PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

David Perry has over 18 years of experience in executive search, recruiting and strategic human resources planning, including 13 as Managing Partner of Perry-Martel.

David sits on several high-tech Boards of Directors, including the Software Human Resources Council. He has been a guest speaker at CeBIT in Germany on behalf of the CATA Alliance and the Canadian Federal Government. He has given "expert" testimony to the Federal Standing Committee on Finance as well as several federal task force panels on taxation and employment.

His speaking engagements have included:
CBC Television (15 minute news documentary), CBC Radio, CeBIT, CATAAlliance Conference, Ottawa Carleton Research Institute, Canadian Academy of Engineering, Canadian Information Processing Society, and Canadian On-Line Information Summit.

He has contributed numerous articles to such publications as HR Today, Silicon Valley North and First Class.

His opinions have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Info World, Canadian Business Magazine, ("The Most Popular Guys in the World"), Globe & Mail, Ottawa Citizen, Sun, Ottawa Business Journal, and others.

David, recently completed the complete guide to: Better Job and a Better Career Enrich Your Life!

In 1999 he was honored by the Ottawa Business Journal as one of the "Top Forty Under Forty" outstanding young entrepreneurs.
SELECT CONSULTING ASSIGNMENTS

Engaged to hire a complete new executive team for a software turn-around including the President, VP Engineering, VP Sales, VP Marketing, VP Business Development, VP Professional Services, several Directors and 40+ engineers and sales people. Share value rose from a low of $0.69 to a high of $7.10 US, in three years. In another turn around, their stock value rose from $4.62 to $64 USD in three years.

EXECUTIVE SEARCH ASSIGNMENTS

David has conducted assignments for software, hardware, telecommunications, semiconductors, consulting and Internet clients - across North America. Notable among 800 plus assignments, are the following:
For the Internet:
Chief Executive Officer - Internet publishing.
Vice President, Business Development - internet/extranet connectivity.
Vice President, Engineering for one of the most visited sites on the Web.
Vice President, Product Development for a venture backed Web publishing company.
Vice President, Sales & Marketing - Customer Relationship Management.
Vice President, Sales - Internet data center.
For Software:
President - Enterprise Extranets.
EVP, Sales & Marketing - leading MRP company.
Vice President, Engineering
Vice President, Sales - leading CASE-tool vendor.
Vice President, Business Development
Vice President, Professional Services
Vice President, Marketing - leading CASE-tool vendor.
Vice President - Sales, North America
Director of Public Relations
Director of Channels - Internet gaming company.
Director of Marketing Communications - tools.
Director of Customer Care - Customer Interaction.
California Sales Office - gaming company.

And 800 others….