ITAC Executive Committee

Doug McCuaig - Chair

President, Canada, CGI
www.cgi.com

As a member of CGI’s Management Committee, Mr. McCuaig also participates in the development and execution of CGI’s global strategy.

In addition, he leads CGI’s Global Banking Sector Council and, in this capacity, drives the development of the company’s global banking strategy. Mr. McCuaig has been involved in the delivery of many transformation and managed services projects for a wide variety of major financial institutions.

He also serves as executive sponsor of CGI’s Canadian Healthcare Centre of Excellence, guiding the strategic delivery of solutions and services in this important high-growth market.

Mr. McCuaig joined CGI in March 2004 from Cap Gemini Ernst & Young where he held the position of Senior Vice-President and Managing Director, Consulting Services, Canada. He began his career at Ernst & Young in 1989 (then referred to as Woods Gordon/Clarkson Gordon) and became a partner in 1995, and he was also a member of Ernst & Young’s Partnership Board.

At Ernst & Young, he led many practices, including Strategy, Customer Relationship Management, Supply Chain Strategy and Management, Enterprise Risk Management, and Finance and Employee Transformation.

Mr. McCuaig sits on a number of boards, including the International Advisory Board of the Schulich School of Business at York University, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Toronto Board of Trade as Vice Chair, and the Information Technology Association of Canada’s Executive Committee as Treasurer. He also sits on the IT Committee for Mount Sinai Hospital.

He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Western Ontario and Ryerson University, holds an MBA in Marketing & International Business from McMaster University, and received executive management training at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Eric Gales - 1st Vice Chair

President, Microsoft Canada Co.
www.microsoft.com/en/ca/

On June 12, 2009, Eric Gales was named President of Microsoft Canada. In this new role he will be responsible for all elements of Microsoft Canada's business and for deepening the company's commitment to this country through its Citizenship efforts.

Eric has more than two decades of experience in the IT industry and an outstanding track record of success in Microsoft’s Small Business Solutions and Partners group. He joined Microsoft Canada three years ago as Vice-President, Small Business and Midmarket Solutions & Partners. He has been instrumental in helping businesses understand the depth and breadth of software solutions available and works closely with Microsoft’s vast partner community, identifying ways to help small and midsized business exceed their business goals.

Previously, Eric held positions in various business areas at Microsoft UK, most recently leading the UK Partner Group. During that time he was closely involved in developing the highly successful Microsoft Partner Program.

Jen Evans - 2nd Vice Chair

Founder and Chief Strategist, Sequentia Environics
www.sequentiaenvironics.com

Jennifer Evans is a pioneer and leader in the digital space. As founder, owner, CEO and Chief Strategist of Sequentia, Jen has led revenue generating digital communications strategies for clients such as The Globe and Mail, Purina, HP and Yahoo! Canada. She is a globally sought-after digital strategist with patents pending on many of her methodologies, including The Sequence, Sequentia’s groundbreaking approach to community engagement, and the company’s content measurement framework.

Jen is the youngest member on the ITAC board, and she was the only woman when she joined in 2009. She also sits on the board of advisors for DigitalJournal and was the co-chair of the White Ribbon Campaign for six years.

She’s written extensively on technology for The Globe and Mail and PCWorld.ca, and she makes regular media appearances, speaks at conferences and events and guest lectures at universities and colleges.

Jim Muzyka - Treasurer

Vice-President and General Manager, Xerox Global Services, Xerox Canada Inc.
www.xerox.ca

Jim Muzyka is vice president and general manager, Xerox Global Services (XGS) for Xerox Canada Ltd. He was appointed to this position in June of 2008. In this role, he is responsible for all aspects of the XGS business in Canada, including overall strategic direction, sales coverage, marketing, operations and finance. His focus is to provide the highest level of customer service while capturing the growth potential of XGS.

Most recently, Muzyka was president of Mobile Computing Corporation where he successfully completed a restructuring of the business aimed at attracting new investors. Prior to that Muzyka, co-founded Optus Corporation transforming a small printing and transaction processing business into a pioneer in the one-to-one customer communications field, Optus Corporation was eventually acquired by Symcor Inc., in 2000 where Muzyka assumed the senior vice president, sales & marketing role in the Customer Communication Division.

