Founded in 1981 by Harry Zarek, Compugen Inc. is one of Canada's largest IT Solution Providers. Under Harry's stewardship, Compugen has realized growth that has consistently exceeded the industry average. Canadian owned and operated; headquartered in Richmond Hill, Ontario Compugen has 1,000 highly qualified staff in fourteen offices across Canada. The company provides technology infrastructure solutions focused on medium and large sized corporations and governments. Compugen reported revenues of over $400M in 2011.
In 2010, Compugen moved to a new headquarter building consisting of state of the art work space including a national call centre, datacentre and ISO-certified configuration centre.
Compugen has initiated a significant business transformation to anticipate the changes that are confronting our industry. The company has reorganized into two divisions: a Technology Lifecycle Services Business and a Technology Solutions Business.
Within the Lifecycle Business, we are bringing together all our services and products around end user device management with the goal of offering a bundled service on a recurring revenue model attached to a wide variety of devices including smartphones and tablets in addition to traditional desktop, laptops and printers.
Our Technology Solutions Business will focus on assisting customers to enable solutions around datacentre and cloud focused on a Business Architecture approach. It brings together the technology platforms for Servers, Storage, Networking together with Virtualization and Microsoft Infrastructure.
Harry focuses on sales and marketing activities and developing the long-term business strategy to position the company as a trusted business partner to its customers and vendors.
Harry holds an undergraduate degree in Engineering Science and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Toronto. An active investor and member of the Board of Directors of a number of early stage technology companies in Canada and the US. Harry sits on the Board of RuggedCom Inc., a Smart Grid Company that had its IPO on the TSX in the summer of 2007. Send an email.
Greg Larnder – VP, Sales – Central Canada and VP Business Development
Mr. Larnder manages the sales and P&L for Compugen's Ontario business, representing 50% of the company’s revenues. Greg manages sales strategy for key National Accounts and strategic opportunities with key vendor partners. A seasoned sales executive, Mr. Larnder has been with Compugen for over 10 years. Send an email.
Mr. Austin oversees all aspects of Finance, Budgeting, Accounting, and Information Technology for the organization. Prior to joining Compugen in 1996, he held a variety of senior management positions at a leading North American energy company. Send an email.
Mr. Goessaert is responsible for the operational management of the product and services component of Compugen’s business; this includes Procurement, Price Management, Supplier Contracts, and Logistics and Warranty and Non-warranty Services. Compugen’s PC product business and the related Technical Services focus on the lifecycle of distributed technology. Ken brings an integrated services-led approach to end user computing. Previously, he has held a number of positions within Compugen including VP and General Manager, Operations, Director of Operations, Director of Sales Operations and Sales Manager. He has been with Compugen for over 20 years. Send an email.
Mr. Stewart provides leadership to Compugen’s marketing team as well as the Human Resources, Facilities and Payroll groups of the company. Andrew plays a major part in managing marketing relationships with technology partners for Compugen and sits on North American and Global advisory boards for Gartner, HP and Microsoft. He is a member of the Dublin based Innovation Value Institute which brings together participants from industry and academe, including Intel and the University of Ireland, to develop best practice models for IT. Send an email.
Michael Charter – VP, Software
Mr. Charter has responsibility for overseeing all aspects of Compugen’s Software business including Sales, Licensing and Software Asset Management. He works actively with all the many strategic Software Publishers that Compugen resells or uses within the various Lines of Business. Prior to joining Compugen in 2007, he held successive senior management positions in the software industry and channels in North America and Europe. Send an email.
Marty leads a national team of
consultants and analysts whose goal is to provide a seamless customer
experience from solution conception through design to implementation and
ongoing support. Compugen’s Professional and Managed services teams
provide advanced solution consulting, project services, and comprehensive
portfolio of ongoing managed services. Marty’s team also focuses on
developing new service offerings to support the latest industry trends and
service delivery models.
Marty has been with Compugen since 1997. He resides in Edmonton and has held various positions including managing our Microsoft and Professional Service divisions. Send an email.
Gilbert Boucher – VP and GM, Quebec
Mr. Boucher manages Sales and P&L for the Quebec Region for Compugen which has experienced strong growth over the past 3 years. Gilbert joined Compugen in 2005 and brings with him over 25 years of experience in the IT Industry. Send an email.
Steve has over 30 years of experience in the IT Industry including 20+ years in the asset finance and asset disposition industry. He leads a team of leasing and asset disposition specialists across Canada in support of the Compugen national account and client network. Steve provides a hands-on approach to the business, ensuring that all aspects of the unique Compugen Finance value-add proposition are both communicated and delivered to his customers. Send an email.