Mr. Steers brings to the Company over 40 years of international business development and management experience.

He is a partner at IMC Consultoria Representacao Com. Int. Ltda. that among other activities, successfully introduced IMAX to Brazil.

Mr. O’Reilly is an international media and entertainment executive who is currently the CEO of ARHT Media, the global leader in HoloPresence™ communication.

Mr. O’Reilly joined ARHT in Feb 2018 with a goal to monetize a technology that had transported celebrities such as Stephen Hawking, Tony Robbins, Gary Vaynerchuck, Prime Minister Trudeau and others to all corners of the world.

Prior to ARHT, he was President, World Wide Sales at the IMAX Corporation where he led the team that expanded the network of IMAX Theatres from 70 to over 1400. Mr. O’Reilly is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University where he studied Political Science and Business and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Ben is currently Group CFO at NetDragon, a US$1B+ market-cap global leader in building internet communities, where he leads capital market activities, M&A and finance operations across both Greater China and international regions.

Ben has an extensive background in venture capital, corporate M&A and strategic business development. At NetDragon, he led the completion of a series of global acquisitions and investments in leading players (including Promethean, Edmodo, Jumpstart, Chivox, ARHT Media, etc.), as the group’s global education revenue grew by multiple times in the past 5 years, becoming its second-highest source of revenue. Ben was also instrumental in corporate finance activities as he led all fundraising transactions at NetDragon with over US$400M raised over several financing rounds.

Mr. Casgrain is a director of Wilmington Capital Management Inc. and former Chair of CBC Radio Canada, as well as a former Executive Vice President at Brookfield Asset Management and Vice-Chair of Skyservice Business Aviation.

Mr. Casgrain received an undergraduate degree from McGill University and is a Chartered Accountant.

Mr. Carl has extensive experience in serving as a board member and in executive roles for private and public companies across a number of industries. Mr. Carl currently sits on the board of directors of Clearview Resources where he chairs the audit committee, is a member of the compensation committee and has recently chaired the corporation’s special committee that led to a merger with Bashaw Oil Corp.

Additionally, he is part of the board of trustees of InvetPlus REIT, a private real estate investment trust based in Calgary.  As well as serves on the board of Dealnet Capital Corp., a TSX-V listed consumer finance company where he chairs the risk committee.  Mr. Carl also sits on the board of directors of New Wave ESports a TSX-V listed company.

Mr. Wetherald brings over 30 years of legal, human resources and corporate governance experience. Most recently, he was a member of the senior management team at Toromont Industries Ltd. as Vice-President, Human Resources, Legal and Corporate Secretary.

Mr Wetherald previously enjoyed a successful stint at Torstar Corporation from 1991 to 2002 in progressively senior positions culminating as Director of Development and Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary. Mr Wetherald commenced his career as a Corporate Law lawyer at Davies in 1988.

Mr. O’Reilly is an international media and entertainment executive who is currently the CEO of ARHT Media, the global leader in HoloPresence™ communication.

Mr. O’Reilly joined ARHT in Feb 2018 with a goal to monetize a technology that had transported celebrities such as Stephen Hawking, Tony Robbins, Gary Vaynerchuck, Prime Minister Trudeau and others to all corners of the world.

Prior to ARHT, he was President, World Wide Sales at the IMAX Corporation where he led the team that expanded the network of IMAX Theatres from 70 to over 1400. Mr. O’Reilly is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University where he studied Political Science and Business and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Mr. Blum held the position of VP and CFO o1f a high-growth TSE 300 listed company that grew 10 fold over a period of 5 years. Through the growth, Rick oversaw the Initial Public Offering and a number of subsequent financings. He was also responsible for building the finance and administrative infrastructure of the company and was involved in all acquisitions and the subsequent integration of the acquired companies. 

Rick purchased RG Henderson, a parts distribution and service Company in May of 2000. He significantly grew topline revenue and profitability and in February of 2013 sold the company to a private equity firm. The private equity firm completed a number of subsequent acquisitions in the Canadian market and Rick continued as the President of a newly formed company, Heritage Food Service Group of Canada Limited. Rick was responsible for building the national parts distribution division, Heritage Parts Canada. Rick holds a business degree from the University of Toronto and has both his CPA and CA designations.

