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Benoit Pinsonnault has resigned from his position of senior VP of operations at SR Telecom Inc., opting to exercise the "change of control" clause in his employment contract. He is leaving to pursue other interests. While his departure is effective immediately, Pinsonnault will remain with the Montreal-based company in an advisory role until March 31, 2006 to ensure continuity. SR Telecom interim president and CEO William Aziz noted in a news release that Pinsonnault "has played a significant role in guiding SR Telecom through an extremely challenging period." Jacques Robichon has been appointed president and CEO of Expertech Network Installation Inc. He joins the company after 23 years with Bell Canada where he held a number of executive-level positions, most recently VP of wireless network operations at Bell. Robichon is charged with driving Expertech’s growth, focusing on quality, service and performance by leveraging the company’s experience and expertise to expand its customer base in Canada and the United States. Expertech is a provider of network installation services in North America with more than 2,000 employees, 100 locations and revenue closing in on $500 million per year. At Bell, Robichon was instrumental in establishing Bell Mobility as a pioneer in wireless data and messaging. He was also a key member of the BCE Inc. management team that established iNet Company of America, a joint venture with Ameritech. Stephen Weintraub is returning to the CFO chair of Counsel Corp. He also takes the same position at C2 Global Technologies, a subsidiary of Counsel. He replaces Gary Clifford who has stepped down from this position. Weintraub, who is currently executive VP of both companies, will assume his new responsibilities on December 15. Weintraub joined Counsel in 1983 as VP finance and CFO, a position he held until 1989. Ki Nam has resigned from the board of directors of AirIQ Inc. Nam cited workload issues from his other interests as a reason for his resignation. He is the controlling member of ACP LLC, the former owner of the Aircept assets, which were acquired by AirIQ in June 2004.

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News | November 16, 2005

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