TNW NETWORKS - Key Persons


Adnan Kavazovic

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Senior Management Team
  • Technician
  • TOC Technician

Alexandre Laliberte

Job Titles:
  • Service Delivery Coordinator

Anthony Whalen

Job Titles:
  • CAM & Retention Specialist

April Quessy

Job Titles:
  • Customer Account Manager

Bob Mercer

Job Titles:
  • Field Technician

Brian Townsend

Job Titles:
  • Technical Operations Manager

Cedric Mourani

Job Titles:
  • Field Technician

Charlene Kubas

Job Titles:
  • Senior Network Coordinator

Chris Oxford

Job Titles:
  • VP Corporate Operations

Chris Reid

Job Titles:
  • VP Enterprise Sales

Cindy Lin

Job Titles:
  • Accounts Payable Coordinator

Crystal Mclean

Job Titles:
  • Voice Engineer

Dave Zorman

Job Titles:
  • Field Technician
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David Millar

Job Titles:
  • Field Technician

David Voth

Job Titles:
  • Field Technician

Dazmilia Alvarez

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR
  • Customer Service and Remittance Coordinator

Denis LaManna

Job Titles:
  • Special Projects

Dennis Haughtoni

Job Titles:
  • Field Technician

Eduardo Estrada

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Officers and Senior Management Team
  • SVP Special Projects
Originally from Columbia where he worked as a software developer and IT technician for seventeen years, Eduardo holds a degree in Information Technology Analysis and Software Development from the Programmers Academy in Medellin, and a degree in Industrial Engineering from Autonoma Latino-Americana University. While in Columbia he owned and managed a software development and IT services company for eight years. He also worked for Valores Simesa S.A. and was part of their ISO 9000 series certification team. In 2000 Eduardo moved to the US to take on a position managing quality control for a major IT firm and then in 2005 he moved to Canada where he was hired as a Provision Manager, also with a major IT company. In 2007 he began his tenure at téliPhone, where he was able to apply his provisioning experience. Based on his exceptional skills and performance he was soon offered the position of Director of Operations and is now the Vice President of our Ontario and Western Canada offices where he manages the daily operation for all voice and data customers.

Eric Boer

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR
  • Voice Engineer

Eric Cadieux

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR
  • Ass. Director Implementation and Service Delivery

Eric Unrau

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Officers and Senior Management Team
  • SVP Product Marketing 
 & Regulatory
With more than 15 years of Product, Marketing and Sales experience, Eric is a telecom industry veteran with a proven ability to commercialize innovative technologies. At TNW, he is responsible for leading the national product and marketing efforts as well as leading the organization's massive CLEC expansion program. Prior to his appointment as VP Product and Marketing, he spent three years leading our product and marketing team, and was responsible for establishing TNW as a CLEC in the Canadian market. Eric holds a BSc from McMaster University and an MBA from the Rotman School of Management, U of T.

Faris Asic

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR
  • Service Delivery Business Analyst

Gaetan Marin

Job Titles:
  • Wholesale Executive & Unity Specialist

Gilles Poliquin - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Counsel

Glen Gregory - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Member of the Officers and Senior Management Team
  • Member of the Navigata
Glen has been a member of the Navigata team for over 23 years. He began his career at Navigata in 1990 as an Installer, and then moved into a Systems Technician role 6 years later. In 1997 Glen was promoted to the Engineering Department as a Planner where his main area's of responsibility have been focused on Project Management of both internal and external projects, design and implementation of Navigata AC and DC power systems, network/collocation site design, and inside/outside copper/fiber facilities. Glen received a graduate certificate in Project Management in 2001 and later that year became a PMP. He is a member in good standing with the PMI and the local Canadian West Coast Chapter of the PMI. Glen was promoted to Manager, Network Engineering in January 2011. As a result of his valuable performance and contribution to the success of Navigata, in January 2012 Glen was promoted to the VP of Engineering

J. Owen Gilbert - Chief Strategy Officer, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Strategy Officer
  • President
Owen plays an integral role in developing and executing the Company's strategic growth initiatives, as well as overseeing its entire operations Owen joined Navigata in May of 1999 as the Manager, Switch Engineering. In the past eleven years, he has held progressive positions in the company, primarily focused on the customer relationship side of the business. With more than eighteen years of telecommunications experience, including Carrier Sales, Customer Service, Network Planning and technology consulting, Owen has the knowledge and experience required to lead our sales, marketing and customer service teams to market success.

