Leadership

Shaun Maine is the Chief Executive Officer of Converge Technology Solutions. As CEO of Converge, Shaun is responsible for leading overall vision, strategy, and mergers & acquisitions. Prior to his role as CEO, Shaun was the COO of Pivot Technology Solutions (“Pivot”), a US $1.5 billion revenue value-added reseller listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and was part of the founding group that acquired and integrated five value-added resellers. Shaun is a graduate of Queens University and has been named one of Channel Daily News’ Top 5 Newsmakers of 2019.

Greg Berard is Converge’s Global President & CEO who is responsible for leading the organization’s sales, marketing, and engineering teams across North America. His focus areas include helping teams cross-sell and driving growth & strategy with sales and technical leaders around Converge’s core solution areas. Greg’s experience in analytics, cloud, and security is essential as Converge continues to deepen our value and thought leadership with clients and strategic partners. Previously serving as President of Lighthouse Computer Services, Greg helped substantially grow the business by increasing its capabilities in core technical disciplines and broadening its reach into new expertise. Prior to his tenure at Converge, Greg spent over a decade as a software executive with IBM in a number of positions across the globe. An avid ice hockey fan, Greg played and captained his team at the collegiate level, receiving his Bachelor of Science degree from Babson College in Wellesley, MA.

Cory Reid is Chief Operations Officer at Converge Technology Solutions and globally responsible for delivering oversight and overall post-acquisition integration of newly acquired Converge businesses. This includes the coordination of communications, synergies, technologies, sales operations, and back office. Cory is also responsible for planning and consolidating Finance, HR, IT, and Operations on a regional support basis across the North American footprint of hybrid IT services providers. With extensive experience in the technology sector, Cory has a deep breadth of knowledge and skill that includes diverse roles such as co-founder of a web startup, Fortune 100 software architect, and C-suite executive at a $2 billion technology services organization. Cory earned his Bachelor of Computer Science from Dalhousie University.

John G. Teltsch is Chief Revenue Officer for Converge. With more than 40 years of international leadership experience in the IT industry, John is responsible for oversight of profit alignment, revenue-related functions across the organization, and execution of Converge’s global strategy. Prior to joining Converge, John spent four decades in various leadership roles at IBM, including leading the company’s Partner Ecosystem worldwide and serving as General Manager of Technology Sales across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America, where he brought together IBM Hardware Systems, Cloud & Cognitive Software, and Technology Support Services to accelerate the journey to Open Hybrid Cloud and AI for clients.

John holds his Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance from Spring Hill College. He lives in Connecticut with his wife where he enjoys tennis, biking, and reading.

Julianne Belaga is Chief Legal Officer for Converge. In her role, Julianne serves as a member of Converge’s executive leadership team, advising on a wide variety of legal matters affecting the business and managing all legal aspects of the Company’s global M&A activities. During the course of her career, Julianne has led numerous acquisitions throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Prior to joining Converge, Julianne served as General Counsel for several technology companies based in the U.S., including IT VARs and cloud solution providers. Julianne also served as Vice President and General Counsel, Corporate Services for Avent, Inc., where her primary focus was on global mergers and acquisitions and managing the legal functions for Avnet’s procurement, IT, HR, marketing and similar shared services organizations. Julianne received her BA from New York University and her JD from Emory University School of Law.

Tommy Whatley has 25+ years’ experience in delivering technology services and technical presales alignment. With in-depth knowledge of the technology industry and extensive partner networks, Tommy focuses on leading services, building vendor alliance relationships, supporting merger & acquisition efforts and driving strategy. Prior to joining Converge, Tommy served as the Vice President for Professional Services at Pivot.

Don Cuthbertson is the CEO of Portage CyberTech. Before joining Converge, Don served as Chief Data Officer at Pivot Technology Solutions, where he led the organization’s diligence team on acquisitions and implementation of the business’ integration plans. Don was additionally responsible for outlining urgent value-creation opportunities, identifying key value drivers, and creating roadmaps to improvements. Don earned his Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering from Queen’s University.

Cari Hash serves as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Sales at Converge. A highly experienced sales and technology leader, Cari is responsible for aligning the sales organization’s objectives with Converge’s business strategy and leading the way to build and maintain strong client relationships. She excels in solution selling, vendor management, strategic execution, and professional services. Cari has 20+ years’ experience in IT. She previously served as President of MDSi and in the US Army as a Military Intelligence Linguist (Airborne). She is a WIT Executive Readiness Graduate and member of the National Association of Professional Women.

