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Executive Management Team

Rob manages UCIT’s strategy, finances, and operations. His investment firm (Auxo Management) purchased a stake in UCIT Online Security in April, 2011. Prior to UCIT, Rob worked in strategy and business management at Morgan Stanley in New York. At Morgan Stanley, he managed a team of professionals to aid management in a successful turnaround effort in the Global Wealth Management Division, with a specific focus on market planning, compensation, client experience, talent management, cost-cutting, and real-estate. Prior to Morgan Stanley, he worked as a consultant at McKinsey & Company in Toronto, where he served Canadian and international clients in financial services, retail, payments, and technology.

Rob has an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He also received an Honours Business Administration (HBA) from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, where he was an Ivey Scholar (top 10% every year). He grew up in Ottawa, Canada and spends his weekends downhill skiing and collecting Coca-Cola memorabilia.

Erik manages UCIT’s marketing and business development. His investment firm (Auxo Management) purchased a stake in UCIT Online Security in April, 2011. Prior to UCIT, Erik gained professional business experience in private equity, investment banking, and start-ups. Throughout his career he has worked on over $30 billion of executed transactions, ranging in size from under a million dollars to several billion. Erik was previously in the acquisitions group at Regent Properties, a real estate private equity firm in Los Angeles. Prior to Regent, he was an investment banker in the Leveraged Finance Group at Barclays Capital in New York. Before moving to New York, Erik co-led the Business Development department of Ink Media, a new media development company he co-founded. At Ink Media, Erik was responsible for attaining over 50 advertising clients and growing the online membership base by leveraging a team of over 100 volunteers he recruited and managed.

Erik graduated with Distinction from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, where he received his Honours Business Administration (HBA). He has advised for several start-ups and is an active community volunteer. Erik was born in London, England and grew up in Western Canada where he was an ice hockey and lacrosse player.

Sidney manages UCIT’s sales. In 2003 he founded UCIT as an innovative idea that has since developed into the largest and most experienced security video monitoring company in Canada. With over a decade of experience in the security/surveillance industry, he began his career working for Vidair AG, a German aerospace company specializing in onboard video surveillance systems. While working at Vidair, Sidney successfully launched the North American Sales and Marketing operations in Toronto, Canada (1999) as well as the Sales and Technical Support Centre in San Antonio, Texas (2001).

In 2002 Sidney moved back to Toronto where he transformed his digital video knowledge he acquired in the aerospace industry into a business that would revolutionize the physical security industry. UCIT’s "live video monitoring" solution quickly got approval from major insurance companies as a reliable replacement for on-site security guards. Sidney’s original focus on the construction industry catapulted the company into a multimillion dollar business; today UCIT is a dominant force in Manufacturing, Industrial, Commercial, Property Management and Construction Security. Sidney’s innovative business idea earned him the BDC’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Ontario in 2008. Under his leadership UCIT has been ranked #19 on Profit Magazine’s list of fasted growing companies in Canada for both 2010 and 2011.

In early 2011 Sidney partnered with Auxo Management, a private investment firm based out of Toronto, to help take UCIT to the next level. Sidney attended Bishop’s University in Lennoxville, Quebec where he received a BA in Criminology. He is originally from Basel, Switzerland and grew up in Toronto, Ontario.

As UCIT’s chief operating officer, Hugh is responsible for the company’s day-to-day operations. He also plays a leading role in new business development and sales. Since joining UCIT in 2009, Hugh has helped grow the company from a local hi-tech security service provider to a national leader in remote monitored security. He has been instrumental in the company’s recent expansion during which time their work force has grown exponentially and they were recognized in both 2010 and 2011 as the 19th fastest growing company in Canada by Profit 100 magazine. Hugh’s current position comes after 21 years of experience in law enforcement with the Toronto Police Service. Throughout his policing career, Hugh managed several teams of officers in different departments focused on crime reduction, best business practices and risk management.