Andrew is our SVP of Sales and Marketing, leading our international sales and marketing teams. He is a goal-oriented, senior business professional with a proven track record of success, building and growing businesses and working with amazing people, collaborative teams, and considers himself a passionate and skilled business leader.

With an extended background in leading tech companies like Samsung and Sony, Andrew has an ingrained passion for innovative technologies. Andrew holds an MBA from the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management and graduated class valedictorian.

Karine heads up our Asia Pacific & Oceania region and brings more than 15 years of experience in both event production and business development in the MICE industry. Prior to joining ARHT in 2019, Karine worked with numerous reputable event agencies such as Freeman, WRG (now The Creative Engagement Group), Uniplan, MCI and Emotion Asia. Her tenure saw her overseeing the production and management of events over several portfolios. She has been instrumental in curating, managing and delivering events for global corporations, and high-end luxury brands. Her portfolio includes AT&T, Ericsson, Visa, Bloomberg, Schroders, HSBC, AIA, LWMH Group of companies, Pernod Ricard, Roger Dubois, AB Inbev, Adidas and DFS Group. With a focus on business development and expanding ARHT’s Asia footprint, Karine splits her time between Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as frequently travels to build relationships for ARHT in Australia, Korea, Japan and throughout the rest of the region.

As the VP, Production & Technology at ARHT Media, BJ plays a major role in all things related to video content, live event production, and is heavily involved in the R&D of ARHT’s technology offerings. Through his commitment to this role, he has helped ARHT improve the quality of both its live event services and end-user products.

Prior to his current role at ARHT, BJ worked as a Director of Technology helping our content and project teams deliver high-quality experiences for clients. Before joining ARHT, he held the title of Video Production Manager at Big Red Oak Inc. an award-winning creative content agency, and Series Producer at Insight Sports Ltd.

Chris is our VP of Business Development and Execution, with a focus on strategic partners.  He is a resourceful and intuitive strategy execution specialist with an unmatched passion for delivering exceptional guest experiences to audiences around the world.  Chris has an extensive history in the premium cinema space where he worked with industry leaders IMAX, Harkness Screens, and Sony to thrill guests with unparalleled images and audio.

Working with innovative companies with incredible reach has provided him with the unique opportunity to engage with amazing organizations and talented individuals in more than 75 countries.  Chris attended Jacksonville State University and is based in Birmingham, Alabama.

Before joining ARHT Media, Vasily has spent several years working with high-growth tech startups both in full-time finance and consulting capacities. He was responsible for establishing accounting and finance infrastructure to support the continued growth.

Prior to that Vasily worked in an assurance practice of a downtown-based public accounting firm, where he obtained his CPA, CA designation. Vasily also has a BSc in Computer Science, which he utilizes to integrate established and emerging technologies into financial reporting processes at ARHT.

Technology leader with an extensive background in computer vision, video processing and machine learning. Alex spent the last 10 years helping early-stage ventures with R&D, technology strategy, software architecture and execution. Skilled in decision-making, problem-solving, managing multiple projects and cross-functional teams.

Alex is leading the development of ARHT Media proprietary software/hardware platform for media playback and low latency streaming of live events with high-quality two ways real-time communication over the Internet. Resulting integrated solution already enabled hundreds of successful live events and numerous presentations and has clients all over the globe.

Areas of interest: video streaming, computer vision, SAAS, real-time communication, entrepreneurship, games.

Alex holds a BS in Information Technology, Statistics and Cybernetics from the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova.

Jennifer joined ARHT Media in 2019. As the Director of Projects, she manages a team of focused, solution-based project management experts. With over 10 years of experience in event and project management, Jennifer brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to her role.

She is a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) as well as Project Management Professional (PMP). When she isn’t supporting the delivery of HoloPresence^TM across the globe, Jennifer is volunteering on the Board of Directors for the MPI Toronto Chapter and spending quality time with her family.