Our Leadership
The VitalHub team is comprised of leaders and innovators in technology and healthcare.
Executive Team
Dan Matlow
President &
Chief Executive Officer
As President & CEO, Dan is responsible for driving VitalHub’s product vision and customer success, as well as strategic initiatives focused on accelerating growth.
Brian Goffenberg
CPA, CA, EVP & Chief Financial Officer
Brian is a highly effective finance executive, with expertise in financial management of information technology firms, including Medworxx Solutions Inc., Philips Lifeline, DWL Incorporated and Delrina Corporation.
Niels Tofting
EVP, Managing Director of North American Operations
Niels has proven success supporting diverse vertical markets and managing high-performing sales teams and experience leading international business development and growth.
Robert Lazar
EVP of Professional Services & Customer
Care
Robert is an expert in driving company performance through post-sales management with a proven track record building both client and business partnership relationships.
Vijit Coomara
EVP of Development
Vijit provides more than 30 years of experience in development and technology, developing innovative and disruptive technology solutions.
Patrick Mazza
Chief Operating Officer
Patrick is a seasoned technology executive with over 25+ years of experience driving performance growth via data-driven insights.
Our Team
In addition to our strong leadership, the VitalHub team includes individuals with extensive experience in healthcare, information technology and in bringing new and innovative products to market.
Our executive team and company is comprised of a diverse group of software professionals with many years of experience in engineering, product development, client support, acquisitions and mergers, operations, and business development.
Board of Directors
Barry Tissenbaum
Board Member
Mr. Barry Tissenbaum, CPA, CA is a Corporate Director as well as a Consultant for B.A.T. Consulting which provides services to mostly private, family owned entrepreneurial companies. Mr. Tissenbaum is a former senior partner with Ernst & Young LLP in Toronto where he headed their Retail & Consumer Products division as well as working many years in the Entrepreneurial Services Group and served as the Toronto Mid-Town Managing Partner for 5 years. Barry’s experience as an accountant and business advisor has seen him provide consulting services to senior management in the areas of strategy, profitability, finance, management, taxation, mergers, acquisition and divestitures. Mr. Tissenbaum has served on the board of directors of various publicly listed companies including Nobilis Health Corp., Just Energy Exchange Corp., Corel Corporation, and Medworxx Solutions Inc., and currently serves on the board of Noranda Income Fund. Mr. Tissenbaum obtained his Chartered Accountant designation in Quebec in 1968 and in Ontario in 1974. He is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountant and the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Ontario.
Dan Matlow
Board Member
As president and CEO of Vitalhub, Mr. Matlow’s focus is on increasing new license sales and services revenues, and directing the overall operations of the business. Mr. Matlow brings 20 years of software vendor management experience to Vitalhub, with extensive experience in software development, marketing, consulting, and sales. Dan most recently served as President and CEO of Medworxx Solutions Inc. (“Medworxx”) from 2004 to 2015, which was sold to Aptean, a subsidiary of Vista Equity Partners, in October 2015 for a valuation of $20 million. Medworxx is a provider of healthcare patient flow solutions throughout Canada, the United States, the UK, France and Australia. Dan began his career at On-Line Software Inc. where he led the Canadian operations of a $150M software business. He then founded and led an education services organization called SDLC Technologies Inc. (“SDLC”). SDLC developed and marketed instructor-led IT education courses in the United States and Canada. Dan led the sales function of Open Text’s healthcare division as Vice President of Sales. He was SVP of Sales for Corechange, a Boston-based startup, where he led the sales team that grew both license and services revenues from less than USD$1M in 1997, to over $20M in 2001. Open Text acquired Corechange in early 2003. Prior to Corechange, Dan served as President & CEO for an enterprise training and education company that delivered a broad range of instructor-led technical training to Fortune 1000 enterprises in the North America. Dan holds a BA from York University in Toronto, Canada.
Tony Shen
Board Member
Tony Shen brings more than 20 years of experience in elecommunications, most recently as President and co-Chief Executive Officer of Aastra, a role he held from 2005. In 1996, he co-founded Aastra with Francis Shen, and until 2005 was Aastra’s President and Chief Operating Officer. From 1989 to 1996, Tony was Vice President of Aastra Telecom Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aastra. Prior to his leadership roles at Aastra, Tony spent nine years at Owens Corning Fiberglass Corporation in a variety of positions that spanned engineering and product development to marketing. Under the co-leadership of Tony and Francis Shen, Aastra was recognized as part of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 in Canada in 1999-2002 as well as in 2006. Tony holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Engineering Physics) granted in 1980 from the University of Toronto (Canada).
Francis Shen
Chairman of the Board
Francis Shen is the President of Shen Capital Corporation, a private investment company. Mr. Shen was the founder, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Aastra Technologies Ltd, which was sold to Mitel Networks Corporation in 2014 in a transaction that returned over $500 million to the Aastra shareholders. Aastra was founded in 1983 initially to serve the aerospace market and quickly transitioned in the 1990s to the rapidly growing telecom industry. The company was initially listed on the Alberta Stock Exchange (now TSX Venture Exchange) in 1996. In 2000, the company was listed on the TSX and later added to the S&P/TSX Composite Index. Mr. Shen led an aggressive M&A consolidation strategy which resulted in the company to become one of the top global players in the enterprise communications market. In 2000, Mr. Shen was named Ontario’s Entrepreneur of The Year in the Technology & Communications category by Ernst & Young. He holds a Master and Bachelor of Applied Science both from the University of Toronto. Mr. Shen is a board member of the Toronto General & Western Hospital Foundation, the Toronto International Film Festival, the ROM Board of Governors and NEXT Canada. He is also the co-chair of the Entrepreneurship Leadership Council, and the founder and sponsor of Start@UTIAS at the University of Toronto.
Roger Dent
Board Member
Mr. Dent has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Quinsam Capital Corporation, an investment firm focusing on undervalued assets, companies, or projects, since December 2013. Mr. Dent is a director of AcuityAds Holdings Inc., Omni-Lite Industries Canada, Inc., Deveron UAS Corp., and California Nanotechnologies Corp. From 2003 to 2011, he held various positions, including portfolio manager, with Matrix Fund Management Inc., where he managed the Matrix strategic Small Cap Fund and the Matrix Small Companies Fund. He was formerly Vice-Chairman of Yorkton Securities Inc., one of the Canada’s largest independent investment dealers and was Managing Director and Deputy Manager of Research at CIBC World Markets. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University.
Steve Garrington
Board Member
Based in Sydney Australia, Steve Garrington is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Directors (GAICD), and brings 30 years of Healthcare IT business experience to his role on the VitalHub board. Mr. Garrington has previously served on public company boards in the UK, Australia and Canada, and has held leadership positions at several international software companies including; Misys, Torex, Ascribe, IBA Health, iSOFT and InterSystems. Mr. Garrington is currently working as a non executive independent advisor to companies in the technology sector. Mr. Garrington’s expertise has been developed in a range of markets including Asia Pacific, Continental Europe, Middle East, North America, Latin America and the United Kingdom.