Hugh graduated from the Ontario Police College in the top quartile and achieved multiple awards and certifications during his time in the law enforcement field. In 2005, he was awarded the Minister of Justice National Youth Justice Policing Award for Canada by the Department of Justice in collaboration with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, for his role in developing a community based youth focused restorative justice program. Hugh’s policing experience has aided him in better servicing the company’s clients by identifying weaknesses and potential for concern and thereby developing strategies aimed at increasing employee safety, heightening corporate security as well as reducing costs.

UCIT’s Partners

In April, 2011, Auxo Management LP (’Auxo’) purchased a stake in UCIT Online Security Inc. Based in Toronto, Canada, Auxo is a privately-held, entrepreneurial investment firm seeking to acquire and actively manage small to medium-sized businesses.

Auxo is looking for businesses where owners are considering retirement or taking a significantly reduced role in the day-to-day operations. We provide business owners and managers with an alternative to traditional exit options. Auxo offers a compelling combination of capital and managerial expertise to ensure the continued success of the companies we acquire.

Auxo’s Managing Partners take an active role in the companies they acquire and focus on driving long-term, sustainable revenue growth. Auxo approaches every investment with a focus on continuity and value creation. We are long-term investors who believe success is based on honesty, commitment, and collaboration.

Auxo’s Managing Partners are supported by their investors / advisors: a diverse experienced group of executives, entrepreneurs and investors who have successfully acquired and operated leading companies in a variety of industries. Our team of over 25 investors / advisors brings extensive experience in acquiring, actively managing, and successfully growing profitable businesses.

For more information on Auxo Management please visit their website:
www.auxomanagement.com

External Board of Directors

Mr. Edmunds is a Partner at Search Fund Partners, a private investment fund based out of Palo Alto, California. Mr. Edmunds experience has ranged from working as a Consultant at McKinsey & Company to serving as President and CFO of Celebrity Kids Portrait Studios, a leading provider of upscale children’s photography. He currently serves on the boards of Ascentia, UCIT Online Security, and Consumeraffairs.com.

Mr. Edmunds holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was named a Siebel Scholar, and an A.B. in History from Harvard University.

Mr. Rogers is currently a Managing Director at HV Capital Investors, LLC and RHV Capital, LLC, which provide debt and equity capital to lower middle market private companies. Mr. Rogers was previously the Chairman and CEO of CIBC World Markets Corp. in New York where he had direct responsibility for equity origination, M&A, Loan, High Yield and Structured Finance products with a focus on middle market companies. He had a 22 year career with CIBC and Wood Gundy (which was acquired by CIBC), and he worked in New York, Toronto and Tokyo during that time. Mr. Rogers has direct experience in a wide variety of investment banking disciplines including corporate finance, global currency and interest rate derivatives, M&A and loan origination and administration.

Mr. Rogers earned his MBA from the Harvard Business School with High Distinction where he was also a Baker Scholar and Knox Fellow. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics from Royal Military College of Canada where he was the winner of Governor’s General of Canada Bronze and Silver Medals for academic excellence. Mr. Rogers recently earned his PhD in Applied Physics from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

In early 1993 Mr. Steber co-founded Sverica International, a middle market private equity firm. During his early tenure, Mr. Steber was CEO of two pre-fund investments in Birmingham, Alabama, Automatic Detection Systems Inc, an electronic security company, and Accudocs, a billing services company. Both of these entities were eventually sold to larger industry leaders. Later, Mr. Steber was actively involved in sourcing Sverica’s (since divested) Gainshare Media investment, Ackerman Security Systems in Georgia, and PROEM in Arizona/Colorado. Mr. Steber continues to represent Sverica on the board of Ackerman, a leading electronic security company, as well as OASIS, a records information management company based in Europe. Mr. Steber is a Limited Partner in all of Sverica’s funds.

A native of Canada, Mr. Steber earned his BSc degree in Engineering from Imperial College at the University of London and his MBA degree from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. Mr. Steber retired from Sverica in late 2007, and currently lives in Montreal with his wife and three children.