J. Kim Fennell

• Uber's former Head of Business Development, US & Canada

• Former CEO of deCarta, Pinnacle Systems, and StorageWay

• Board Director at Bird Construction, Ritchie Bros., SVLG Foundation

J. Kim Fennell is a veteran Silicon Valley executive, Board Director and Angel Investor/Advisor with 40 years experience in the technology industry. He was a CEO for 16 years at three companies and has 21 years of board experience (public & private).

Kim was at Uber Technologies in San Francisco for 5 years, most recently as the Head of Business Development for US & Canada and Global Product Partnerships until December, 2019. He had previously been CEO of deCarta, a leading mapping software company before its acquisition by Uber in March, 2015. deCarta had powered Google Maps routing and navigation for 3 years from Google’s launch in 2005.

Prior to deCarta, he held CEO positions at Pinnacle Systems and StorageWay Inc. He was an early executive at Octel, a global leader of voice messaging where he opened subsidiaries in Canada, Europe and then Asia before running Octel after its acquisition by Lucent Technologies where he also became a corporate VP. Prior to Octel, he was with ROLM Corp.

Kim’s board director roles include Bird Construction (TSX:BDT); WhereIsMyTransport (Cape Town); SalesBoost; and Ritchie Bros (NYSE:RBA) 2017-2022. Kim graduated from Queen’s University with a B.A. (Honours) and the Stanford School of Business Executive Program.