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Mark Leonard

President

Mr. Leonard founded CSI in 1995. Prior to founding CSI, Mr. Leonard worked in the venture capital business for eleven years. Mr. Leonard holds a BSc. from the University of Guelph, and a MBA from the University of Western Ontario.

Claire Kennedy

Director

Ms.Kennedy is a Senior Advisor, Clients & Industries at Bennett Jones LLP, a role she has held since 2019, prior to which she was a partner of the firm from 2009. Ms. Kennedy received her BASc in Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry from the University of Toronto in 1989 and her LL.B from Queen’s University in 1994. Called to the bar in Ontario in 1996, Ms. Kennedy was law clerk to the late Honourable Mr. Justice Charles D. Gonthier of the Supreme Court of Canada.Ms. Kennedy currently serves as Lead Director of the Bank of Canada, Chair of the Audit Committee of Alamos Gold Inc. and Chair of the Board at Neo Performance Materials Inc. Ms.Kennedy is past Chair of the University of Toronto’s Governing Council and she is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board at the Rotman School of Management.

Lawrence Cunningham

Director and Vice-Chairman of the Board

Mr. Cunningham joined the Board in August 2017. Mr. Cunningham is the Founder of the Quality Shareholders Group and Professor Emeritus at George Washington University. He has served on numerous public and private boards, including currently as a director of Markel Group (New York Stock Exchange) and Kelly Partners Group Holdings (Australian Stock Exchange). He is a Trustee of the Museum of American Finance; on the Advisory Board of the Ben Graham Centre for Value Investing, Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario; and a member of the Dean’s Council of Lerner College of Business of the University of Delaware. Previous positions include practicing corporate law with Cravath, Swaine & Moore and Mayer Brown; Academic Dean of Boston College Law School; and Director of the Heyman Center on Corporate Governance at Cardozo Law School. In 2018, he received the B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). Prof. Cunningham holds a bachelor’s degree in economics (with honors) from the University of Delaware and a juris doctor (law) degree from Cardozo (magna cum laude).

Andrew Pastor

Director

Mr. Pastor is currently a Partner at EdgePoint and has been with EdgePoint since 2013. Mr.Pastor was an equity research analyst at Sionna Investment Managers from 2010 to 2012 and previously spent four years at BMO Harris Investment Management. From 2016 to 2020 (prior to his formal appointment to the Board), Mr. Pastor had been engaged as an unpaid Board observer to CSI’s Board of Directors. Mr. Pastor has a BA from the University of Western Ontario and is a CFA charterholder.

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.

Laurie Schultz

Director

Ms. Schultz has been a member of the Board since 2021. Ms. Schultz has over thirty years of experience in the software and technology sectors, including leadership of several multi-million dollar software businesses spanning the personal finance, small business accounting, SaaS, midmarket ERP, and GRC categories. Ms. Schultz served as the President and CEO of Galvanize from 2011 until it was sold in 2021. Starting in 2004 she held several executive positions at Sage including serving as VP and GM at Sage’s Mid-Market ERP business group from 2007 until 2011.Ms. Schultz was a Senior Manager at KPMG from 1996 until 1999 and was a Senior Manager at Telus Communications from 1989 until 1996. Ms. Schultz is currently a Director of Lumine Group Inc. Ms. Schultz holds a Bachelor of Commerce and an MBA from the University of Alberta.

Robert Kittel

Director

Mr. Kittel joined the Board in 2013. Mr. Kittel has been the Chief Operating Officer of Westaim Canada Services Corporation since January 2025 and of the Westaim Corporation from January 24 2013 to December 2024. The Westaim Corporation is a publicly traded financial and investment holding company. Previously he was a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Goodwood Inc., an investment management firm that he joined in 2002. From 2000 through 2002, he was Vice President and Analyst of a Canadian-based hedge fund investment firm. From 1997 through 2000, Mr. Kittel was employed by the Cadillac Fairview Corporation, a commercial real estate development company in the investments area. Prior to 1997, Mr. Kittel was a staff accountant at KPMG LLP. Mr. Kittel has served as a director on several public boards, both in Canada and the United States. Mr. Kittel holds a BBA Honours (Gold Medalist) from Wilfrid Laurier University and is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Jamal Baksh

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Baksh has been with CSI since 2003 when he joined as Controller of the Jonas Operating Group. Mr. Baksh is currently the Chief Financial Officer of CSI. Prior to assuming this role, he has served in a number of senior executive roles within Jonas and Constellation including Vice President of Finance for Constellation reporting to the Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Baksh is a Certified Management Accountant and holds an Honours Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo.