Rosaleen Citron
Chief Executive Officer, WhiteHat Inc.

Rosaleen Citron is the Chief Executive Officer of WhiteHat Inc., an industry leading Information Technology Security Provider. Ms. Citron oversees the overall vision of the company within marketing, partnerships, alliance programs and supplier relationships. She is actively involved in the public, media and corporate awareness programs helping our partners and the public to understand the need for security in today’s high-tech marketplace.

Compelling, dynamic and informative describes one of Canada’s top women executives in high tech. Ms. Citron is engaged by publications for her insight and expertise in publications such as the Globe and Mail, the Business Journal, the Wall Street Journal and numerous technology trade publications.

Before being named as Chief Executive Officer of WhiteHat Inc., Ms. Citron gained valuable experience with one of the worlds largest Enterprise Software Providers and ISS Technologies Inc., a Bell Canada subsidiary. In 1993, with two decades of experience in the Canadian software industry, Ms. Citron founded 4comm Inc. as a computer security solutions vendor. With her customer support philosophies, extensive experience and industry knowledge she was instrumental in pioneering enterprise-wide security solutions for Fortune 500's in a specialized market sector in its infancy.

As an active member of the Computer Security Institute (CSI), the Information System Security Association (ISSA), and the Women’s Executive Network, Ms. Citron is actively pursued for speaking engagements throughout North America.

Ms. Citron is amongst the Profit and Chatelaine Top 100 Women Business Owners for the past several years and has been nominated for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Profit Magazine had nominated Ms. Citron as Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year. Most recently CRN Magazine, names Rosaleen Citron #2 in the 5 Canadian Innovators worth Watching in 2005.

Thomas Slodichak is the Chief Security Officer of WhiteHat Inc., an industry leading Information Technology Security Provider. Mr. Slodichak oversees and directs the professional services teams, security education, seminars, product and partner support programs with pre and post sales support. In addition to these responsibilities Thomas guides the technical and professional services offerings by monitoring and researching the trends in the security industry, and adapting to this ever evolving market to ensure the highest quality of security service for our partners.

Bringing to bear three decades of perspective on the evolution of computer technologies and security issues, Thomas is an industry recognized leader for his integrity and ability to garner the trust of our valued partners by delivering security solutions that work in real-world applications.

Mr. Slodichak started his career at McGill University as a teaching assistant in artificial intelligence and freelance programmer for mainframe environments. He furthered his technical knowledge by developing microprocessor-based data reduction and analysis systems as a research associate. Thomas continued to build upon his expertise by honing his managerial and technical knowledge when in 1980 he became a founding partner of DigiDyne Inc. In 1997 he joined 4comm Inc. as a partner and was instrumental as establishing it as a premier vendor of data security products and services.

Thomas is a CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), an active member of the CSI (Computer Security Institute) and ISSA (Information Systems Security Association). Mr. Slodichak is looked to as an authority to help guide the public and corporations in security related issues with his media and speaking engagements that span print, radio and television.