Supporting, Tech-Enabling, and Modernizing Canadian Public Healthcare Systems: Learn about our Public Sector Solutions
Our People are at the heart of what we do
Over 3000 WELL Team Members are in the middle of the action, helping providers do what they do best – care for their patients.
From offering healthcare providers innovative technology and services designed to optimize care delivery to empowering patients to be proactive in their own care, WELL Team Members are making a positive difference in the markets we serve.
WELL’s mission is to improve health outcomes, and promoting the health and well-being of our team members is no exception
Healthcare professionals are facing unprecedented challenges to their health and well-being, and we believe we have to create a healthy workplace that ensures our WELL team members are safe and empowered.
Critical to creating a healthy workplace is fostering a culture of respect, where all team members feel valued, included, and supported.
Management
Board of Directors
Hamed Shahbazi
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Hamed has 20+ years of experience as a technology focused operator. In 1997, he founded TIO Networks (TSXV:TNC) a kiosk solution provider and transitioned it into a multi-channel payment solution provider, specializing
payment solution provider, specializing in bill payment and other financial services. In July of 2017, TIO Networks was acquired by PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) for CAD$304 million. Over his career, Hamed has gained extensive experience in strategic mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, both as an operator (eg. TIO) and board member (eg. BBTV, WELL) with more than a dozen successful transactions.
Thomas Liston
CFA- Independent Director
Thomas has 15+ years of experience as a top ranked technology research analyst, working as a senior researcher for Yorkton Securities, Versant Partners, and Cantor Fitzgerald in Canada. Thomas is currently a managing
partner at Difference Capital Financial, an organization that provides debt and equity growth capital to mainly late-stage private companies with a focus on technology, media, and healthcare. He also sits on the board of Mogo Finance Technology Inc. (TSX: MOGO). He served as the director for QHR Technologies Inc. (TSX-V: QHR) which was sold to Loblaw Companies Limited (TSX: L) in the fall of 2016 for +$170M.
John Kim
Independent Director
John is a Toronto based businessman and award-winning Institutional investor for 20+ years with an extensive capital markets network. His investment focus has included companies from a variety of sectors,
including technology, healthcare, and resources at various stages of development, ranging from early start-ups to Fortune 1000 Companies. John has both public and private company board experience and has participated in the WELL’s prior financings with his own personal capital.
Ken Cawkell
Independent Director
Ken cofounded Cawkell Brodie LLP and has been a member of the BC Bar Association for thirty years. For 25+ years, he has been involved in various industries within public, private, and venture capital sectors. He is also a
founder of Neurodyn Life Sciences Inc., a private biotech company focused on developing natural based products to treat Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Tara McCarville
ICD.D – Independent Director
Tara brings 20+ years of experience in public and private sector healthcare to the WELL Board. As Principal of Brighton Group Health, she is an industry strategist, operator and advisor committed to building a better health system through innovation and transformation. Tara has led
multiple M&A, PMI, and value creation projects, as well as growth strategies and revenue diversification initiatives. Previously, Tara was Partner and the National Health Industries Leader for PwC Canada. She held executive roles with Trillium Health Partners and TELUS Health and is a former board member of OntarioMD, as well as several HealthTech companies.
Sybil Lau
Independent Director
Sybil Lau has 25 years of experience in both public and private investments. Born in Ottawa, Sybil received an undergraduate degree from Simon Fraser University. Sybil is a Director and on the Board of Directors of the Dalio
Family Office in Singapore and is a Director and Board Director for a Chinese hedge fund. Earlier in her career, Sybil had founded and operated a China focused global consulting firm in Guangzhou, was an investment manager at Credit Suisse, and a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs.