James Gaffney

Job Titles:
  • Warehouse Manager

Jason Aschenbrenner

Job Titles:
  • Account Executive
  • DIRECTOR
  • Member of the Senior Management Team

Jean-François Laforest

Job Titles:
  • IP Engineer

Jerry Crowe

Job Titles:
  • Sales Engineer

Jim Lei

Job Titles:
  • Software Developer

John Adams

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR
  • Technical Operations Manager

John Dale

Job Titles:
  • NOC Technician

Jon Rose

Job Titles:
  • Transport Engineer

Jose Rossi

Job Titles:
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Coordinator

Joseph Côté - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board
  • DIRECTOR
  • Chairman of Investel
  • President of Investel
As chairman of Investel, Joseph is responsible for leading the company into its next phase of growth. He oversee Investel's corporate direction, applying his lifetime of management experience to impart his clear strategic vision to the entire team for its successful business development. After receiving a Law degree and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Ottawa as well as a Master of Business Administration from the University of Sherbrooke, Joseph spent 20 years managing several businesses and organizations in various sectors. This included the management of the Press Centre at the Montreal Olympics. In 1989 he created his own marketing firm which he ran successfully for 25 years, enhancing the sales and profit of many small to medium-sized businesses. His long career provides him with extensive business insight and excellent analytical and organizational skills.

Kamaljit Grewal

Job Titles:
  • Voice Routing Manager

Keith Wong

Job Titles:
  • Software Developer

Lawry Trevor-Deutsch

Job Titles:
  • SVP Corporate & Regulatory Affairs
Lawry has been SVP Corporate and Regulatory Affairs at TNW since December 2012. Prior to that he oversaw the business development activities of Teliphone Corp. He has considerable a business development background with nearly 30 years experience. He holds a BSc (Honours) and MSc from Carleton University and a joint MBA from McGill University and the Manchester Business School of the University of Manchester. In 1991 he founded Strathmere Associates International Limited, an Ottawa-based business and economic development consulting firm which serves the public, private and not-for-profit sectors and still serves as its President. He has served as a consultant to major corporations such as Bayer, Alcan, the Bendix Corporation as well as several Canadian Government Departments including Industry Canada, National Defence and the Canadian International Development Agency. He is a regular consultant for the World Bank in Washington having supported the development of a number of technology-based projects including the Global Development Learning Network and E-Link Americas. In 2007 he completed a LEAD Fellowship (Leadership in Environment and Development) and since that time has devoted his time to the organization as part of his Corporate Social Responsibility and has helped LEAD in the development of programs in idea generation and ethical decision making.

Leo Pella

Job Titles:
  • Senior Customer Service Coordinator

Lesli Brayshaw

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR
  • Network Coordinator

Lorena Walls

Job Titles:
  • Account Executive & Mitel Specialist

Maja Velkoska

Job Titles:
  • Business Development

Mark Ranay

Job Titles:
  • IP Engineer

Martin Reidy

Job Titles:
  • Software Development

Martine Mercier

Job Titles:
  • Customer Account Manager

Matthew Birks

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR
  • Human Resources

Maxime Brazeau

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director Product Fulfilment and CLEC

Maxime Laliberte

Job Titles:
  • Customer Service Representative

Michael Torres

Job Titles:
  • Business Billing Analyst

Myriam Banting

Job Titles:
  • Accounts Receivable
  • DIRECTOR
  • Manager

Nigel Bailey

Job Titles:
  • VP Government Affairs

Nils Vennesland

Job Titles:
  • Technician

Paul Williams

Job Titles:
  • Account Executive

Peter Dawson

Job Titles:
  • Accounts Payable Director

Rajiv Ranjan

Job Titles:
  • Finance

Randy Drew

Job Titles:
  • Field Technician

Raquel Esquerra

Job Titles:
  • Express Delivery Coordinator

Renato Dakis

Job Titles:
  • IT Technician

Richard Cheramy

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR
  • Field Technician

Rick Phelan

Job Titles:
  • NOC Director

Rosa Rodrigues

Job Titles:
  • Customer Service & Remittance Coordinator

Sandeep Panesar - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Member of the Officers and Senior Management Team
  • Member of the Senior Management Team
Sandeep has led organizations in his previous capacities as CEO, COO, CMO and President. He has worked as an entrepreneur successfully developing companies and building value for their stakeholders, particularly in the information technology / information security and telecommunications sectors. He brings to the organization a creative spark, sound analytical reason, and a system of controls. His areas of expertise include: Determining project viability (whether from a financial, technological, or organizational capacity), development and implementation of business process, identification and mitigation of risk, and start-up / operational development and management. He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree and has worked designing surgical instrumentation in the past.

Sarah Brack

Job Titles:
  • Contracts Administrator
  • DIRECTOR

Shan Chelongar

Job Titles:
  • DIRECTOR
  • Technician
  • TOC Technician

Silvia Guardado

Job Titles:
  • Billing Operations Director

Simon Lamarche

Job Titles:
  • Customer Service Director

Simona Dziaugyte

Job Titles:
  • Carrier Business Development

Stephanie Granger

Job Titles:
  • Customer Account Manager

Susan Waterman

Job Titles:
  • Service Delivery Coordinator

Suzanne Perron

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant
  • Member of the Officers and Senior Management Team
The heart of the TNW team, our administrative genius, Suzanne, is credited with keeping everyone and everything at TNW in order since its inception in 2004. With her lifetime of experience in various administrative positions, she is without a doubt one of our most valuable assets

Trent Kilberg

Job Titles:
  • Field Technician

Wendy Song

Job Titles:
  • Accounting & Payroll

Yura Gonzalez

Job Titles:
  • Senior Customer Service and Retention Coordinator