve patented a better way to connect to power.
Larissa Dundon
Director of Marketing of bazinga! Technologies
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About : Bazinga offers a range of software and services that focus on community management and communications.
Alexey Melekhin
Director, Consulting of ZE PowerGroup
Alexey is the most senior analytical resource on the ZE team, leading a skilled team of analysts in various client-driven consulting activities. With over 30 years of experience in energy and finance, Alexey and his team of experts support client implementations with requirements gathering, training, curve development, report building, and business process automation. His indispensable expertise ensures ZE client needs are well understood and served.
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About ZE PowerGroup: ZE PowerGroup is an experienced software development and strategic consulting firm.
Mark Strongman
Founder and Managing Director of Erbium
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About Erbium: Effective Registration provides global, brand conscious companies with intuitive and powerful online, event registration tools.
Tudor Davies
Director of Product Management of Spectrum Signal Processing
Tudor Davies is a Director of Product Management at Spectrum Signal Processing.
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About Spectrum Signal Processing: Spectrum Signal Processing is a developer of high-performance, software-reconfigurable signal processing platforms.
Travis Kirton
Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Director of Flow
Travis currently serves as the Founder and Director of Flow. Having worked at pioneering institutions such as the Ars Electronica Futurelab and the Banff Centre for the Arts, Flow is the culmination of a career spent at the cutting-edge of interaction, design and culture.
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About Flow, Slant Design + Marketing Inc.: Flow provides an animation tool that allows designs to be instantly animated and translated into ready-to-use code.
Ray Adensamer
Director of Marketing of Network Intelligence
Ray Adensamer oversees product marketing and marketing communication programs at NETINT Technologies. Ray’s previous position was director of marketing at Radisys. During his career, Ray has managed technology marketing programs at two previous startups leading to acquisitions; Abatis acquired by Redback Networks, and Convedia acquired by Radisys. Ray has a B.A.Sc. in Systems Engineering from the University of Waterloo, along with an M.B.A from University of British Columbia.
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About Network Intelligence, Network Intelligence: An enterprise SSD controller solution that meets enterprise users’ requirements
Allister Barretto
Director, Product Marketing of Flock
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About Flock: Flock is a real-time messaging and collaboration app for teams that speeds up and simplifies communication and boosts productivity.
Alison Muir
Director of FanFair Technologies Ltd.
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About : Enterprise-class white label music event marketing and data management web application
Rahul Gandhi
Director of FanFair Technologies Ltd.
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About : Enterprise-class white label music event marketing and data management web application
Alison Muir
Director of FanFair Technologies Ltd.
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About : Enterprise-class white label music event marketing and data management web application
Cory Hildebrandt
Director of Information Technology & Infrastructure of QHR Corporation
Having been with QHR since its inception, Cory brings over 15 years’ experience in leading IT and customer support teams. He is responsible for QHR’s IT & Infrastructure teams supporting the growth needs of the company and the delivery of QHR’s cloud & hosting offerings.
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About QHR Corporation: QHR Corporation (QHR) is a publicly traded Canadian company (TSXV: QHR-V). QHR is proudly based in Kelowna,
Stefanie Giddens
Director of Marketing of QHR Corporation
Stefanie Giddens brings over 12 years of diverse marketing leadership to QHR, having worked with corporate, entrepreneurial and international brands both directly and within agencies. Her formal education includes a Bachelor of Journalism and an Associate of Arts degree, as well as certifications with IFIC and the Justice Institute. Stefanie is acutely adept at guiding marketing processes and results for the companies she has served. She brings true dedication, leadership and passion to the QHR marketing team. Stefanie is responsible for creating, building and leading QHR’s marketing program essential for fuelling the growth of Canada’s number one Healthcare Technology company.
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About QHR Corporation: QHR Corporation (QHR) is a publicly traded Canadian company (TSXV: QHR-V). QHR is proudly based in Kelowna,
Stefanie Giddens
Director of Marketing of QHR Corporation
Stefanie Giddens brings over 12 years of diverse marketing leadership to QHR, having worked with corporate, entrepreneurial and international brands both directly and within agencies. Her formal education includes a Bachelor of Journalism and an Associate of Arts degree, as well as certifications with IFIC and the Justice Institute. Stefanie is acutely adept at guiding marketing processes and results for the companies she has served. She brings true dedication, leadership and passion to the QHR marketing team. Stefanie is responsible for creating, building and leading QHR’s marketing program essential for fuelling the growth of Canada’s number one Healthcare Technology company.
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About QHR Corporation: QHR Corporation (QHR) is a publicly traded Canadian company (TSXV: QHR-V). QHR is proudly based in Kelowna,
Abhay Gupta
Director of X times Y
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About X times Y: Manage Tradeoffs. Maximize Payoffs.
Noah Warder
Director of Operations of Dyspatch
Noah Warder is the Head of People at Guusto.
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About Dyspatch, Guusto: Dyspatch is an email production platform that helps Enterprise organizations create & change transactional and triggered emails faster.
Janet Wood
Director of Partnerpedia
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About : Partnerpedia delivers private label marketplace and enterprise app store solutions.
Ryan Nandel
Creative Director of Z2H Media
Ryan is an experienced digital media executive and producer. With a background in finance and his work with a portfolio of international client combined with his entrepreneurial undertakings, Ryan brings both strategic and creative expertise to product design, business development, and management.
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About Z2H Media: Z2H Media is a technology-based company that creates transmedia properties using digital, mobile, and motion design.
Peter Schecker
Director of Gogiro
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About : Gogiro provides internet-based services to small businesses through a cloud aggregation platform.
Francois Deschenes
Lead Software Engineer & Director of Engineering, TINT of Filestack
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About Filestack, meowbox, TINT: Filestack, Inc. provides a Software-as-a-Service solution to help software developers manage images, videos.
Tom Rossiter
CEO, President, Director of RESAAS
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About RESAAS: The World’s Largest Real Estate Technology Platform
David Elton
General Manager and Project Director of DreamCraft Attractions
With almost 25 years in the video games industry, David’s career has spanned 6 generations of consoles, massive changes in terms of business models and introductions of many new types of gaming experiences. His experience has encompassed different roles and responsibilities, from project management and business development, through to leading creative teams and designing top rated games. David has worked with industry giants such as Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Capcom and Zynga as well as small independent game companies. David now leads the Dreamcraft Attractions studio, where they create cutting edge VR and AR attractions for major location based entertainment companies.
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About DreamCraft Attractions: DreamCraft Attractions provides Virtual and Augmented Reality experiences for the theme park industry.
Andy Knox
Director of Sales and Marketing of Degama System
Andy Knox is Director of Sales and Marketing at Degama Systems.
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About Degama System: Degama Systems is a trucking software that helps in delivering software products and services.
Paul Newell
Director of Ai +strategy
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About : Bespoke Artificial Intelligence Developer, specializing in Watson
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