ST. JOHN'S,
Newfoundland and Labrador,
Jan. 31,
2014 /CNW/ - Bluedrop Performance Learning (TSX-V:
BPL) today announced the appointment of Mr. Paul Sparkes to
the Board of Directors. Mr. Sparkes is the Executive Vice Chairman
and Co-Founder of Difference Capital Financial Inc. (TSX: DCF).
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Mr. Sparkes is an accomplished business executive with more than
20 years of experience in the public and private sectors. For the
past decade he was a leader in the broadcast and new media industry
for Canada's premier media company where he
most recently served as CTVglobemedia's Executive Vice President,
Corporate Affairs. He also held senior positions in the public
service, including with the Government of Canada as
Director of Operations to then Prime Minister, Jean Chretien,
and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador as a
senior aide to two Premiers; Clyde Wells and Brian Tobin. Mr.
Sparkes serves on a number of boards including Thunderbird Films,
the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), the National Arts
Center Foundation, and is the Chair and founding member of the
Smiling Land Foundation.
"Paul's expertise in financial and corporate strategy makes him
an extremely valuable Board member for Bluedrop," said Emad Rizkalla,
founder and CEO of Bluedrop. "We are excited to welcome Paul during
a period of high growth driven by the acquisition of Atlantis
Systems Corporation and the expanding Bluedrop Networks Learning
business."
Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Sparkes said, "I am
enthusiastic to join the Bluedrop Board of Directors and look
forward to contributing to the company's strategy and growth plans.
We are clearly big believers in Bluedrop and Difference Capital
provided the $3.0
million of convertible debt financing to fund the
recent acquisition. I look forward to working with the rest of the
Board and management team."
About Bluedrop
Bluedrop Performance Learning (TSX-V: BPL) is an innovator in
workplace training for individuals, corporations, military
personnel and the public sector. Launched in 2004, with six offices
and over 120 employees, Bluedrop is transforming the workplace by
designing, developing and delivering practical, actionable and
affordable training content that improves individual and overall
performance of organizations. Bluedrop is ranked in the Top 50
Defence Companies by Canadian Defence Review (CDR). Bluedrop is
also recognized as one of the Top 3 eLearning companies in
Canada by Backbone Magazine in their
"Best of Everything in Canadian Tech" issue. For more information,
visit www.bluedrop.com.
Media contact:
Bernie
Beckett
Bluedrop Performance Learning Inc.
Berniebeckett@bluedrop.com
Phone: 709-739-4938
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