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Philip R. Ladouceur
Mr. Ladouceur is Chairman of the Board, and has served as a
director of the Company
since October 1996. Mr. Ladouceur was President of the
Company from October 1996 to October 1997. Mr. Ladouceur
has extensive experience in structuring, financing and
managing corporations in the telecommunications, cable
television, information technology, broadcasting and
merchant banking industries.
Prior to joining MetroNet,
Mr. Ladouceur was Executive Vice President, Operations at
Bell Canada International Inc., from February 1995 to
October 1996 where he led key restructuring efforts and
the formation of a major joint venture with IBM Canada.
From October 1992 to February 1995, Mr. Ladouceur was the
founding President and Chief Executive Officer of ISM
Information Systems Management (Alberta) Ltd.,
("ISM") a Canadian computer and network
management outsourcing company. Under Mr. Ladouceur's
direction, ISM grew to $75 million in revenue on an
annual basis, and over 700 employees in a two-year period
from start up.
Mr. Ladouceur founded, and from June 1990
to October 1992 was the Managing Director of, HDL Capital
Corporation, a Toronto-based merchant bank which
specializes in business turnarounds, management buyouts,
and financing for medium and small businesses in the
telecommunications, technology, software, and retail
sectors. From 1986 to 1989, Mr. Ladouceur was Senior Vice
President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and a
director of Rogers Communications Inc., one of the
largest cable, cellular and broadcasting companies in
North America. While there he oversaw the completion of over $3
billion in public and private financings.
Mr. Ladouceur
is currently serving as the Chairman of the Competitive
Telecommunications Association of Canada.
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