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Vancouver, BC / TheNewswire / January 11, 2017 - HealthSpace Data Systems Ltd. (the “Company” or “HealthSpace”) is pleased
to announce the appointment of Mr. George Moen and Mr. Ian Tostenson to the Advisory Board of the Company.
George Moen
Mr. Moen is a serial entrepreneur and business leader who specializes in topline growth across a variety of
industries including extensive experience in the food and beverage industry. He founded his first business, Sandwich Tree,
while in university and grew the restaurant chain to over a hundred stores across Canada. He subsequently founded and exited
a number of successful businesses in technology, media and hospitality. Mr. Moen served as President of Blenz Coffee for five
years until 2012 helping the franchise grow to over a hundred locations in Canada, Philippines and Japan. He then served as
Chief Operating Officer for Inca One Gold Corp. He sits on the board of directors for Dynamic Oil and Gas Exploration Inc.
and CanTest Solutions Inc. He is currently President and CEO of Rothbury Capital, a Canadian real estate
investment company with strategic, income-producing investments in multiple US markets.
Ian Tostenson
As the dynamic, passionate and forward thinking President & CEO of the BC Restaurant and Food Services
Association, Ian Tostenson combines energy and integrity with proven achievement in all areas of business. Mr. Tostenson spent most
of his career leading and successfully growing Cascadia Brands, which owned Calona Vineyards,
Sandhill Vineyards, Burrowing Owl Vineyards, Granville Island Brewing, Grady Wine Marketing and Potter Distilling.
He is an appointed director to the Premier’s Permanent Small Business Roundtable (advising government on issues
and opportunities for small business) and took on the challenge as an appointed member of BC’s Climate Team to chart out BC’s
carbon future. Mr. Tostenson was BC’s second chairman for the BC Wine Institute, a finalist in the Ernest & Young Entrepreneur of
the Year Award and a recipient of the Business in Vancouver Top 40 Under 40 Award. He served on the Board as a Director and
President of the David Foster Foundation for over 22 years, which continues to create a lasting legacy for the benefit of families
with children requiring life-threatening organ transplants. He speaks to this cause regularly as well to the cause of H.A.V.E.
CAFÉ, which he co-founded, sharing a passion to change lives in the downtown Vancouver
eastside.
Mr. Peter Smyrniotis, CEO at HealthSpace commented, “The addition of George Moen and Ian Tostenson to
HealthSpace’s strategic advisory board is a serious value-add to the management team and employees within our company. Their
cumulative experience and credibility in building and working with food & beverage and hospitality organizations will further
empower HealthSpace’s growth as we launch our HS Cloud Suite and HS Data programs into commercial enterprise. On a personal
note, both George and Ian have invested their time in learning about the impact of HealthSpace’s services in both the US and
Canada, and they have been proactive in enabling our team to accelerate our market engagement with private businesses. I am
very happy to have them on board.”
The advisory board is expected to work closely with management to provide guidance and support in the planning
and execution of the company’s growth strategy.
About HealthSpace Data Systems Ltd.
HealthSpace is an industry leader providing inspection, information and communication management systems for
federal, state, county and municipal governments. Over the last decade, the Company has successfully developed both enterprise and
mobile internet-based applications currently serving over 300 state and local government organizations across North America.
Clients range in size from small county organizations to state-wide systems with over 910 concurrent users, as well as national
programs. HealthSpace specializes in the field of developing, installing, and maintaining inspection and regulatory
management systems for environmental and public health organizations.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not
historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes",
"intends", "estimates", "projects", "potential" and similar expressions, or that events or conditions "will", "would", "may",
"could" or "should" occur. Although HealthSpace believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from
those in forward looking statements. HealthSpace expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
For more information please contact:
Ali Hakimzadeh, Chairman
ali@sequoiapartners.ca
1-604-682-4600
Peter J. Kletas
PJK & Associates Inc.
peter@pjkandassociates.com
1-866-999-6251
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