Executive Team

Marport has an experienced and dedicated team of professionals with experience in product design, development and commercialization, building worldwide distribution and customer support networks and delivering shareholder value. The team has a unique blend of entrepreneurial spirit and real world business experience gained from start ups to publicly listed companies.

Cyril McKelvie : President & CEO

Mr. McKelvie is a well seasoned industry executive and brings over 25 years of senior management experience in advanced engineering management, research and development and operations.  He joined Marport from his most recent position as Executive Vice President of Sanmina-SCI Corporation – a leading global electronics contract manufacturer serving the international electronics manufacturing services market. Prior to Sanmina-SCI, Cyril was co-founder and President of Breconridge Manufacturing, one of Canada’s largest contract manufacturers.

Karl Kenny : Chief Strategy Officer

Karl co-founded Marport Canada Inc. and was appointed its President & Chief Executive Officer in July 2003. He has been involved in high technology since 1980 in a wide variety of technical and executive roles. He served as a Canadian Navy maritime surface officer and has significant expertise in communications, electronic navigation systems and digital imaging. During the 1980’s he was part of the Microsoft mouse project team with responsibilities for offshore manufacturing. In 1996, he co-founded Telepix Imaging Inc., a world leader in digital imaging software and photo e-commerce. In 1999, Telepix was purchased by a European photo equipment manufacturer for over $50 million. Karl currently serves as an Advisory Board Member at the National Research Council’s Institute for Ocean Technology and is an entrepreneur mentor at the Genesis Centre of Memorial University.

Susan Robbins Parsons : Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Robbins Parsons previously served as the Vice President of Finance for COM DEV International, a satellite equipment manufacturer and before this was the Chief Financial Officer for International Datacasting Corporation. She has over 20 years of experience in senior financial positions. Susan completed her BA at the University of Western Ontario and her MBA at Dalhousie University. In 2004 she was named to the Ottawa Business Journal Top 40 Under 40 list.

Oskar Axelsson : Executive VP - Sales

Oskar co-founded Marport in 1996 and is responsible for the development of the commercial fishing business and the first generation of Marport sensors. He is actively involved in all new product development and has a vast knowledge of the industry and end user requirements He currently manages global sales and distribution for the Company from its sales and support office in Reykjavik, Iceland. He has been involved in the marine electronics industry since 1979. He co-founded and operated Ennco sf, an Icelandic marine electronic service center from 1981-1986. He was Chief Electronic Technician at Radiomidun from 1987-1992 and served as Sales Manager at R. Sigmundsson Marine Electronics.

Didier Caute : VP Hardware Engineering

Didier graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique de l'Université de Nantes, France in 1996 with a degree in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. He was employed as a consultant design engineer with EchoPilot Ltd. in England, where he developed forward looking sonar technologies and products. This led to other design engagements in speed logs, depth sounders and side scan sonar. He has deep expertise in both analog and digital electronic design, ranging from single transistor interfaces to complex microprocessor embedded solutions. Didier joined Marport in 2004.

Anthony V. Paul, P.Eng. : VP Software Engineering

Anthony is a co-founder of Marport Canada. He graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1994 with a degree in Electrical Engineering and has been engaged in software engineering development ever since. His software development experience has been focused in the areas of marine navigation, digital imaging and software defined radio. He co-founded of Telepix Imaging and served as its Chief Technology Officer. Anthony is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland.

Neil P. Riggs, P.Eng : VP Research & Development

Neil has over 30 years of experience in research and development, product development and operations in high technology companies. At least 20 years of his career has been devoted to development of microprocessor-based solutions for ocean monitoring, sensing and communication systems. Neil is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland.