Madesco Board of Directors

Tom O’Flaherty, P.Eng. - Chair

Mr. O’Flaherty is perhaps best known as the co-founder of such notable international software successes as Simply Accounting and Maximizer. He is also the former President of Voice Mobility Inc., a software company engaged in Unified Messaging and well as having formerly served as Vice President of Corporate Finance at Ernst & Young. He has nearly twenty years experience in senior management roles within technology companies and sits on several boards as an independent Director.

Frank Barr, FCA – Chair, Risk & Audit Committee

Mr. Barr has extensive experience in the private, public and voluntary sectors, providing advice and leadership on financial reporting, governance and risk management to boards and senior management. Mr. Barr also has worked in the highest levels of government, specializing in financial reporting and auditing, governance, business planning and accountability practices as the Assistant Auditor General for the Province of British Columbia. In addition, he has also served as President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC; Chair of the Risk Management and Governance Board of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA); and Chair of the Employee Benefits Task Force for the CICA’s Public Sector Accounting Board.

Rear Admiral Russell Moore (Retired) – Director

RAdm. Moore retired from the Canadian Navy in 1998 after 36 years of service which saw a normal progression of sea going and shore postings on both coasts, Ottawa and outside Canada. In his last posting as Commander Maritime Forces Pacific he was responsible for maritime and aeronautical Search and Rescue in BC and the Yukon. RAdm. Moore also served as both Chief of Staff of Operations and eventually Supreme Allied Commander (Atlantic) for NATO. Since retirement he has served on the Board of BC Ferries, and most recently on the Board of Governors for the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Pacific Region.

Larry Cole – Director and CEO

Mr. Cole is principally responsible for overall corporate leadership and is the company founder. Mr. Cole has a background in electrical contracting, marine electronics & software, and the wholesale/retail sale of alternative energy technologies. Following a request by the Canadian Navy in 2003 to seek out alternative technologies designed to assist marine-based first responders better hear and be heard when utilizing 2-way radio communications in adverse conditions, Mr. Cole discovered that there was a complete lack of solutions which addressed this challenge. Identifying a potentially significant market opportunity for this solution not only for the Navy, but for a number of other first response agencies worldwide, Mr. Cole embarked upon development of a revolutionary solution which has culminated in the technologies currently being created under this plan.