Board of Directors

Meet our Board of Directors.

Mark Miller

Chairman

Mr. Miller is the President and Chief Operating Officer of CSI as well as the Executive Chairman of Volaris Group. Mr. Miller has worked with CSI, Volaris group, and its subsidiaries for more than 30 years. Mr. Miller co-founded Trapeze Software (currently Volaris Group) in 1988, which was the first company acquired by CSI in 1995. Mr. Miller also currently serves on the board of VentureLAB and VoxCell Biolnnovation. Mr. Miller holds a B.Sc. in Statistics and Mathematics from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.

David Nyland

Board Member

Mr. Nyland is the Chief Executive Officer of Lumine Group. Mr. Nyland joined the Volaris operating group of CSI in 2014 to establish and build a Communications and Media business; Lumine Group Inc. officially spun out of CSI in 2023. Mr. Nyland has overseen the sourcing, closing, integration and structuring of 30+ Communications and Media acquisitions. Before joining CSI, Mr. Nyland was the Chief Executive Officer of two companies: NBS Technologies (TSX listed), and Blueprint Software Systems (venture capital funded). Prior to that, Mr. Nyland had Chief Operating Officer roles at two venture capital funded high growth telecommunications software businesses, Architel Systems (TSX listed), now owned by Oracle, and Syndesis, now owned by Netcracker (an NEC company).

Brian Beattie

Board Member

Mr. Beattie joined CSI in 2005 and is currently the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Volaris operating group of CSL Before joining CSI, Mr. Beattie was Chief Financial Officer of two high growth software companies: Immersion Studios and adbeast. Prior to that, Mr. Beattie had senior finance positions at two telecommunications companies, Norigen Communications and Rogers Communications. He started his career at KPMG and is a Chartered Professional Accountant. Mr. Beattie sits on the board of directors of Flow Capital-FW.V. and is a member of the board of directors of Pivotree Inc. (TSXV listed) where he is the chair of the audit committee. Mr. Beattie is also on the advisory board of Stack Capital Group Inc. (STCK.TO).

Laurie Schultz​

Board Member

Ms. Schultz has over thirty years of experience in the software and technology sectors, including leadership of several multi-million dollar software businesses spanning the personal finance, small business accounting, SaaS, mid-market ERP, and GRC categories. Ms. Schultz has been a member of the board of directors at Constellation Software since November 2021. She served as the President and CEO of Galvanize from 2011 until it was sold in 2021. Starting in 1999, she held several executive positions at Intuit and Sage including serving as SVP and GM at Sage’s Mid-Market ERP business group from 2007 until 2011. Ms. Schultz was a Senior Manager at KPMG from 1996 until 1999 and was a Senior Manager at Telus Communications from 1989 until 1996. Ms. Schultz holds a Bachelor of Commerce and an MBA from the University of Alberta.

Eric Mathewson

Board Member

Eric Mathewson is the Founder and ex-CEO of WideOrbit which was purchased by Lumine Group in March 2023.  WideOrbit serves as the System of Record for more than 5000 broadcast stations and cable networks worldwide processing more than $35 Billion in advertising revenue annually. Eric currently manages Prescient Capital which invests broadly in AI enabled software and semiconductors as well as seed and early rounds of start-up companies largely based in the San Francisco area.   Prior to founding WideOrbit, Eric worked at Montgomery Securities in San Francisco and New York, managing portfolios for wealthy technologists as well as Kidder Peabody in Palo Alto, California primarily focused on Equity Derivatives. Mr. Mathewson earned his BS in Social Science from University of California at Berkeley and attended the Directors College at Stanford Law School in 2023.

Lucie Laplante​

Chair of Audit Committee & Independent Director

Ms. Laplante is an independent director of the board and audit chair, and a retired CFO with over 30 years of experience in the Telecommunications, Media, Fintech and Professional Services industries. She currently serves as Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee for Lumine Group and as an Independent Director, and Chair of the Finance, Audit, and Risk Committee for OntarioMD. She previously was the CFO for Beanfield from May 2023 to June 2025. Prior to Beanfield, Ms. Laplante was Chief Financial Officer for Allstream from 2021-2023, Chief Financial Officer for Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP from 2017-2021, and the Senior Vice President of Finance at D+H Corporation (Finastra) from 2015-2017. Prior to D+H, Ms. Laplante had senior finance positions in four telecommunications and media companies, Rogers Communications, The Globe and Mail, CTV Television, and Business News Network. She started her career at Nortel Networks, holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Montreal, and is a Chartered Professional Accountant. She previously served as the Chair of the audit and investment committee for CANARIE (2013-2018) and was a member of the board of directors and the audit committee for Groupe Media TFO (TFO) in 2022-23.

Paul Cowling

Independent Director

Since July 2024, Mr. Cowling has served as Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer at Cogeco Inc. and Cogeco Communications Inc, publicly traded telecommunications and media businesses. Mr. Cowling previously served as Chief Legal & Regulatory Officer at Xplore Inc. (2024) and Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Regulatory Affairs at Shaw Communications Inc. (2011-2023). Prior to Shaw, Mr. Cowling practiced law at Torys LLP (2001-2011), specializing in M&A, securities, and financings. Mr. Cowling has the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and holds an LL.M. (Law, Fulbright Scholar) from Columbia Law School, a Juris Doctor (Law) from the University of Toronto, and a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University. Mr. Cowling serves on the Board of Directors of ACA Connects, a U.S. communications industry association and on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Telecommunications Association, a Canadian communications industry association.

Rosalind Singleton

Independent Observer

CEO Spring Fibre​ Chair UK5G Advisory Board (UK)​

Rosalind Singleton currently holds the position of Chief Executive Officer at Spring Fibre, a position she has held since 2020. She brings over 30 years of experience in the technology and telecommunications sector. Prior to Spring Fibre, she was an independent consultant, Board Director, and Angel Investor for a variety of UK based organizations. Prior to her consultancy work, she was the Managing Director for UK Broadband from (2017-2019), preceded by various other senior roles within the organization. Ms. Singleton also serves as the Chair of the UK5G Advisory board, a position held since 2018.

Antonietta Mastroianni

Independent Observer

Chief Digital & IT Officer at Proximus (Belgium)​

Antonietta Mastroianni currently holds the position of Chief Digital & IT Officer of Proximus, a position she has held since 2021.  Ms. Mastroianni has over 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. Prior to commencing her current role at Proximus, Ms. Mastroianni held senior positions at TDC (2017-2021). Prior to TDC, Ms. Mastroianni held senior digital technology and IT positions at Sunrise (2004-2013).  She holds a Master of Science in Computer and Automation Engineering from the Università Degli Studi Di Siena, Siena (2000). Ms. Mastroianni is a member of the board of directors for Gaia-X (2001- Present) and Etis (2018-present). She was also the recipient of the 5G World Telco CxO of the year in 2021, and Telco woman of the year in 2022.

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