Karim J. Yaghmour / Founder and CEO
Karim is most widely known as the author of O'Reilly's book on Building Embedded Linux Systems published in 2003. In 1999, Karim founded Opersys inc., an outfit specializing in providing expertise and training on the use of the Linux operating system in embedded systems. As Opersys' CEO, he successfully expanded its operations to include in its portfolio clients such as Motorola, Panasonic, and BAE Systems.

In addition to steering Opersys inc., Karim has made numerous contributions as part of his active involvement in the Open Source community. In 1999, for instance, he introduced the Linux Trace Toolkit and was later joined in this effort by many individuals from leading technology companies, including members of IBM's Reliability, Accessibility and Serviceability (RAS) and T.J. Watson research teams. He went on to author key whitepapers and proposals which led to such technologies as the Adeos nanokernel, which is currently relied upon by the Xenomai real-time framework, and the relayfs filesystem, which was jointly developed with IBM's RAS team and has since been included in the mainline Linux kernel distributed at kernel.org. Karim has also published a number of technical papers and has presented at numerous international conferences on various topics.

In 2003, his expertise was sought by the CE Linux Forum, an organization created by Sony Electronics and Matsushita (Panasonic) for the enhancement of Linux for use in consumer electronics, which selected him as one of two Special Supporting Members in order to help guide the forum's efforts. Online collaboration being at the core of all Open Source development, Karim had witnessed first-hand the modern pains and problems facing users of conventional collaboration tools. He had, therefore, initially been seeking ways to enhance the value of the predominant and, arguably, the most effective online collaboration tool: email. This motivation eventually led to what is now Kryptiva. Karim holds a Masters and Bachelors in computer engineering from the École Polytechnique de Montréal.

Stephane Moisan / Senior VP of Sales and Business Development
Over the past 20 years, Stephane has built a solid career as a senior executive and sales lead in a wide variety of technology-related companies. Prior to joining Kryptiva, Stephane was VeriSign's Director of Sales for the Canadian market. Previously, he helped launch and held key responsibilities at VPNTech, VeriSign's first official Canadian affiliate, where he acted as VP of Sales. Stephane was also instrumental in preparing VPNTech for its acquisition by Soltrus in 2002, remaining on Soltrus' senior management, and later fulfilled similar responsibilities in preparing Soltrus for its own acquisition by VeriSign in 2006.

Before specializing in the IT Security market, Stephane's background included being Director of Business Development in the 1990's for Dussault, a startup in the HD broadcasting industry, where he secured key alliances with major industry players in North and South America. Earlier, he led a fast-track sales career at Xerox where he was appreciated during his 9 year tenure for his keen talent to understand clients and provide them with custom tailored solutions to their everyday business needs. Stephane holds a Bachelors degree in Marketing from the Universté de Trois-Rivières.

Guy Couture / Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer
For 24 years, Guy was a partner in a world-renowned accounting firm. In addition to being on the regional office's board of directors for 8 years, he led its executive team for more than 3 years. Since, Guy has actively contributed to the founding and management of many services-oriented and manufacturing companies. Specifically, he was very actively involved for many years in the running of businesses in the fields of security systems and cable television providers before later being involved in manufacturing companies both in Canada and in France.

Since 2005, Guy has been applying his vast experience to overseeing and directing all the financial aspects of Kryptiva's operations. He holds a Masters in Professional Accounting from the Université de Sherbrooke and has been a member of the "Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec" since 1974.

Ginette Matteau / Outside Legal Counsel
Ms. Matteau has been practicing in the field of business law as a senior partner of Monty Coulombe S.E.N.C. since 1989. Her contributions to Kryptiva's team stem from her extensive expertise in mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and commercial agreements drafting in the areas of procurement, franchising, distribution, marketing and securities. In addition, Ms. Matteau also sits on the board of many regional institutions in the sectors of health and economic development. Ms. Matteau is a law graduate from the Université de Sherbrooke and has been a member of the bar since 1984.