Management Team – Centre of Bussiness Development

The CBD is managed by a team of senior management consultants with extensive local and international experience. We employ a hands-on approach in offering strategic business and innovative marketing solutions in helping our clients meet their international business expansion objectives.

Sam Carmon
Managing Director

 

Sam is the consummate entrepreneur who started his Hi-Tech career in the software division of one of Israel’s largest groups – Clal Computers.  He has worked with Israeli based Hi-Tech companies for the past 25 years providing a wide range of services including Business Development, Sales Management, Marketing, & Project Management. In recent years he has leveraged his connections with Israeli incubators and accelerators as well as the Israel Innovation Authority to bring together Israeli start-ups with Canadian and U.S. strategic partners as well as relevant local government agencies. He is currently the Consultant of record for Economic Development with the Town of Richmond Hill.


Simi Grosman
Managing Director

Simi Grosman is a seasoned senior executive with over 30 years of experience in Business Management including Sales, Marketing, and Business Development. He has headed up Sales, Marketing, Product Management and Professional Services organizations ranging in size from 5 to 100 people for large multi-national companies including NCR, AT&T, and Accuris Networks, as well as industry start-ups. Currently, he is a part-time professor of International Marketing & Global business Strategy at the Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning. He has worked as a Consultant with several international governments including the Israel Economic Mission to Canada, Enterprise Ireland, and the Federation of Canadian-Brazilian Business.
Simi has served on the Boards of several companies and is currently an active Board member at CardioComm Solutions  Inc. , a publicly traded company on the TSX.