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| Zamage has assembled a world-class management team to grow the company based on its early vision. Although the company is relatively young, it has attracted managers with decades of professional experience. Much of our success, including the ability to form alliances with an impressive list of companies, can be attributed to the established, professional strength of our executive and advisory teams. Rather than having knowledge in just one area, such as international business development or fine art services, our team is made up of experts who have proven themselves in a wide range of pertinent business dimensions. |
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Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer:
Stewart Irvine |
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Stewart is the vision and driving force behind the creation of Zamage. With over twenty years of experience with business management and marketing in North America and internationally, he brings the experience necessary for strategic planning to ensure success for Zamage.
Stewart's experience includes founding Wcollect.com, which specialized in the sale of fine art from master artists to celebrities. He also served as President and CEO of ArtWorks International Corp. Stewart founded one of the first online interactive web seminar sites located at www.youachieve.com and an advanced educational tools company called Lifestart Learning Systems Corp. |
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Chief Financial Officer:
Ken F. Maude, C.G.A. |
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Ken provides the financial management necessary to be profitable in a competitive industry. He has been involved with start-ups and growing companies for many years, and has been instrumental in assisting them to source and raise capital.
He is a member of the British Columbia Institute of Certified General Accountants and received his Certified General Accountant designation from the University of British Columbia in 1973.
Ken opened his own practice (Maude and Associates) in the 1970s, where he specialized in providing tax advice for domestic and foreign corporations.
Ken serves as a Director of several companies, including a NASDAQ listed company with an E-commerce site for art and entertainment, a private international credit card company, and a foreign currency exchange offshore mutual fund. |
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Chief Creative Officer:
Don Bergland, PhD. |
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Don not only acts as the creative inspiration pushing Zamage to explore new heights, he is also an award winning artist and art educator. Don began advocating digital art production tools as early as 1986. His experience has been the driving force behind many web and media production projects.
Don is a media consultant who has developed digital education programs and studios for schools, universities and industry and takes deep pride in seeing a project completed properly.
Along with these accomplishments he is also credited with work as a graphic artist, a designer, creative writer, video producer and audio artist for companies such as Canada's National Film Board, Collideascope Digital Production, and Motions Works.
He is currently the Director of RedJello Media, Inc., and Director of the Multimedia Arts Center, at the University of Victoria where he is also an Assistant Professor. He was the Instructional Director at Bodwell Internet School and the Director of Visual and Audio Arts and past Director of Creative Services for Electronic Arts (EA). |
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Vice President:
Neil Hunter |
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Neil provides the necessary relational leadership style to forge new strategic partnerships and affiliations with artists, interior decorators, companies, not-for-profits, and retail clients.
His background includes re-engineering a national not-for-profit organization, establishing pension plans, payroll management, and regional budgeting practices.
He is often called upon to provide the clarity of thinking necessary to implement objectives that impact multiple teams within Zamage. His immersion into the image production, printing, and framing processes enables him to provide the necessary insight to prospective customers partners and affiliates.
Like many Zamage team members he is a recreational artist who continues to sketch and create visual imagery. |
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