Mr. Cohenour previously served as President, CEO, and Director at Sierra Wireless, Inc. (TSE: SW; NASDAQ: SWIR) from 2005 to 2018. While CEO, Mr. Cohenour led a successful business turn-around, resulting in revenue growth of nearly 800% to an annualized run rate of over CAD $1 Billion. He also led a multi-year business transformation, pivoting the company from a mobile computing pure play to the global leader in intelligent wireless solutions for the IoT. Prior to being appointed CEO, Mr. Cohenour held several executive positions at Sierra Wireless from 1996 to 2005, including Vice President of Sales, and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Cohenour also serves on the boards of CalAmp (NASDAQ: CAMP) and RF Industries (NASDAQ: RFIL).
Barbara Holzapfel is a passionate executive with 20 years’ experience driving growth through marketing and innovation in startups and large enterprise businesses, and across B2B and B2C. She is currently the Chief Marketing Officer of Genesys, responsible for accelerating the company’s market expansion in the Experience as a Service® category.
She previously served as Vice President, Education at Microsoft, responsible for the marketing and growth strategy for a multi-billion-dollar software, cloud and devices business. Prior to her work with Microsoft, Barbara was Chief Marketing Officer at fintech companies Taulia and Addepar, Inc.; and spent 12 years in a range of leadership roles at SAP, including as Senior Vice President, Portfolio Marketing, for a multi-billion-dollar business.
Prior to joining SAP, Barbara worked as a management consultant in London and Frankfurt, after spending several years working for The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta in Global Strategic Marketing. Barbara holds a master's degree in business administration from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and The University of Saarbruecken, Germany.
She serves as a member of the Board of Trustees at the Anita Borg Institute and is a past Board Director of the German-American Business Association, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group (SVLG), and SVForum for Technologists and Entrepreneurs. Barbara has been recognized by German Business Magazine Capital among the “Top 40 under 40”.
Brendon Cook holds the position of Chief Information Officer at Blackline Safety, where he oversees information, computing. and systems, with a focus on improving processes and efficiencies through technology. As Privacy Officer, Brendon works with compliance, security. and privacy teams, and supports the groups focused on intrinsic safety certifications and quality standards.
Brendon co-founded Blackline Safety in 2004 and has supported its early growth as a technology leader, and in recent years, oversaw its marketing communication programs. Prior to Blackline, Brendon worked for Calgary-based CSI Wireless (now Hemisphere GNSS). As its Product and Marketing Manager, he developed relationships with various international organizations and managed the company’s precision product portfolio. Brendon earned a B.Sc. in Geomatics Engineering from the University of Calgary in 1996.
Elisa Khuong is a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant, with over 10 years' experience in accounting, finance and audit in diversified industries including manufacturing, real estate and financial services. She is responsible for the general corporate accounting functions across the globe, including the day-to-day management of the Accounting teams at Wearable Technologies and Blackline Safety Europe in the UK and France. Prior to joining Blackline, Elisa was with PricewaterhouseCoopers as a manager in their audit and assurance practice.
Brian is Vice President, Product Development at Blackline Safety, responsible for leading the Waterloo-based engineering team, spearheading new product developments, and offering strategic guidance to other technology leaders within the company. Brian brings over 15 years of hardware development experience from Blackberry and Apple. Most recently, he served as CTO of Swift Labs, an IoT design and engineering consulting firm acquired by Blackline in 2022.
Prior to joining Blackline Safety, Peter spent over 15 years in progressively senior roles at Husky Energy focused on safety, growth and operational management, and as a Safety and Operational Consultant for Dupont Sustainable Solutions.
Bringing his previous hands-on experience as a Blackline Safety customer to his role, Peter oversees the continued rapid growth and development in our Rest of World geography—all regions outside North American and Europe. His background in safety and operational management ensure that Blackline continues to drive operations excellence as we shape the future of industrial work around the world.
Simon Rich oversees the sales function for all of Europe—from business development to customer support to channel management—responsible for driving the division’s overall revenue growth. He has over 25 years of industrial safety and gas detection sales experience in progressive roles with Honeywell, Drager and ICI Chemicals.