John Billowits
Director and Chairman
Mr. Billowits was previously employed by CSI as the Chief Executive Officer of the Vela Operating Group. Prior to being CEO of the Vela Operating Group, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Constellation and was the President of Jonas Club division. Prior to joining Constellation, Mr. Billowits held a number of roles with Bain & Company, Dell Computers and PwC. Mr. Billowits is a Chartered Professional Accountant, holds an MBA with Distinction from the London Business School and Honours BBA with Distinction from Wilfrid Laurier University. Mr. Billowits also serves on the Board of Directors of Togetherwork, a privately held vertical market software company and Topicus.com, a European provider of vertical market software and vertical market platforms to clients in public and private sector markets.
Donna Parr
Director
Ms. Parr has significant experience in venture and private equity investing and corporate finance working for Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund, Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, Canada Pension Plan, and several other institutional investors. Ms. Parr has served on
numerous boards of private companies primarily on behalf of institutional investors and as an Independent Corporate Director, including a term as a director of CSI from 1995 to 2003. Ms. Parr is currently a Managing Partner at Cross-Border Impact Ventures, the President of Crimson Capital and has been with Crimson Capital since 2009. Ms. Parr holds an MBA from York University and Masters and Honours degrees from the University of Toronto in International Relations. Ms. Parr is currently a director of Topicus.com Inc.