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Executive Leadership

  Cyril McKelvie
President & Chief Executive Officer

Cyril McKelvie

Mr. McKelvie is the President & CEO of BreconRidge, as well as a founding member of the Company. He brings over 20 years of senior management experience in engineering, research and development and telecommunications operations. Prior to joining BreconRidge, Mr. McKelvie was General Manager of GSI Lumonics' optical division from 1999 to 2001.

Previously, Mr. McKelvie was Vice President of Operations for JDS Uniphase from 1997 to 1999. Under his tenure JDS' operations grew by more than 200% a year in both revenue and profitability. Prior to JDS, Mr. McKelvie held a number of key positions at Newbridge Networks in both research and development and operations from 1986 to 1997. In these roles, Mr. McKelvie was instrumental in building Newbridge's new product introduction process from its earliest inception.

   
  Michael McGuire
Executive Vice President Sales, Marketing and Corporate Strategy
Mike McGuire

Responsible for BreconRidge Global Sales and Marketing, Mr. McGuire brings a growth oriented approach to driving sales, as well as a high level of focus on customer needs and satisfaction.

Over the past 25 years, Mr. McGuire has held senior management roles with leading Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) organizations, including holding the position of Vice President, Sales - Industry and Aerospace/Defense Market Sectors at Celestica. Prior to Celestica, Mr. McGuire was Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing at Plexus where he was responsible for reshaping, creating and directing the strategic direction of the sales and marketing structure for the organization.

   
  Michael Homer
Executive Vice President, Operations and Customer Service
Mike Homer

Mr. Homer is responsible for global manufacturing operations in Canada, the US, and China as well as all elements of Customer Service. In this role, Mr. Homer ensures the highest level of service excellence for all BreconRidge Customers.

Prior to joining BreconRidge, Mr. Homer held senior positions in operations at Psion Teklogix, Celestica, Honeywell Canada, and Honeywell Aerospace. Mr. Homer holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from McGill University, and an accreditation from the University of Tennessee in the area of Productivity through Quality and Lean Enterprise Systems.

   
  Linda Nixon
Vice President, Human Resources and Administration
 

As Vice President of Human Resources and Administration, Ms. Nixon  is responsible for establishing the company’s overall people strategy, organizational development and effectiveness direction, as well as the delivery of innovative human resources initiatives and programs.

Ms. Nixon brings over 20 years experience in the development and successful execution of organizational and human resources strategies having held progressively senior and executive roles in the human resources management field including recruiting, compensation and benefits, corporate and employee development, leadership development, employee relations, and mergers and acquisitions in multinational companies. Prior to joining BreconRidge in 2001, Ms. Nixon held organizational development and human resources positions with Mitel Corporation and Mitel Networks Corporation.

Gary McElheron
Vice President, Information Technology Services

Gary McElheron

As Vice President of Information Technology Services at BreconRidge, Mr. McElheron is responsible for the information technology infrastructure across all BreconRidge sites globally.

Prior to joining BreconRidge, Mr. McElheron headed the Information Technology (IT) group at Innovance Networks, where he was responsible for IT management processes, applications, and implementation. Mr. McElheron has held numerous senior management roles with companies like JDS Uniphase, Newbridge Networks and Primetech Manufacturing Operations (Celestica). Mr. McElheron has over 25 years of IT management experience and an extensive knowledge of business processes and process reengineering.

John Pokinko
Vice President, Design Engineering
John Pokinko

As Vice President of Design Engineering, Mr. Pokinko is responsible for delivering design engineering solutions in-line with customer needs, as well as managing the evolution of corporate technology and intellectual property.

Mr. Pokinko brings over 25 years of engineering experience and leadership in product design and development, technology and product portfolio management, and directing multi-site research and development teams.

Prior to joining BreconRidge in 2003, Mr. Pokinko held senior management roles at Nortel in product and technology research and development within the Microwave Modules and Optical Component organizations. During his time at Nortel Mr. Pokinko was instrumental in establishing technical foundations for the Microwave Modules line-of- business.