Ian Warner
President & CEO
Ian joined APRIO as president and CEO in October, 2010.

A Chartered Financial Analyst, he is a 20-year veteran of the financial services industry. Most recently he was chief operating officer of Vancity, Canada’s largest credit union. He spent more than a decade at Citizens Bank of Canada, a subsidiary of Vancity, including four years as the Bank’s CEO and a board member.

In 2001, he was recognized as one of Business in Vancouver magazine’s “40 under 40” top business achievers.

Ian began his career as a foreign exchange trader with the Bank of Nova Scotia in Vancouver and served as a currency trader for RBC in Japan. He currently sits on the advisory board of Royal Roads University’s School of Leadership and is chair of the governance committee for the board of the Alumni Association of the University of British Columbia. Ian has been a member of the executive council of the Canadian Bankers Association, and past board member of Mines Action Canada and Endeavour.

Ian graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Commerce and attended Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.

Ken Tolmie
VP, Finance & CFO
Ken has over thirty years of senior management experience as an officer and director of numerous companies in a variety of industries, and of a number of not-for-profits. He is presently Chief Financial Officer and a Director of Premier Diagnostic Health Services Inc. and President, Chief Financial Officer and a Director of The Beacon Group of Companies, as well as a Director (and Audit Committee Chairman) of Wireless 2 Technologies Inc. (WIT, TSX-V), MVP Entertainment Inc. and other private companies. During the past 10 years Ken has also served in senior financial and corporate secretarial positions with junior companies in the technology industry. 

Ken was previously employed for 17 years, latterly as President and CEO, by Hastings West Investment Ltd., a substantial diversified financial management and holding company based in Vancouver. 

Federico de Giuli Vallverdu
CIO
Federico brings to APRIO expertise in Information Systems and Technology, Telecommunications, and Quality Systems. He has managed projects at multinational organizations through Business Process Management and Reengineering, Total Quality Management, and eBusiness. He has supervised and audited ISO 9000, Six Sigma, ISO 14000, and other certification standards. Federico has also audited innovation, quality systems, project management, and disruptive technologies for Telefonica, Steeves & Associates, Knelson, IBM, and PMC-Sierra. 

He has led digitalization and electronic publishing of not-for-profits libraries and services; re-engineered software systems for Dana Corporation; developed web-based solutions for the University of British Columbia; and remodeled research systems for Forintek Canada Corporation. Federico earned a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Universidad de Belgrano and an MBA in Management of Technology from Simon Fraser University. 

Dee Sicklesteel
Sales Manager
Dee started her career in sales as a part time Customer Service Rep for a Canada-wide retail chain, and within two years had worked her way up to Regional Manager, in charge of seven locations in British Columbia. From there she moved to The Dale Carnegie Business Group, where she was involved in outside sales as well as coaching in the Dale Carnegie projects. She honed her skills in Sales Advantage and Leadership Training for Managers courses offered by DCBG.

Dee then moved into the administrative side of sales, working first with HighTech Sales Coach in lead generation, then with SalesPro Marketing as a high level administrator for sales. She was part of the team when SPM was contracted by APRIO to help them increase sales. They did this successfully and once the contract was up, Dee was asked to join APRIO full time.

Since then, Dee hasn’t looked back—she loves the attitude and commitment to excellence that APRIO excels in, and feels very strongly about the superiority of the software, both from the administrative side and for the positive ‘green’ benefits that the solution provides. The fact that APRIO and Dee both have an interest in sustainability economics makes it a great fit.

Fern Walker
Director, Customer Relations

Fern has an extensive background in administration, project management, contract administration and customer care. She brings a unique skill set to her position at Aprio, after working in various capacities in many diverse industries including private companies, health care, real estate, mining, the oil industry and construction.

Immediately prior to joining Aprio, Fern spent 4 years as an employment counselor, specializing in labour market information. This position in particular utilized and highlighted Fern’s strengths as a people person: she’s extremely good at making people feel at ease, and as Aprio’s Director of Customer Relations, she supplies invaluable support and insights to facilitate quick startup as well as providing ongoing assistance to Aprio’s clients.