Meet some of the team

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

Greg Vanclief

Managing Director, Global Investments

As a member of the Wesley Clover Investment Committee, Greg is responsible for portfolio management and new investments, and holds Directorships with a number of the investee firms. In particular, Greg develops and manages investment opportunities in global markets under the Alacrity brand, and leads international business development for portfolio companies. Previously, Greg served as… 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.

Simon is the Chairman and Founder of Alacrity U.K., and a Director of the Celtic Manor Resort.  Before joining Wesley Clover, Simon was co-founder, President and CEO of Ubiquity Software Corporation, which was acquired by Avaya Inc. in 2007. Simon is a Regent of Harris Manchester College at University of Oxford, a Professor at Swansea… Read more

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

Steve Langford

V.P. Marketing

Steve is a member of the management team for Wesley Clover International, and is responsible for all aspects related to the promotion and management of the company brand. By extension, this includes oversight of the Alacrity global initiative. Steve also mentors from a marketing perspective a number of the companies in the Wesley Clover portfolio,… Read more

Michael Turner

V.P. System Strategies

Michael Turner provides the company with strategic analysis, government relations management and support of the Alacrity business incubators program.  Previously, Michael was a senior executive with the Canadian Government, leading the IT and telecommunications operations within the common services agency.  During this period, he was a member of the executive team responsible for implementing over… 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