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Management Team

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Frederick L. Godard

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President and Chief Executive Officer

Fred Godard is the President and CEO of International Datacasting Corporation. Previously, Mr. Godard founded QuStream Corporation and served as its Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President until February 2009. He was responsible for the overall management and strategic direction of QuStream and its subsidiaries. Mr. Godard also served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Leitch Technology Corporation. Before joining Leitch, he served as Treasurer of Unitel Communications Inc. (now AT&T Canada). He served as an Executive Director of QuStream Corporation from 2004 to April 23, 2009. Mr. Godard is a Chartered Accountant and has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from York University, Toronto, Ontario.

 

Gary Carter

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Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, VP, IDC Systems Group

Gary Carter is responsible for the development of new products and implementation of cutting-edge applications. Mr. Carter joined International Datacasting in 1987 as Director, Systems Engineering and later held positions as General Manager and President of IDC's US subsidiary. Mr. Carter has many years of experience in the communications technology field. Before joining IDC, he worked at Canadian Satellite Communications (CANCOM) in the development of a Direct-To-Home platform and the implementation of MSO based cable TV systems. Prior to that he worked in line-of-sight microwave communications at Raytheon Canada, and held product management positions at Varian Canada and General Instrument Canada.

 

Cory Garbolinsky

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Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance

Cory Garbolinsky is responsible for all aspects of Finance and Accounting for International Datacasting Corporation and its subsidiaries. In this capacity, he also oversees Human Resources, Administration and Management Information Systems operations for the company. Mr. Garbolinsky was previously Director of Finance at IDC responsible for external financial reporting and internal controls. Previously he served as Manager of General Accounting for North America at Alcatel-Lucent and as Chief Financial Officer at CCS Group Ltd. Mr. Garbolinsky is a Chartered Accountant and is a graduate of the University of Manitoba where he received his Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree.

 

Rudi Polednik

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Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing

Rudi Polednik is responsible for developing and directing IDC’s global sales process and strategy. In this capacity, Mr. Polednik will manage revenue growth across all customers, channels, geographic and market segments. Previously, he served as Senior Director, International Sales at RGB Networks, Inc., a digital video technology firm based in Sunnyvale, CA. Mr. Polednik has also held progressive positions at Envivio Inc., first as Sales Director, then more recently as Vice President, Sales and Marketing. Mr. Polednik holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Imperial College in London, England.

 

Steve Miller

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Vice President, Business Operations

Steve Miller is responsible for all aspects of Engineering and Manufacturing Operations. In this newly created role, Mr. Miller will oversee planning, budgeting, materials management, and engineering effectiveness. Previously, he served as Vice President, Product Development at QuStream Corporation, where he oversaw engineering, manufacturing and product development. Mr. Miller has also served as Director of Engineering at Grass Valley Inc. and as Vice President and COO of Leitch Technology Corporation (now part of Harris Canada Systems, Inc.) where he was responsible for all aspects of the Leitch Server Division.