About Tundra

Kevin Francis is President and Chief Executive Officer of CenterBeam, a top IT service company. Prior to CenterBeam, Kevin was President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Accelio Corporation, a leading global provider of Web-enabled business process solutions. Before joining Accelio, Kevin held a variety of positions with Xerox including Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Xerox Canada. He joined Xerox Canada in 1972 as a sales representative and held leadership positions in marketing, customer service, process re-engineering, strategic planning, administration, information systems, general management, customer satisfaction and quality.

Kevin has been involved in a number of organizations and demonstrates a long standing commitment to sharing his time and talent. His current appointments include serving on the Board of Directors for SoftChoice Corporation and he is a member of the CEO Council for the Entrepreneurs' Foundation. He has also served as a member of the Executive Committee of The Conference Board, Governor for St. Francis Xavier University, Governor of the Richard Ivey School of Business – University of Western Ontario, Director of The National Quality Institute, Director of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, a Director of the Information Technology Association of Canada, the Public Policy Forum and campaign cabinet for United Way.

Kevin earned a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) from St. Francis Xavier University and a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) from St. Mary’s University. In October 1999, Dr. Francis received an Honorary Doctorate (D.Comm) in Commerce from St. Mary’s University in Halifax. In 2008, Dr. Francis received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws (LL.D) from St. Francis Xavier University.