As Vice President of People Operations, Rhonda Hanes is responsible for directing and supporting all HR initiatives and administration for all Converge employees. Rhonda oversees employee activities and leads HR practices that provide an employee-oriented culture emphasizing teamwork, communication, and growth. Rhonda is also responsible for the recruitment and ongoing development of a healthy and empowered workforce. Over the past ten years she has also helped to create the Leadership Development Program for Corus360 (Emerge360), GRIT (Girls Rule IT), and Toastmasters programs.

As a dedicated and driven marketing leader, Karie focuses on delivering brand vision, digital communication strategies, and marketing operations. She fulfills this is by envisioning, packaging, and presenting innovative ideas via a web-first publishing approach to execute on integrated marketing campaigns. Prior to Converge, Karie held various marketing leadership roles within the IT industry where her responsibilities included marketing management, branding & awareness, sales enablement, business & event planning, and building relationships with partners and customers.

David serves as EVP for the Software and Solutions team at Converge. In this North American-focused position, David is responsible for executing on Converge’s sales, marketing and engineering strategy for the Analytics, Cloud and Security practices. He is responsible for growing Converge’s key software and public cloud relationships, and is the executive sponsor for the IBM Software and Google Cloud partnerships. David holds his BS in Engineering from Cornell University and his MBA in Finance from Baruch College.

Emily is passionate about helping customers leverage technology to solve complex problems. Over 18 years she has built her career at Northern Micro (NM). Taking on the Sales and Technology strategy in 2013, Emily evolved and grew NM’s end-user led business into an edge, to core to cloud Hybrid IT practice. Promoted to President in 2019, she continues to focus on making innovative technologies work for our customers. Outside of her role at NM Emily is an active member of a numerous partner advisory boards.

Vic Verola is a 25-plus year veteran of the Information Technology industry. Vic is currently Executive Vice President of Sales for Converges US Operation and leads the US sales organization, sales strategy, and business development for Converge. Vic was formerly co-owner and President of Vicom Computer Services which was acquired by Converge in December of 2020. Following the acquisition, Vic ran Converges Northeast operation before being promoted to Executive Vice President of US Sales. Vic graduated from Hofstra University with a major in management and a minor in economics. Vic lives on Long Island with his wife Lupita and three children Danielle, Vic Jr. and Tony. His interests include photography, hockey and technology. Vic also chairs the board of directors at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island, one of the largest and most effective mentoring organizations on Long Island.

Greg Rhoades is Chief Technology Officer (US) for Converge. Greg joined Converge in January 2019 as part of the Company’s acquisition of Software Information Systems (SIS), where he served in a similar role. As CTO, Greg’s responsibilities include overall organizational technical oversight, defining strategic technical vision, partnerships, growth opportunities, and thought leadership regarding market direction for Converge. Greg has 20+ years of extensive, hands-on experience delivering complex IT solutions in industries spanning process control, scientific research, education, financial services, and transportation management. Prior to joining Converge, Greg held various technical leadership positions at Westinghouse, John Hancock, JP Morgan, and Data Cave. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University.

With 30 years’ technology experience focused on driving revenue for new solutions in both direct and indirect sales models, Rochelle successfully leads as Converge’s VP of Cloud Platforms. Rochelle has a proven track record of delivering exponential growth in the first two years of developing new lines of business. She previously served as VP of Sales, Global Accounts at CBTS/OnX Enterprise Solutions, where she built a successful revenue stream derived from professional and re-occurring services through the adoption of emerging technologies for a Fortune 100 Financial Services company.

As VP of App Modernization for Converge, Andrew is responsible for leading Converge’s Hybrid Cloud and DevOps practice. This encompasses business development, marketing, sales execution, project delivery, and building strategic partnerships, including Red Hat. Andrew leads a team of sellers and engineers focused on helping clients adopt a hybrid multi-cloud approach. He also directs teams to manage applications and resources across mixed environments to enable greater flexibility, automation, and application modernization. Andrew has 10+ years’ experience in the technology sector, with many years spent with IBM and Lighthouse Computer Services in various sales and leadership positions.

Sohil Merchant is Vice President of Digital Workplace for Converge. In this role, Sohil leads Converge’s Digital Worker strategy, focusing on business development, marketing, sales execution, project delivery, and strategic partnerships. He also Converge’s Executive Sponsor for Microsoft. Sohil has 20+ years of executive experience in building both high performing teams, as well as architecting and supporting global enterprises. Prior to Converge, he held titles that included Practice Director at Accudata and Director of Professional Services & Director of Business Transformation at Netsync Network Solutions. Sohil has also served in executive leadership roles at Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, and Stanford Financial.

Michael Heuberger serves as Global Leader, Managed Services for Converge and is responsible for the Company’s Managed Services business worldwide. Prior to joining Converge, Michael was Co-Founder of ExactlyIT. Previously, Michael held the role of CEO & President of Freudenberg IT (FIT), where his vision led the company to becoming a $100 Million Managed Service Provider for business-critical applications. Michael’s experience also includes various management positions at Infor Global Solutions, where he was responsible for developing core Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Professional Services, and Product Management.

