John Giffen

Director/Board Member at D2L INC.

Net worth: 690 522 $ as of 31/12/2025

68 year

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John Ian Giffen currently works at D2L Corp., as Director from 2016, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health Foundation, as Director, PeopleFluent, Inc., as Director, Daily Bread Food Bank Foundation of Toronto, as Director, CSA Group, Inc., as Director from 2019, D2L, Inc., as Lead Independent Director from 2016, CSA Group Italy Srl, as Director, and Stratford Festival, as Member-Governors Board.
Mr. Giffen also formerly worked at The Descartes Systems Group, Inc., as Chairman from 2004 to 2011, Alida, Inc., as Chairman, Kinaxis, Inc., as Chairman from 2018 to 2024, Corel Corp., as Director, Macromedia, Inc., as Director from 1997 to 2005, Open Text Corp., as Director, 724 Solutions, Inc., as Director, Delano Technology Corp., as Director, Changepoint Corp., as Director, Certicom Corp., as Director, Sierra Systems Group, Inc., as Director, Mosaid Technologies, Inc., as Director, FLIR Lorex, Inc., as Director, Absolute Software Corp., as Independent Director from 2008 to 2018, MKS, Inc. (Canada), as Director from 1996 to 1999, Financial Models Co., Inc., as Director, MGI Software Corp., as Director, BTI Systems, Inc., as Director, RuggedCom, Inc., as Director from 2007 to 2012, DWL, Inc., as Director, Algorithmics, Inc., as Director, Digital Processing Systems, Inc., as Director, DPS, Inc., as Director, Syncapse, Inc., as Director from 2010 to 2013, Absolute Software, Inc., as Director from 2008 to 2018, MKS Ventures, as Board Member in 2010, KPMG LLP (Canada), as Member from 1978 to 1982, The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, as Member, Alias Research, Inc., as Chief Financial Officer & Vice President from 1992 to 1996, and OMERS Ventures Management, Inc., as Advisor.
Mr. Giffen received his undergraduate degree from the University of Strathclyde.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
D2L, INC. 0.26%	15/12/2025	70,175 ( 0.26% )	690 522 $	31/12/2025

John Giffen active positions

Companies	Position	Start
D2L INC.	Director/Board Member	01/01/2016
PeopleFluent, Inc. PeopleFluent, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software-as-a-service talent management solutions	Director/Board Member	-
CSA Group, Inc. CSA Group, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides architectural, engineering & related services	Director/Board Member	01/06/2019
Stratford Festival	Director/Board Member	-
Daily Bread Food Bank Foundation of Toronto Daily Bread Food Bank Foundation of Toronto Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services Daily Bread Food Bank Foundation of Toronto provides social services, such as community groups. The company is based in Toronto, ON.	Director/Board Member	-
Centre for Addiction & Mental Health Foundation Centre for Addiction & Mental Health Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a foundation or endowment	Director/Board Member	-
D2L Corp. D2L Corp. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as a online learning platform	Director/Board Member	01/01/2016
CSA Group Italy Srl CSA Group Italy Srl Provides testing, certification and standard development services	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of John Giffen

Companies	Position	End
KINAXIS INC.	Chairman	26/06/2024
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Private companies	39
Corel Corp. Corel Corp. Develops software solutions for graphics, productivity and digital media sectors
Macromedia, Inc. Macromedia, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software technologies and internet solutions	Technology Services
Open Text Corp. Open Text Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops enterprise information management software	Technology Services
724 Solutions, Inc. 724 Solutions, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Designs and develops internet protocol-based software and mobile solutions	Technology Services
Delano Technology Corp. Delano Technology Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops communications software to automate business e-mail	Technology Services
Changepoint Corp. Changepoint Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops project portfolio management platform	Technology Services
Certicom Corp. Certicom Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides network security services	Technology Services
The Descartes Systems Group, Inc. The Descartes Systems Group, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Designs and develops software solution	Technology Services
Sierra Systems Group, Inc. Sierra Systems Group, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides information technology and management consulting services	Technology Services
Mosaid Technologies, Inc. Mosaid Technologies, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Develops and supplies memory test and analysis systems to semiconductor manufacturers	Producer Manufacturing
FLIR Lorex, Inc. FLIR Lorex, Inc. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Provides video surveillance security solutions	Electronic Technology
Absolute Software Corp. Absolute Software Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops security endpoint and secure access platform and provides IT management services	Technology Services
MKS, Inc. MKS, Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides project management and interoperability solutions for software development	Technology Services
Financial Models Co., Inc. Financial Models Co., Inc. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides investment management systems and services	Technology Services
MGI Software Corp. MGI Software Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Makes photo editing software	Technology Services
BTI Systems, Inc. BTI Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides intelligent networking software and systems	Technology Services
RuggedCom, Inc. RuggedCom, Inc. Metal FabricationProducer Manufacturing Provides rugged communications networking solutions designed for mission-critical applications in harsh environments	Producer Manufacturing
DWL, Inc. DWL, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software solutions	Technology Services
Algorithmics, Inc. Algorithmics, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and provides risk management software solutions	Technology Services
Digital Processing Systems, Inc. Digital Processing Systems, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops software solutions for creating and processing video and audio material	Technology Services
Alida, Inc. Alida, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides cloud-based customer intelligence platform	Technology Services
University of Strathclyde University of Strathclyde Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Kinaxis, Inc. Kinaxis, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Offers cloud-based solutions for planning and response management for value chain operations	Technology Services
MKS Ventures MKS Ventures Investment ManagersFinance MKS Ventures focuses on investments in start-up companies in the telecommunications, data communications and Internet-related sectors	Finance
KPMG LLP (Canada) KPMG LLP (Canada) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides audit, tax and advisory services	Commercial Services
D2L Corp. D2L Corp. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as a online learning platform	Technology Services
CSA Group, Inc. CSA Group, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides architectural, engineering & related services	Industrial Services
The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Engages in developing and supporting accounting, auditing and assurance standards for organizations in Canada	Commercial Services
Alias Research, Inc. Alias Research, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops, produces, markets, and distributes dimensional computer software	Technology Services
Centre for Addiction & Mental Health Foundation Centre for Addiction & Mental Health Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a foundation or endowment	Miscellaneous
DPS, Inc. DPS, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Provides lighting, sound, video and staging equipments	Producer Manufacturing
PeopleFluent, Inc. PeopleFluent, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides software-as-a-service talent management solutions	Technology Services
Syncapse, Inc. Syncapse, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides cloud-based software and strategic services to help enterprises build, manage and measure their social media presence	Commercial Services
Daily Bread Food Bank Foundation of Toronto Daily Bread Food Bank Foundation of Toronto Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services Daily Bread Food Bank Foundation of Toronto provides social services, such as community groups. The company is based in Toronto, ON.	Health Services
OMERS Ventures Management, Inc. OMERS Ventures Management, Inc. OMERS Ventures invests in companies located in across the globe. The firm focuses on technology sectors such as sales & marketing saas, consumer, enterprise, ecommerce, marketplaces, infrastructure software, foodtech, healthtech, fintech, insurtech, business saas, protech. It participates in early and later stage capital transactions with investment size of USD 5 to 25 million.
Absolute Software, Inc. Absolute Software, Inc. Provides fleet management and monitoring services
Stratford Festival
D2L, Inc. D2L, Inc. Develops and operates cloud-based software platform to deliver courses through online
CSA Group Italy Srl CSA Group Italy Srl Provides testing, certification and standard development services