Ken is the Chair of TERAGO. Ken is a Partner with PMP Strategy and an experienced telecom executive. He is also a Board Member of several companies in the telecom and technology space, including Octotel (South Africa), Upstream (Greece) and NuRAN (Canada). Ken has more than 25 years of experience in the telecom industry. He has served in CEO and senior executive roles with operators in North America, North Africa and Europe. In Canada, he was CEO and launched WIND Mobile. He is also the Founder of Mobile Klinik, Canada’s leading smartphone repair network. Ken holds an MBA from London Business School in London, UK and a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.
Innovative leader with experience in strategy development, technology and business transformation as well as operational excellence. Brings a unique blend of proven success in translating strategy into clear, understandable and actionable execution plans. Driving transformation cross functionally through people, process and technology to drive profitable new revenue, substantially improve cost structure and be the market disruptor. Recognized as a respected, trusted and approachable professional with the ability to inspire, coach and develop others.
Mr. Watson served as the 56th Mayor of the city of Ottawa & Ontario from 2010 to 2022. Prior to this, Mr. Watson served as Member of Provincial Parliament for the Ottawa West-Nepean riding and was appointed as Minister of Consumer and Business Services in 2003. In addition, he became Ontario’s first Minister of Health Promotion in 2005 and Minister of Municipal Affairs in 2007.
Ms. Pidgeon is a 25-year veteran of the telecom and tech industry and a recognized leader in telecommunications policy development and broadband infrastructure deployment. As the Principal of Tina Pidgeon Strategies, she advises clients on business transformation, executable advocacy strategies, and organizational design. Ms. Pidgeon previously spent 17 years with GCI Communication Corp. as General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and SVP, Governmental Affair.
Mr. Cordova is currently an Operating Partner at Ficom Leisure. Prior to that, Mr. Cordova is the former CEO and member of the Board of Directors of (i) Veon Wholesale Services and (ii) Wind Mobile in Canada (now trading as Freedom Mobile). Prior to this, Mr. Cordova was the Deputy CFO for Wind in Italy.
Mr. Pinnes is the Chief Operating Officer of Shared Tower. Prior to that, Mr. Pinnes served as Vice President of Finance and Corporate Development at FlexNetworks and prior to that, Mr. Pinnes was an investment professional at Treeline Capital Partners. Prior to Treeline Capital Partners, Mr. Pinnes was a Senior Portfolio Manager at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, with a focus on public equities in the telecommunications and media industries across North America, Europe and Latin America.
Mr. Hrenchuk is the founder and currently the Principal of Citada Capital, which serves as an angel investor for small start-up companies and provides advisory services primarily in telecommunications since 2016. From 2008 to 2016, Mr. Hrenchuk was the CEO for Bite Group (Baltics) and prior to that was CTO of Vodafone Czech Republic for 8 years.