Muzyka first worked for Xerox from 1984 – 1998, and in that time he held progressive sales, marketing and management positions. During his last 5 years, Muzyka played an instrumental role in establishing Xerox Global Services as the leader in the Canadian document outsourcing market.

Muzyka studied history and political science at the University of Toronto and is a graduate of the Queens University Executive Management Program.

Muzyka is on the Board of Directors for the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC) and he is the executive champion for The Women’s Alliance (TWA) at Xerox Canada.

Muzyka lives in Toronto and he is an active participant in the United Way.

Robert Watson - Immediate Past Chair

President and CEO, SaskPower
www.saskpower.com

Before coming to SaskTel in November, 2004, held several senior executive positions in the Canadian Telecom industry, including Vice President of Business Development at GT Group Telecom/360 Networks; Executive Vice President – Carrier Services, Engineering, Operations, Customer Services and Chief Quality Officer at Group Telecom; President of Shaw FiberLink Ltd.; President of Shaw Mobilecomm; and President of WIC Connexus.

Has held numerous director and affiliation appointments within the telecommunications industry, as well as in the education and community sectors.

A recipient of the Saskatchewan Centennial Medal, he currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Conference Board of Canada, the Canadian Prostate Cancer Network (CPCN) and the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC).

Graduate in Electrical Technologies from Ryerson University.

Has attended the International Executive Development Program at the INSEAD Centre in Fountainbleau, France, as well as the Executive Management Program at Ashridge College in the United Kingdom. Holds an ICD.D designation from the institute of Corporate Directors.

David MacDonald - Chair, Board of Governors

President and CEO, Softchoice Corporation
www.softchoice.com

David MacDonald is responsible for the overall strategic direction and operational execution of Softchoice Corporation (TSX: SO). Since joining the company nine years ago, Mr. MacDonald has been leading the transformation of Softchoice from a Software licensing reseller to a fully diversified North American Solutions provider offering advanced IT Services, Enterprise Hardware and Software Solutions to customers across Canada and the United States. During this time Softchoice has enjoyed remarkable growth with revenues increasing fourfold to US$1 Billion.

Prior to joining Softchoice, Mr. Macdonald worked for Xerox Corporation in a number of senior global roles for 18 years.

Mr. MacDonald has been involved as an advisor to HP, CISCO and Microsoft on their Channel and Go to Market Strategies.

In addition, Mr. MacDonald is deeply engaged in his community; as the Chair of the Board of Governors of ITAC he continues to lead the positioning of ICT as a critical enabler to Canadian economic growth.

Karna Gupta - ITAC President and CEO

Karna Gupta is one of the most respected and well-seasoned executives in high technology with an exceptional track record. With more than 30 years of outstanding industry experience, his expertise and accomplishments span across North American and International business domains.

Currently serving in several Corporate Boards (Public & Private); he is also in the Board of Regional Incubation Center -- Venture Lab.

In January 2008, Mr. Gupta was named CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of Certicom Corp (TSX: CIC). Led the organization through a successful turn-around and then led the company through a successful defense against an hostile bid and then successfully sold to RIM with over 96% shareholder approval.

Prior to his appointment at Certicom, Mr. Gupta held the role of President for the Real-Time Billing Division of Comverse Technologies from 2006 to 2008 (NASDAQ: CMVT). Significantly improved the overall performance of the division with a globally-distributed workforce (1500) in 50 countries and serving a customer base world-wide. Mr. Gupta's previous role in Comverse was Chief Marketing Officer for Comverse Americas.

Prior to Comverse, he was President of Sitraka Mobility. Under his leadership, the company grew from a start-up venture to a strong industry contender in mobile application development. He led the organization through a successful merger with Everypath Inc of California..

Mr. Gupta also served as Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Eftia OSS Solutions, a company focused in delivering OSS solutions to the carriers.

Mr. Gupta held several executive positions with Bell Canada (TSX: BCE), including Vice President, Product Development and Management.

He holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Marketing and Finance from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. He has also attended executive development programs at Duke University, Harvard, MIT, University of Western Ontario and Technion Institute in Israel.