Rick Segal

Bio

Prior to joining JL Albright Venture Partners, Mr Segal was President and Chief Executive Officer of Microforum (TSE:MCF), a leader in providing integrated e-business solutions in a wide array of industry verticals. During his tenure at Microforum Mr Segal lead the company successfully through the beginnings of a very aggressive change agenda and realignment process that focused the business on Internet solutions; divesting the company of any business which was not core to that strategy. Mr Segal joined Microforum in July 2000 from Chapters Online Inc. (TSE:COL), a leading Canadian e-commerce company, where he held the position of President and Chief Operating Officer (1997-2000). Mr Segal began working with Chapters Inc in 1997, as a consultant on the technical development of www.ChaptersGlobe.com, the company's first e-commerce venture. Based on this successful collaboration, he was named the President of Chapters Online in August 1998. In this role, Mr Segal was responsible for the entire e-commerce operations of Chapters Online. After his appointment, Mr Segal led the company through the development of www.chapters.ca its second web site. This site was taken from a concept to a bulletproof online operation faster than any e-commerce project in Canadian history. Today www.chapters.ca continues to attract millions of Canadian shoppers and was recently named Site of the Year by Internet World Canada for its positive impact on the lives of Canadians. At www.chapters.ca, Canadian shoppers have access to millions of book titles as well as a wide selection of music CDs, videos and DVDs and software. Prior to joining Chapters Online, Mr Segal worked at Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington from 1992 until 1996. His most recent position at the company was the Director of technical services for the Internet Customer Unit, managing a group of 40 technical specialists. He was responsible for the 1st generation development of such notable websites as MarthaStewart.co Mr Segal serves as a director of Edeal Services Corporation and Sirit Inc.