Terry Matthews
Chairman
Terry Matthews is the founder and Chairman of Wesley Clover International, a private, global investment management firm and holding company. Since 1972, Terry has founded or funded more than 100 companies. Early data networking giant Newbridge Networks and current business communications leader Mitel are highlights. Today, Wesley Clover has active interests in a range of… Read more
Paul Chiarelli
President and COO
Paul’s responsibilities at Wesley Clover include oversight of all aspects of accounting, financing and regulatory compliance for the company, as well as for many of the technology, real estate and leisure companies in the portfolio. He brings much of this same expertise to the Alacrity Global initiative. Prior to Wesley Clover, Paul was Director of… Read more
Christa Plumley
General Counsel
Christa maintains a focus on corporate, commercial and intellectual property law for the company, particularly as it pertains to the commercialization of information technology. She provides advice of this nature as it relates to investment fund formation, technology development, licensing, reselling and distribution matters. Christa has more than 20 years of experience working with clients… Read more
Don Smith
Partner
Don is an accomplished executive with international experience across several industries. From 1981 to 1986, Don was Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing at Mitel Corporation. He then left Mitel to become President of AIT Corporation, a company focused on automated border control technologies, leading the company to a 90% global market share position… Read more
Simon Gibson, CBE
Chief Executive, Wesley Clover Wales;
Chairman, Alacrity U.K.
Owen Matthews
Chairman, Alacrity Canada
Owen helps lead the vision and direction of the Alacrity Foundation and is a major contributor to the local technology community in Victoria. He donates his time and resources to multiple groups within and outside of the Alacrity portfolio. Owen is also a General Partner at Wesley Clover International, responsible for managing their technology portfolio.… Read more
Lionel Hovsepian
Chairman, Alacrité France
A graduate of Paris-based business school Institut Superieur de Gestion (ISG), Lionel’s career spans more than 30 years in major Information and Communication Technology companies that include Alcatel, Newbridge, Mitel and France communications provider SFR. Since 2013, Lionel has managed European sales activities for Wesley Clover International, and is now Chairman of the company’s France… Read more
Leo Lax
Executive Managing Director, L-SPARK
Leo is a veteran of both the corporate and entrepreneurial sides of the telecom industry. As CEO and co-founder of Skypoint Capital, a venture capital firm that specializes in telecom, he served as principal for each successive telecom fund within the firm. Before creating Skypoint, he was Assistant Vice President and member of the Chairman’s… Read more
Mario Vazquez
Chairman, Alacrity Mexico
Mario has more than 40 years of ICT industry experience in Mexico and Latin America, including 26 years as Director/General Manager roles for Mexican, U.S. and Canadian companies. Mario has held positions on the boards of leading technology companies and is currently a member of the technical board at the Universidad Iberoamericana (UIA), in the… Read more
Ben Morris
V.P. Technology Strategies
Ben Morris is currently the Vice President of Technology Strategies at Wesley Clover. He helps manage business development, sales and marketing operations for a number of Wesley Clover companies, leveraging his wireless and telecom industry experience and network of contacts. Ben has been involved in all product lifecycle stages in start-ups through to publicly listed… Read more
Veronica Farmer
V.P. Marketing
Veronica Farmer is currently the Vice President of Marketing and responsible for all aspects related to the promotion and management of the Wesley Clover International brand. Veronica works closely with many of the Wesley Clover companies, providing marketing mentorship gained through her years of entrepreneurship, business, branding and marketing experience. Veronica sits on the Board… Read more
Michael Turner
V.P. System Strategies
Michael Turner provides strategic analysis, government relations management and support to Wesley Clover, the Alacrity Global technology incubator program and WCS Global international sales programs. Previously, Michael was a senior executive with the Canadian Government, leading the Information Technologies and Telecommunications operations of the federal common services agency, Public Works and Government Services. During this… Read more
Arda Ozgun
V.P. Product Management
Arda is responsible for oversight of the technology and product aspects of many of the Wesley Clover portfolio companies, including those under the Alacrity Global initiative. Prior to Wesley Clover, Arda was Director of Products and Services at Turkcell, the leading Turkish telecoms provider based in Istanbul. Before that, he worked for Vodafone, focusing on… Read more
Ahmed Al-Hayderi
President, WCS Middle East and Africa
Based in Dubai, UAE, Ahmed heads WCS-MEA (Middle East and Africa), the technology integration, sales and services company formed by Wesley Clover and operating in multiple countries/regions around the globe. Ahmed has more than 40 years of Canadian and international experience providing innovative technology solutions to a variety of Telecom and IT business sectors, and… Read more