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Tom Martin
Former Chief Financial Officer
Protus IP Solutions

Recently Protus was successfully sold to J2 Global Communications Inc. for $213M, one of the largest Canadian venture capital backed exits in 2010. The transaction was awarded the PwC "Exit of the Year". Tom was instrumental in leading the transaction with J2 to the finish line.

Tom joined Protus in 2001 as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. As a member of the senior management team, Tom was responsible for all aspects of the company's financial and administrative activities including M&A, financing, performance measurement and financial and board reporting. Tom's experience includes strategic financial facilitation, M&A, financial and business planning, systems development and implementation, process engineering and financial management. Prior to Protus, Tom was Director of Financial Planning and Systems at Export Development Corporation and an Insolvency and Restructuring specialist with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Tom also worked abroad in Dublin Ireland providing audit services to multi-national companies. Tom is a graduate of the University of Waterloo. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1990. He resides in Ottawa with his family where he provides consulting services to start up and growing companies. His passions include skiing, golfing and running.

Protus IP Solutions, Inc. provided software-as-a-service communication tools for small to medium businesses and enterprise organizations. The company offered Internet fax, virtual PBX, and email marketing services. The company marketed its products under MyFax, my1voice, Campaigner, and CampaignerPro brand names. Protus IP Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Ottawa, Canada. As of December 6, 2010, Protus IP Solutions, Inc. was acquired and now operates as a subsidiary of j2 Global Communications, Inc.