Most recently, as CFO of Espial, Bob led a successful IPO on the TSX in 2007. Bob has held a number of other senior financial roles with Ottawa-based companies including Cognos Inc., the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club, and JDS Uniphase where he was Vice-President, Finance of the Wavelength Routing Group, with global responsibility for the financial performance and reporting of a $1 billion business unit. Bob has also acted as an adviser to a number of early stage Canadian technology companies, providing corporate finance, business strategy, and operational advice.