Board of Directors

Mitchell is an experienced CEO with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. He is a strong business development professional skilled in entrepreneurship, agile methodologies, software design, and building customer relationships.

Currently Mitchell is the CEO for Sportlogiq, an AI powered sports analytics company helping professional teams win more games and broadcasters engage more viewers.

Educated at McGill University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, retail technology visionary Howard Stotland founded STS Systems in 1973, a leading provider of information systems to the petroleum and retail industries. The firm grew from a start¬up in Montreal to an organization with more than 750 employees in Canada, the US and the UK, with revenues exceeding $135 million.

STS Systems serviced more than 300 retail businesses, and its client list read like a Who’s Who in retailing: Barneys NY, DKNY, Escada, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Chicos, Gymboree, Dicks, Bobs, Holt Renfrew, Reitmans, Roots and Jones New York.

Howard has sat on the Board of Directors of Reitmans Canada Ltd. (a speciality retail chain of 900 stores), Danier Leather, and Canada Health Infoway. Howard successfully exited investments in Blueslice Networks and Oceanwide where he was a Director as well.

Diane has a proven record of success in high growth retail organizations and is known for delivering technology and business process innovation that drives results.

With deep retail knowledge across the enterprise, Diane served as CIO for leading retail organizations – Ulta Beauty and Reitmans Canada Limited – and is currently on the board of directors at Dollar Tree, Shoe Carnival, and Flexe. She served on the Executive Committee of the National Retail Foundation CIO Council and on the Advisory Council of Chicago CIO. Her industry recognition also includes being named to the Chain Store Age “Most Influential Women in Tech” list in 2015 and 2018.

David has a long history in Retail Technology both as a C-level Executive and as a hands-on developer. After starting his career developing Point-of-Sale Solutions and automated Distribution and Warehouse Management Systems, David joined STS and helped leading retailers like La Senza, Forzani, Tommy Bahama, Tommy Hilfiger, Chico’s, Foot Action and numerous others deploy innovative solutions.

David became CEO of NSB, the successor to STS Systems and continued to expand the business into new markets including Australia with clients like Specialty Fashion Group, Sussan Group, and General Pants.

In 2008, David became EVP and GM of Epicor Retail after successfully engineering the sale of NSB to Epicor (Epicor Retail operates under the name of APTOS). After leaving Epicor in 2010, David began a consulting practice that provides strategic and operational guidance to retail technology companies including Momentis Systems.

Matthew graduated in 2006 with a degree in Computer Science from Boston University. He is the co¬founder of the Yellow Bird Project, a retail organization centered around products designed by musicians and many of its retail goods are now associated with charitable endeavours. Yellow Bird in its infant stage was largely about musician designed t¬shirts, the organization has since developed to include 4 books released by the publisher Chronicle Books, a feature length documentary film with a full theatrical release set for 2016, and a full length cover album released by Madic Records.

Aside from YBP, Matthew developed an inventory management system for J Hamelin industries . The solution was deployed to all warehouses and helped the company achieve Six Sigma certification. Matthew concurrently runs the investment side of the family office. He also serves on the board of directors of Conservation Manitou, an environmental charity based in Quebec.

In June 2021, Danny was appointed CEO for XCCommerce as well as a member of the Board. An experienced leader in the retail industry, Danny oversees the company’s global operations, focusing on driving growth of the business and operational efficiencies.

Danny has 25+ years of extensive experience in the retail software business, with roles in sales and marketing, strategic partnerships, and services. Prior to joining XCCommerce, Danny held key senior leadership roles within Aptos and played a vital role in their spin-off from Epicor. He was responsible for growing Aptos’ revenue leading to the company’s acquisition by Goldman Sachs.

Nicolas has an extensive career in corporate finance and investment management. In his current role as Investment Director at Desjardins Capital, Nicolas provides alternative financing solutions up to $50 million in financing to Canadian mid-market businesses.

Backed by a Master’s degree in Business Admin from McGill University, Nicolas has enjoyed a successful career in finance working for Scotiabank’s RoyNat Capital, Bank of Montreal, and Deloitte & Touche.