Board of Directors
Glen Emo
President and Chairman
Glen Emo co-founded Empowered Networks in 1998, and held the role of CEO up until 2007, when he assumed his current role of President and Chairman of the Board. Glen led the expansion of Empowered’s portfolio to include IT Management Services in addition to the Test and Synchronization lines of business that came with the creation of Empowered through a management buyout of Wandel & Goltermann Canada. Prior to Empowered Networks, Glen was President of Wandel & Goltermann Canada for 12 years, and before that he was in Sales and Services management at Hewlett Packard. Glen is a graduate in Electrical Technology from Ryerson Polytechnical University in Toronto.
Brian Hepburn
Chief Executive Officer
Brian Hepburn has been with Empowered and Empowered’s predecessor Wandel & Goltermann Canada for his entire career. He has led Empowered as CEO since 2007, and prior to that was Empowered’s Chief Operating Officer. Brian is active with customers, investing significant time developing and maintaining the long term relationships that have been the cornerstone of Empowered’s business success. Brian was part of the 3 person team that created Empowered Networks through a management buy-out of Wandel & Goltermann Canada in 1998. During his 12 years at Wandel & Goltermann, Brian held increasingly senior sales positions until he was leading the sales organization. An Ottawa native, Brian is active in the community, supporting several not-for-profit organizations and helping out with minor hockey.
Gary Mollon, CA
EVP Finance and CFO
Gary Mollon has been Empowered Network’s EVP Finance and CFO since 1998 when he was part of the management buy-out of Wandel & Goltermann. He has steered the company though 12 years of growth, and was instrumental in the introduction of a rigorous quality framework. Gary was also EVP Finance for Wandel and Goltermann Canada for 13 years. Prior to this, Gary was a partner in a public practice specializing in accounting, tax and auditing. Gary earned a Bachelor degree in Math from the University of Waterloo and received his Chartered Accountant designation.
Jim Jordan
Independant Director
Jim Jordan has 46 years of executive management, sales and marketing experience for high technology companies. He founded Jordan Electronics in 1986—a firm specializing in test and measurement solutions for data communications. Jim went on to become a key member of Netcom Systems (playing a critical role in the acquisition of Netcom by Spirent Communications in 1999). While with Spirent, Jim led the creation and operation of a multi-national sales force as its President of World-wide Sales. He received MBA degrees from UCLA, UC Irvine and the University of Illinois.
David Pakrul
Independant Director
David Pakrul was the President & CEO of BMO Capital Corporation from 1996 to 2003. He has over 30 years experience providing investment banking services and venture capital financing for Canadian companies and is a past Chairman of the Investment Dealers Association of Ontario. He received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University and his MBA from the Harvard Business School. David presently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of several private companies.