BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chris Mathers
Chris Mathers retired after a 20-year career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. At the time of his retirement, he was the senior undercover operator at the RCMP Proceeds of Crime Section where he established and operated a number of “storefront” money laundering businesses in Canada and the US, targeting Colombian, Russian and Asian organized crime groups. Chris personally infiltrated criminal organizations in North America, the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe.

In 1995, Chris joined the forensic division of the international accounting firm, KPMG. In 1999, he was appointed to the position of President of KPMG Corporate Intelligence Inc. where he was responsible for international due diligence, asset recovery operations and the investigation and prevention of organized crime and money laundering.

In 2004, Chris established his own firm, chrismathers inc. where he provides crime and risk consulting services to selected domestic and international clients.

In 2005, Chris concluded an offshore asset tracing assignment on behalf of the Independent Inquiry Committee into the United Nations Oil-For-Food Programme.

As a speaker, Chris’ controversial style describes the secret underworld of gangsters and terrorists, explaining the terms and identifying the characters, in a candid, no-punches-pulled style that is consistent with this extraordinary man.

Chris is a popular media commentator and speaker and has served as a consultant on several feature films and documentaries relating to organized crime, espionage and money laundering. He recently completed filming the pilot episode of FraudWatch, a reality television production that examines the current epidemic of fraud worldwide.

Daniel Tobok
Mr. Tobok is an internationally-recognized security and forensic specialist, having worked extensively in North America and Europe.

Beyond his widespread knowledge and hands-on experience in the worldwide security trade, he is a well-recognized subject matter expert in cases involving: corporate breaches, intellectual property theft, threat risk assessments, and computer forensic investigations. With over 15 years of hands-on experience in security and technology investigations, he has consulted on both the private and public sector and has been called upon from far and wide to conduct computer forensics, electronic discovery and to provide expert testimony.

Mr. Tobok is an advisor to the board at The Society for the Policing of Cyberspace (POLCYB). He is also a member of the Information System Audit Control Association (ISACA), Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and International High Technology Crime Investigation Association (HTCIA)

René Hamel
René Hamel retired after a 16-year career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Rene was working General Duties, Native Policing Duties, Special "O" (Surveillance), Commercial Crime and Technological Crime Investigations, all in British Columbia.

Before joining the RCMP, he studied computer programming and system analysis at the Herzing Institute in Montreal.

He then completed the CBIS (Computer Based Information Systems) program through the University of Victoria. René also finished all Canadian Police College courses pertaining to Electronic Search and Seizure for a variety of operating systems and networks. He also received training from the FBI academy in Quantico, Va and from ASRDATA in Austin, Texas.

René established and managed the E-Commerce Fraud Investigations group at KPMG Forensic prior to joining the Royal Bank of Canada where he managed the Computer Forensics and Business Intelligence Tools group for RBC Corporate Investigation Services. René joined the Inkster Group where he established and managed the computer forensics service for the group. Rene is currently in Dublin Ireland, where he is the director of the Computer forensic division.

Gene Mclean
Gene brings over 35 years of relevant experience and most recently was Vice President and Chief Security Officer for TELUS Corporation.  There, his mandate was to protect personnel and physical assets, to secure the network, to provide for the protection of critical data and intellectual property and to ensure regulatory compliance relating to the release of information in the protection of customer privacy. 

As a former Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Officer, Gene’s more than 25 years of service included a number of domestic and international operations. He has been involved in a number of security and intelligence investigations on a trans-national basis and maintains a close professional and operational relationship with law enforcement and intelligence agencies both in Canada and abroad.

Gene also sits on a number of boards and advisory councils including: the Program Education Advisory Board for the British Columbia Institute of Technology, Forensics Faculty; the Advisory Committee with Concordia University College of Alberta; the Overseas Security Advisory Council; the Canadian Society for Industrial Security; and The Society for the Policing of Cyberspace (POLCYB). 

Most notably, Gene serves on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA), a federal government appointment.
Finally, Gene holds a ‘Top Secret’ Federal Government of Canada Security Clearance.

Norman Inkster
Daniel Tobok, President of Digital Wyzdom, welcomes Norman Inkster to the company’s Advisory Board. A pioneer in the Canadian IT security industry, Norman is one of the most recognized security advisors specializing in forensic investigations for corporate, government and private sector organizations, and as such, he is uniquely qualified to provide strategic direction for the continued growth of Digital Wyzdom’s security practice.

Norman brings over 40 years of relevant experience investigating crimes involving fraud, embezzlement, extortion, and theft. Before starting his own consultancy, Norman held a variety of senior management positions at KPMG’s forensic practice and Navigant Consulting. In those roles, he specialized in corporate investigations, business intelligence and electronic evidence. He has also directed efficiency reviews of major law enforcement agencies, as well as business recovery planning and security reviews for corporations and international organizations.

A former RCMP Officer and past Commissioner of Canada ’s largest police force, Norman has been appointed to several high-ranking roles involving national and international security matters. From 1992 to 1994, Norman served as President of INTERPOL.

His notable advisory roles include acting as a Special Advisor to the Auditor General of Canada . Following the events of September 11, 2001, Normal was chosen as Special Security Advisor to the Government of Ontario. He has also served as a key member of the national Task Force on Governance and Cultural Change in the RCMP. Finally, he was recently appointed as Chair of Canada’s Advisory Council on National Security.
In 1995, Norman was made an Officer of the Order of Canada , in recognition of his achievements and distinguished service during his career.

Ian Gilbert
Ian Gilbert is a strategist and valued advisor for executive teams of major companies worldwide.

As Founder and CEO of Third Core, he has designed and implemented business transformation and professional development initiatives for companies like TELUS, Hewlett Packard, Bell Canada, CGI, Ericsson and Tandberg, as well as developing many fast track, start-up companies in partnership with leading Venture Capital companies.

Over the past 15 years, Ian has quietly earned a reputation as one of North America's leading experts in improving sales force productivity by addressing the most challenging issues enterprise sales organization face.

Before establishing Third Core in 2005, Ian held executive sales positions at TELUS, Cable & Wireless, Parametric Technology, Microgen and Reed Elsevier. He has acted as a mentor in the University of Toronto Business School MBA Integrative Management Program and has served on the organizing committee for the e-chapter of Sales & Marketing Executives International, as well as the technology organizing committee for the BC Children Hospital Miracle Weekend. He is the Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the DeGroote School of Business.