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Bill Tam To Head BCTIA

bctia [1]The BC Technology Industry Association [1] has announced that Bill Tam has been appointed as the new President and CEO, effective July 1, 2011. Bill will take over from outgoing President and CEO, Pascal Spothelfer, who will be returning to industry.

Bill’s career has taken him across Canada and into the United States, serving as CEO of EQO Communications in Vancouver, a Venture Partner at SpringBank TechVentures in Calgary, VP Business Development at AT&T Canada, VP of Product Strategy and Marketing at MetroNet, in addition to executive roles at Rogers Telecom in Toronto and Bell Canada in Toronto and Denver, Colorado. Over the past several years, Mr. Tam has been actively involved in growth initiatives with a successful history of building and launching new businesses in the software, e-commerce, Internet, and telecommunications sectors.Bill Tam [2]

Bill joined the BCTIA Centre4Growth [3] as one of the first CEOs-in-Residence and for the past ten months has been a committed member of the team. Bill currently coaches over 40 tech entrepreneurs, and is a key contributor to the success of the Centre4Growth program.

“The BCTIA Board of Directors is very pleased to appoint Bill Tam to lead our organization. Bill is a seasoned technology executive who possesses the management experience, strategic thinking, and drive to leverage the good work that has been accomplished at the BCTIA over the past years.” said Paul Gorton, Chair of the BCTIA Board of Directors.

“As both a corporate executive and a tech company founder, Bill understands the challenges that technology companies of all sizes face every day. This will allow him to be a very strong advocate for our industry, and an effective builder of a stronger, more cohesive technology community in British Columbia. His current contributions through Centre4Growth reflect his recognition that building industry capacity is critical to our success,” added Gorton.

Bill Tam holds a Master of Business Administration from Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from McGill University.

“BC has long cultivated a vibrant technology industry with a proud history of innovation, outstanding talent and market leaders across the major sectors of information technology, wireless, digital media, clean tech and life sciences.  BCTIA enjoys a unique position in having fostered strong relationships with the technology community, supporting organizations and government partners to promote and strengthen the industry as a whole in BC.? It’s a great honour to join the BCTIA leadership team and have the opportunity to build on its successes.” said Bill Tam, incoming BCTIA President & CEO.