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The Executive Team
- Greg Chudiak - President & CEO
- Ken McBean - VP Business Services & CFO
- Joel Pollard - VP Products & Support
- David Beresford - VP Research & Development
Greg Chudiak - President and CEO
Year joined: 2000
Greg brings to Pandell's senior management team a strong background in the software industry along with solid management experience.
In his prior position, Greg headed Microsoft's consulting division across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. He was responsible for managing the group to achieve consistent business success as a top ranked performer.
Mr. Chudiak is a Professional Engineer who holds bachelor degrees in Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Saskatchewan. He has published a number of papers relating to the effective implementation of information technology in the oil and gas industry.
As President and CEO of Pandell, Greg is responsible for providing leadership and managing the company's overall business, its acquisition strategy, and ongoing market expansion plans.
Ken McBean - VP Business Services & CFO
Year joined: 2009
Ken combines an entrepreneurial financial background with a strong customer focus to lead our business services division.
His work experience began as a Chartered Accountant began with Peat Marwick (KPMG) in the 80's, continued with risk management, strategy and finance at TransAlta Corporation in the 90's, and was reinforced as a PriceWaterhouseCoopers consultant in the early 2000's.
In 2006, Ken started Risk Innovations Consulting Inc, a firm specializing in risk management, IFRS and financial consulting. Risk Innovations was acquired by Pandell in September, 2009.
Ken holds a B. Comm. (Accounting) from the University of Calgary; Chartered Accountant designation, certification in control self-assessment; and, is in the process of completing a certification in International Financial Reporting Standards.
Joel Pollard - VP Products and Support
Year joined: 2003
Joel is an instinctive leader whose business acumen has helped drive the growth of Pandell's products and support services in the marketplace.
Joel holds a Bachelor's degree and an IT professional development certificate. He began his career at Pandell as a software developer and progressively took on increasing roles within the organization. His strong people management skills and technical background have propelled Joel’s career, ultimately leading to his current role.
As Vice President Products and Support, Joel is responsible for the management and operations of Pandell's products and support division.
David Beresford - VP Research & Development
Year joined: 1997
As one of the founding partners of Pandell, David Beresford leads the vision that has brought Pandell's technology to the forefront of the industry and is responsible for the leading edge development of Pandell's technology.
David utilizes his thorough understanding of technology coupled with anticipating key industry trends to map out the architectural plans for the Pandell Liquid Intelligence software toolset. David has pioneered the creative use of advanced web programming, extensible database architectures and leading edge user interfaces to deliver Pandell's technology platform.
As Pandell's Vice President Research & Development, David is responsible for guiding the technology strategy for the company's software products.
Steve Marsh - Creative Director
Year joined: 2001
Well I don't exactly belong in the "Executive Team" per se. But I do have access to the website source files.
