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About the authors.
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Shannon Bell.
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Shannon Bell is the Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer, and Chief Information Officer for OpenText, responsible for the company's IT and digital systems, data platforms, networks and communications, commercial and corporate cloud operations, as well as its security and compliance.
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She is an accomplished IT leader with over 25 years of international experience in technology transformation and large-scale integrations.
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Prior to OpenText, she held a senior leadership role at Rogers Communications, spearheading the technology integration of the SHA acquisition.
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Her career has included roles at AMDOX, New Step Networks, Metasolve Software, Axiom Systems, and Newbridge Networks.
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Shannon holds an MBA from the University of Surrey and undergraduate degree from Carleton University.
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David Fraser.
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Major General retired, David Fraser, has served as a director of Open Text since September 2018.
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One of the most decorated generals in Canadian Armed Forces history, he is a recipient of the Order of Military Merit, among others.
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In 2006, he was the commander of the Multinational Brigade for Regional Command South in Afghanistan and led Operation Medusa, the largest combat engagement of Canadian Armed Forces in more than 50 years.
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General Fraser also served as the commandant of the Canadian Forces Staff College.
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After his retirement from the military, he served as an executive with three different corporations, among them Blue Goose Pure Foods, and has experienced leadership on both the battlefield and in the boardroom.
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David co-authored the Anticipant Organization, a survival guide for leading organizations in a world of constant disruption, with Tom Jenkins and Mark J.
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Baronshay.
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Tom Jenkins, one of Canada's leading experts on innovation and digital technologies, Tom Jenkins is the chair of Open Text Corporation, the largest software and cloud company in Canadian history and one of the most successful internet companies in the world.
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Tom has served or continues to serve on the boards of Open Text Corporation, Menulife Financial, Thompson Reuters, TransAlta Corporation, BMC Corporation, and Slater Steel.
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He also served as the chair of the National Research Council of Canada.
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He received his commission as an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces and as the honorary colonel of an infantry regiment and a fighter squadron in the Canadian Armed Forces.
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He was the 10th Chancellor of the University of Waterloo and he was inducted as a companion into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.
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Tom is a recipient of the Federal Republic of German Order of Merit, Knight's Cross, and he is an officer of the Order of Canada.
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Tom has authored many business books on digital innovation and co-authored Ingenious How Canadian Innovators Made the World Smarter, Smaller, Kinder, Safer, Healthier, Wealthier, and Happier with David Johnston, the former Governor General of Canada.
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Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank the following people for their time, energy, and insight Michael Asito, DD Andrews, James Oroyo, Savonet Barry, Leiv Drenikov, Paul Duggan, Joe Dwyer, Adam Hennessy, Bita Hushman Rabi, Michelle Kelly, Anupam Kazanchi, Edward Collegian, Mark LaRue, Stephen Ledlow, James McGorley, Sandy Ono, Sonny Rothenberger, Scott Schultz, along with Elizabeth Chesney Hansen, Editor, and Stephen Shaw's and Kevin Sai for layout and design.
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About the authors.
00:00:02.479 --> 00:00:03.839
Shannon Bell.
00:00:04.160 --> 00:00:22.640
Shannon Bell is the Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer, and Chief Information Officer for OpenText, responsible for the company's IT and digital systems, data platforms, networks and communications, commercial and corporate cloud operations, as well as its security and compliance.
00:00:22.879 --> 00:00:31.120
She is an accomplished IT leader with over 25 years of international experience in technology transformation and large-scale integrations.
00:00:31.359 --> 00:00:39.600
Prior to OpenText, she held a senior leadership role at Rogers Communications, spearheading the technology integration of the SHA acquisition.
00:00:39.759 --> 00:00:48.479
Her career has included roles at AMDOX, New Step Networks, Metasolve Software, Axiom Systems, and Newbridge Networks.
00:00:48.640 --> 00:00:54.719
Shannon holds an MBA from the University of Surrey and undergraduate degree from Carleton University.
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David Fraser.
00:00:56.880 --> 00:01:04.239
Major General retired, David Fraser, has served as a director of Open Text since September 2018.
00:01:04.400 --> 00:01:11.920
One of the most decorated generals in Canadian Armed Forces history, he is a recipient of the Order of Military Merit, among others.
00:01:12.159 --> 00:01:24.400
In 2006, he was the commander of the Multinational Brigade for Regional Command South in Afghanistan and led Operation Medusa, the largest combat engagement of Canadian Armed Forces in more than 50 years.
00:01:24.640 --> 00:01:29.680
General Fraser also served as the commandant of the Canadian Forces Staff College.
00:01:29.840 --> 00:01:42.000
After his retirement from the military, he served as an executive with three different corporations, among them Blue Goose Pure Foods, and has experienced leadership on both the battlefield and in the boardroom.
00:01:42.239 --> 00:01:51.120
David co-authored the Anticipant Organization, a survival guide for leading organizations in a world of constant disruption, with Tom Jenkins and Mark J.
00:01:51.280 --> 00:01:52.560
Baronshay.
00:01:52.799 --> 00:02:07.840
Tom Jenkins, one of Canada's leading experts on innovation and digital technologies, Tom Jenkins is the chair of Open Text Corporation, the largest software and cloud company in Canadian history and one of the most successful internet companies in the world.
00:02:08.080 --> 00:02:19.680
Tom has served or continues to serve on the boards of Open Text Corporation, Menulife Financial, Thompson Reuters, TransAlta Corporation, BMC Corporation, and Slater Steel.
00:02:19.919 --> 00:02:23.599
He also served as the chair of the National Research Council of Canada.
00:02:23.759 --> 00:02:33.120
He received his commission as an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces and as the honorary colonel of an infantry regiment and a fighter squadron in the Canadian Armed Forces.
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He was the 10th Chancellor of the University of Waterloo and he was inducted as a companion into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.
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Tom is a recipient of the Federal Republic of German Order of Merit, Knight's Cross, and he is an officer of the Order of Canada.
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Tom has authored many business books on digital innovation and co-authored Ingenious How Canadian Innovators Made the World Smarter, Smaller, Kinder, Safer, Healthier, Wealthier, and Happier with David Johnston, the former Governor General of Canada.
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Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank the following people for their time, energy, and insight Michael Asito, DD Andrews, James Oroyo, Savonet Barry, Leiv Drenikov, Paul Duggan, Joe Dwyer, Adam Hennessy, Bita Hushman Rabi, Michelle Kelly, Anupam Kazanchi, Edward Collegian, Mark LaRue, Stephen Ledlow, James McGorley, Sandy Ono, Sonny Rothenberger, Scott Schultz, along with Elizabeth Chesney Hansen, Editor, and Stephen Shaw's and Kevin Sai for layout and design.