Michael began his career in Machine Engineering and Electronics and strongly believes in robust and functionally sound, but manageable, IT solutions. Standards, compliance, automation, and client satisfaction are the primary drivers of his day-to-day work. Together with his team, Michael enjoys combining the experience he has earned during his career with client projects to create attractive products and services for Converge.

Todd Cannady serves as Regional GM, Southeast for Converge. With 20+ years’ experience in the technology, Todd has expertise in areas ranging from executive management, sales, marketing, and professional services. Previously, Todd held roles of Executive Vice President and General Manager at Yorel Integrated Solutions, where he was responsible for business development, client satisfaction, and services operations. In leading sales in the Southeast, Todd leverages his extensive management experience and industry expertise to generate new business and growth while supporting employee, partner and client success in this region and across North America. Todd is a graduate of North Carolina State and an active civic volunteer, serving on multiple IBM and Industry Advisory Boards.

Chris Henry serves as EVP of Sales & Regional Sales Leader, Central for Converge. For over 20 years, Chris has held various leadership roles ranging from executive sales management to regional sales leadership to product development. In his current role of leading and overseeing sales for Converge’s Central Region, Chris also assists with emerging solutions, IBM partnerships & practice, driving enterprise IT sales, and cloud solutions. Prior to joining Converge, Chris held positions at Arrow Electronics. He is a graduate of Franklin College with a Bachelor of Science in English Studies.

Pierre is the Regional Sales Lead in Quebec and comes from a technical and solution engineering background. For many years, he’s been part of HP Enterprise System’s team where he was responsible for the distribution of HP-UX’s mission-critical systems. Pierre always wanted to create an organization that is unique and make a difference for customers. As co-president of PCD, Pierre has always been very proactive in business development, marketing, public relations and the development of its professional services practices.

Barbara Weitzel is CEO of REDNET GmbH and serves on the Converge Executive Management team. Having previously held various system integrator roles, Barbara founded REDNET GmbH in 2004 with a specific focus on serving public companies and clients. With 30+ years’ experience working in Germany’s IT sector, Barbara is a proven technology professional with specific expertise in Germany’s public sector.

Thomas Volk serves as a Director for Converge. He is a senior executive with unique experience leading global enterprises and mid-market companies as CEO and in executive roles across the U.S. and Europe. Previously, Thomas served as CEO of Cancom and led Dell Germany, UK, and France, as well as worldwide sales at HP. He also holds established board member experience, currently serving as Director and Chairman of five different organizations. Thomas is a Master’s graduate from the University of Karlsruhe and currently resides in Germany.

Nathan Chan has been practicing corporate-commercial law for over twenty years. Nathan is involved in all aspects of the businesses of high technology clients. Nathan is a member in good standing with the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Canadian Bar Association.

Mr. Garcea has more than 22 years of experience in senior positions at major and boutique investment dealers in Canada. Currently, he’s the managing partner and co-founder of Focus Merchant Group, a boutique advisory firm offering a full-range of financial advisory services. Additionally, he was a top-ranked research analyst specializing in technology, gaming, and industrial companies.

Brian Phillips is Chair of the Audit Committee and Lead Independent Director. He spent over 25 years in the investment industry, retiring from Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management after its acquisition by the Royal Bank of Canada in 2008.

He also has board experience in non-profit boards at the provincial level, and the national level. Brian holds an MBA from the Ivey School of Business (UWO) in London, Ontario.

Darlene Kelly is a member of Converge’s Board of Directors. A senior executive with 20+ years’ experience in the IT industry, Darlene has extensive experience in leading and advising IT solution providers. Darlene previously served as Chief Operating Officer at TeraMach, leading the company during its early years, into growth and geographical expansion, and to its sale and subsequent integration into Pivot Technology Solutions in 2016. Darlene has since launched a coaching and advisory practice, supporting corporate leaders and entrepreneurs since founding the organization in 2019.

Darlene is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario. She is also an internationally certified executive coach.

Dr. Rinow brings over 20 years of international experience as a transformational finance and business leader, guiding companies through inflection points of growth, innovation, technology convergence and business integration. Toni served in public and private organizations, where she spearheaded capital expansion and acquisitions across USA, Canada, Latin America, Europe, and India.

She holds a Masters of Business Administration and a Masters in Accounting from the McGill University, was appointed a Chemical Engineer from ERASMUS European Higher Institute of Chemistry in Strasbourg, France and holds a PhD in Biophysics and Chemistry from the University of Montreal. Toni is trained in Artificial Intelligence at MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

She serves on the audit committee and nomination & governance committee.