Paul Rippin

BIO

Serial tech entrepreneur with a track record of achieving business results, through leadership, management, innovative problem solving, networking, financial engineering and M&A. Successfully led & managed multi-disciplinary teams in UK, France, Canada, Mexico, USA. Experience in various aspects of business: Finance, M&A, Sales, Marketing in industries such as Software, Marketing and Entertainment. In 2008 is Founder and CEO of Engagement Labs Inc. (TSX VENTURE:EL), the data-based communications company and creator of eValue - the global benchmark for social scoring. Since 2007, he is invited professor at UQAM (Université du Québec à Montréal) for a series of seminars about entrepreneurship. In 2004, Mr. Allard is founder and CEO of Triangle Growth Capital 1, a Capital Pool Company that he lists on the TSX Venture (TRL.P) in March 2005 raising 1,5M$. In 1997 he founded ZAQ Interactive Solutions Inc. and acted as President and CEO until the company was sold to ISAC Technologies in March 2003 (ISF.VN). Mr. Allard is frequently invited as speaker and has served as key-note speaker, panel member, chair and moderator in Asia, Europe and North America in over 50 events.