Leading the way...

Eric Rosenfeld, Director
Compensation and Governance Committee

Eric Rosenfeld has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Crescendo Partners L.P., a New York based investment firm, since its formation in 1998. Prior to forming Crescendo Partners, he held the position of Managing Director at CIBC Oppenheimer and its predecessor company Oppenheimer & Co., Inc for fourteen years. Mr. Rosenfeld has extensive public market experience and currently serves on the boards of CPI Aerostructures Inc, Computer Horizons Corp., Rhapsody Acquisition Corporation, Emergis Inc., and Hill International.

Senior Managers

Nizar J. Somji, President & Chief Executive Officer
Nizar J. Somji is the founder, president and CEO of Matrikon. Nizar has over 20 years of experience in the process industry. Under Nizar's leadership, Matrikon grew from a local consulting company to an international solution provider without incurring any debt. He is responsible for setting Matrikon’s strategic direction and overseeing its execution. Nizar is a director of Optimal Geomatics and CARE Canada.

Jonathan Chia, Chief Financial Officer
Jonathan is responsible for the planning, development and implementation of the company's financial strategy and policy. Jonathan holds a Chartered Accountant designation and attained a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) at the University of Alberta.

Peter Lawrence, Chief Technical Officer
Dr. Peter Lawrence is responsible for leading Matrikon's long term technology strategy. Peter's 30-year career has included key technical management and strategic positions focusing on the application of automation and information technology. In his career, Peter has founded several instrumentation, automation and information companies and divisions. Prior to joining Matrikon, he was the founder and president of Resolution Integration Solutions, Inc. (whose assets were acquired by Matrikon in 2005). Peter holds an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brunel University and a Doctorate from the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology.

Gordon Freund, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Gordon oversees legal matters for Matrikon, including regulatory requirements, project contracts, human resource issues, risk management and general legal advice. Gordon has over 27 years of experience in broad general practice including corporate and commercial law.

Floyd Bjorgan, Vice-President, Operations
Floyd is responsible for directly managing Matrikon’s back-end functions and guiding operations. Floyd has over 25 years of industry experience, including 10 years at Matrikon. He has held a number of senior positions at Matrikon, and has been a key contributor to the growth of the company through regional expansion and the organic growth of regional offices.

Mike Brown, Vice-President, Solutions
Mike holds a Masters of Applied Science degree from the University of Waterloo and has 20 years experience in performance improvement solutions in the process industries. He has extensive experience with strategic process control solution consulting to achieve optimal plant performance. As VP Solutions, Mike works with Matrikon's professional services teams and industry domain experts to ensure effective delivery of Matrikon solutions.

Jeff Gould, Vice-President, Products
In the eleven years that Jeff has been with Matrikon he has been instrumental to Matrikon's product development and sales. Jeff oversees Matrikon's products division, including product development, support and sales.

Sean Leonard, Vice-President, OPC
Sean is responsible for all aspects of Matrikon's OPC product business. He has a proven track record of bringing high value industrial technology to market and has worked closely with the OPC foundation to evolve the OPC specifications. Sean holds a Masters of Science in Computer Engineering and an MBA in technology commercialization and is a professional engineer.

Karim Rayani, Vice-President, Strategic Initiatives
Karim is responsible for strategic initiatives, including marketing to support the sales force and the development of Matrikon’s Resolution business unit. Karim has been involved in various aspects of Matrikon’s business over the past nine years, from consulting and project management to branch, group and sales management. He has helped to set up several international offices. Karim holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering.

Ian Brown, Managing Director, EMEA
Ian has over 20 years of experience in operations, business development and project management and has pioneered performance monitoring applications for Oil and Gas platforms. He is responsible for Matrikon’s business expansion and growth in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Sam Crisafulli, Managing Director, Asia-Pacific
Sam is responsible for managing and growing Matrikon's Asia Pacific operations. He has extensive experience in technology commercialization, operations management and business expansion and has spent the past 10 years in senior management roles. Sam has a Ph.D. in Control Engineering from the Australian National University and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Institution of Engineers, Australia.