Meet our Executive Team
Technology. Sustainability. Governance.
Get to know the leaders driving our innovation and shaping our vision for the future.
Technology. Sustainability. Governance.
Get to know the leaders driving our innovation and shaping our vision for the future.
Daoping Bao has more than 30 years of entrepreneurial experience. He is the former CEO of a Nasdaq listed company, social activist, one of the pioneers of online payment, and the curator of the world’s only simulated dinosaur exhibition. He graduated from Emily Carr University.
Laing has spent over 7 years in private equity investment and portfolio management, focusing on the retail and business services industries, before joining EPaper. Laing’s experience includes roles as CEO of a marine services company; COO of an e-commerce aggregator; Chief of Staff of a Canadian private equity firm; and General Counsel of a global media and entertainment company. Laing holds an MBA from London Business School, a Juris Doctor from the University of Calgary, and a BA from Western University.
Mike brings over 40 years of financial, legal, and administrative experience. He has spent more than 25 years at the Chief Financial Officer level, including 18 years as CFO of Creation Technologies Inc., a Vancouver-based contract electronics manufacturing company recognized as one of the city’s greatest manufacturing success stories. Mike also held senior roles at R.R. Donnelley and Kraft Foods, working at the intersection of printing, electronics, and retail.
Nitin has served on governance committees for over a dozen public companies. He was the Managing Director of PwC Corporate Finance. Nitin has held senior roles at Desjardins Securities, Orion Securities and HSBC Securities. He has a BSc in Chemistry from UofT and is a CPA & CFA.
Nick brings over 13 years of experience in field and corporate operations for major retail brands, including Orange PCS, Rogers Communications, and Apple. For the past 14 years, he has led multi-million dollar commercial agreements with global brands like Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart. As an early leader at Retail Zipline, he helped scale the company to over 100 clients, achieving a 97% proof-of-concept conversion rate and a 98% customer renewal rate. Nick’s expertise in operational excellence and strategy continues to drive success for retail businesses.
Ivan has 30 years of e-commerce experience. He was former CEO of Northern Alliance Limited in Hong Kong and built extensive knowledge in digital marketing. Ivan is a co-founder of multiple nonprofit organizations in Canada. He holds a BA in Computer Science from the University of Warwick.
Wei Shao is the national practice group co-leader for the Canada China Country Collaboration group and specializes in international business transactions focusing on China. He has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate and project financing, cross-border counselling, and general corporate and commercial transactions.
Dr. Xiaoyang Huang is the co-inventor of cholesteric liquid-crystal display (ChLCD) technology (ePaper). Dr. Huang has over thirty years of experience in liquid crystal display technology, with 30+ publications and 50+ patents. He is a former chairman of the technical sub-committee of the Society for Information Displays (SID) for liquid crystal display technology since 1998 Dr. Huang is the founder and CEO of Ebulent, a technology and manufacturing company with a wide breadth of competencies including display systems, medical devices, food equipment, and renewable energy. Prior to founding Ebulent, Dr. Huang served as the Director of Business Development in Asia and R&D manager at Kent Displays Inc.
Mike Venton is a senior retail executive with extensive leadership experience at major Canadian retailers, including Sobeys and Loblaw. As SVP Sobeys Discount business FreshCo/Chalo FreshCo (a Sobeys subsidiary) he lead the expansion into Western Canada opening 48 stores in 6 years, while growing the established Fresh Co business in Ontario to over 100 stores, while driving an EBIT CAGR over 50% over this extended time frame.
Previously, as SVP of No Frills (a Loblaw subsidiary), he managed a $5.5 billion franchise business, overseeing its rapid growth. With a strong track record in operations, merchandising, and procurement, Mike excels at driving profitability, strategic execution, executive leadership, and extensive community involvement with leading charities.
Over a 35-year career, Tim Reis has worked in digital, broadcast, and print for some of the biggest names in the industry – Fortune, Money, Forbes, et al – ultimately spending 12 years at Google in leadership roles including evangelizing mobile advertising in its nascence and leading teams serving large and mid-market clients and agencies across a wide variety of industry segments. In his last role at Google, Tim led a team generating $1B in revenue annually while delivering a 50% y/y growth rate.
