Ted Mocarski
Chairman of the Board
TED MOCARSKI
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Thadeus Mocarski has over 20 years of experience in private equity. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Economy and History from Colby College, as well as a Juris Doctor from American University.
Mr. Mocarski served as a General Partner of Nautic Partners, where he was responsible for managing the funds’ investment efforts in the Communications Infrastructure and Services sectors. He was also co-founder and General Partner of Key Venture Partners. The majority of his investments were in tune with Novacap’s investment strategy. He was a consultant for Novacap in 2012 while a General Partner at Bank Street Capital Partners, a private equity fund focused on growth equity, which he managed and co-founded in 2010. Having made three investments with Novacap, Mr. Mocarski became a partner in 2013.
Mr. Mocarski is currently Chairman of the Board of Syntax and Host.net. He sits on the Board of directors of Onstream and Firstlight Fiber. He is also a member of the Board of Overseers of Colby College and on the Investment Committee for the City of Providence Retirement System.
Stéphane Tremblay
Board of Directors
STÉPHANE TREMBLAY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Stéphane Tremblay’s experience in the Canadian TMT industry spans more than two decades. Mr. Tremblay holds a BSEE degree in Engineering from Université de Trois-Rivières.
Mr. Tremblay was a founding member of Microcell, where he was responsible for building the first GSM network in Canada. He was also the President of Kontron Canada, a division of Kontron A.G. Mr. Tremblay was also CEO of Memotec Inc., a data communication equipment manufacturer, which he bought, restructured and then sold to Comtech. Mr. Tremblay joined Novacap in 2006.
Mr. Tremblay is currently Chairman of the Board of directors of Dialogic and SynergX. He is also a member of the Boards of Directors of Syntax, Host.Net and Oxford.
Previously, Mr. Tremblay was on the Board of Directors of Technomedia, Fibrenoire, iWeb, Kontron and Memotec.
Kristian Valenta
Board of Directors
KRISTIAN VALENTA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Kristian Valenta holds a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Honours Finance from Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business.
Prior to joining Novacap, Mr. Valenta was a Senior Analyst at KPMG Corporate Finance in Montreal where he was involved on a number of mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance advisory transactions in various industries including TMT, healthcare, and education. Prior to that, Mr. Valenta worked as an Analyst for TMX/CDS and interned for Novacap in 2011.
Mr. Valenta currently sits on the Board of Directors for Syntax Systems and Leading Edge Geomatics and previously served as an Observer of the Board for Chemical Computing Group, Dialogic, Firmex, Nitrex Metal and Octasic.
Christian Primeau
Global CEO
CHRISTIAN PRIMEAU
GLOBAL CEO
Prior to joining Syntax, Chris was President & COO at Dialogic, a Novacap company. He oversaw R&D, operations, marketing, product management, finance, and administration. Chris has over 25 years industry experience, much of it in executive roles with public and private growth-oriented companies in operations, engineering, delivery, sales, and general management roles. Chris spent the early part of his career at Sun Microsystems where he initially joined as a Pre-Sales Engineer. In his thirteen years with the company, he held a number of key management positions in Montreal, Toronto, and Menlo Park California where he served as VP Partner and Alliances, Sales Director, Client Executive and Business Development Manager for ERP and E-Commerce solutions.
Chris then joined Bell Canada where he spent six years in various executive roles. He joined as General Manager of Infrastructure Services and subsequently held the roles of Vice President of Client Service Delivery, and Vice President of Sales with Bell Canada. He then took on the role of President and COO of iWeb Technologies, a leading provider in cloud solutions. Chris supported the team in the development and execution of next generation cloud and managed services delivering double-digit revenue and ebitda growth.
He holds a Bachelor Degree in Management Information Systems and a Masters of Business Administration(MBA) from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
Ryan Etinson
CEO AMERICAS
RYAN ETINSON
CEO AMERICAS
Ryan Etinson is currently Co-President of Syntax. Since joining the company in 1996, he has held several executive positions including Managing Partner, Vice President, and Executive Vice President. After becoming a high-value Oracle JD Edwards partner over 17 years ago, Ryan has helped to expand Syntax’s offerings over the years across different industries, platforms and geographies. Over the last five years, he has been directly responsible for changing the company from one that primarily served customers in Eastern Canada into a North American success story. He holds an MBA with honors from John Molson School of Business and completed his undergraduate studies at McGill University.
Michael Etinson
Principal & Founder
MICHAEL ETINSON
PRINCIPAL & FOUNDER
Michael Etinson is the founder and Principal of Syntax, which was established in 1972. Over the last four decades, Michael has been instrumental in the evolution of the company and growth of its diverse customer base. A major industry milestone for Syntax, thanks to Michael, was the company’s introduction of Syntax Distribution Management (iSDM) software in 1983. After becoming a high-value Oracle JD Edwards partner in 1997, Michael has helped Syntax expand its North American footprint with offices in Toronto, New York, and Boston. Michael continues to help Syntax expand the scope of its strategic capabilities with outstanding technology industry leadership and vast industry knowledge. Michael has a Bachelor of Science from McGill University, and has done tireless work as a Community Leader.
Oliver Schreiber
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OLIVER SCHREIBER
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
With more than 25 years in the SAP cloud and network business, and experience as an SAP Mentor, Schreiber brings a uniquely qualified perspective to help expand Syntax’s SAP business unit. As board advisor, Schreiber will focus on expanding Syntax’s portfolio and delivery capabilities to solidify it as the end-to-end cloud service provider of choice for customers everywhere. Schreiber is the CEO and founder of OSconomy GmbH, a consulting company that provides SaaS services on the SAP Cloud Platform. Previously, Schreiber held several executive management positions including Executive Vice President and Head of Global Business Unit Outsourcing & Services at itelligence, where he led its global SAP hosting business unit.