Executive Management

Miroslav (Mirko) Wicha has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since founding Haivision in 2004. Mr. Wicha has over 35 years of executive management and worldwide sales experience with software and hardware companies in the graphics, high performance computing, and multi-media industries such as Discreet Logic (NASDAQ: DSLGF), Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), from 1999 to 2000, Alias|wavefront, Alias Research Ltd. (NASDAQ: ADDDF), from 1993 to 1998, Silicon Graphics (NASDAQ: SGI) from 1988 to 1993 and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HWP) from 1983 to 1988. Mr. Wicha has also served as a director of ToonBoom Technologies Inc. in Montréal from 2001 to 2003 and St. George’s School of Montréal from 2002 to 2005. Mr. Wicha is currently Chairman and Director of the Wicha Music Foundation since 2009 and an Industrial Advisory Board Member for the Jodrey School of Computer Science, Acadia University since 2012. Mr. Wicha has lived and worked internationally, managing successful high-tech operations throughout the world with a focus on building global companies and shareholder value. Mr. Wicha received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics degree from Acadia University.

Dan Rabinowitz has served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company since November 2008 and currently serves as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice-President, Operations. Mr. Rabinowitz has over 30 years of experience in finance and management. Prior to joining Haivision, Mr. Rabinowitz served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for FinanSure, Inc., a student loan lender, from 2005 to 2008, TUSC, an IT professional services firm, from 2001 to 2004 and Peapod, Inc. (NASDAQ: PPOD), the world’s first internet grocer, from 1995 to 2001. He also served as an M&A intermediary for Geneva Capital Markets, a subsidiary of Citibank from 1994 to 1995. Mr. Rabinowitz received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Illinois, and his Masters of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Peter Maag has served as Chief Marketing Officer of the Company since October 2010 and has been part of the executive management team since joining Haivision in 2004. Mr. Maag has over 26 years of experience in business development, sales, marketing and partner development. Previously, Mr. Maag served as Vice President Business Development at Hyperchip Inc., a company operating in the telecommunications sector, from 2001 to 2004 and as Vice President at Discreet Logic (NASDAQ: DSLGF), a public company that specialized in digital video effects and editing software tools, which was acquired by Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK), an American multinational software corporation. Mr. Maag received his Masters of Business Administration degree from McGill University and his Bachelor of Engineering Science degree from the University of Western Ontario.

Mahmoud Al-Daccak has served as Executive Vice President, Product Development of the Company since August 2009. Mr. Al-Daccak has over 25 years of experience in product development. Prior to joining Haivision, Mr. Al-Daccak served as Vice President of Engineering from December 2002 to November 2006 and then Chief Technology Officer from December 2007 to July 2009 of MaxT Systems, a Canadian company that provided storage solutions and collaborative content creation, where he overhauled the technology and strategic direction of the Company, culminating in the acquisition of the company by Avid Technology, Inc. Previously, Mr. Al-Daccak held positions as Chief Technology Officer of ZipLocal from November 2006 to November 2007, Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of Polyester Media from February 2000 to November 2002, and Vice President of Product Development from February 1994 to November 1999 at Discreet Logic (NASDAQ: DSLGF), a public company that specialized in digital video effects and editing software tools, which was acquired by Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK), an American multinational software corporation. Mr. Al-Daccak received his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and his Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University.