Leadership

Andrew McLeod

CEO & Co-Founder

Andrew McLeod is a Co-Founder and the CEO of Certn. Under his leadership, Certn has won multiple regional awards including 2nd in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50™ (Canada) and 24th in North American Technology Fast 500™.

Andrew is no stranger to disrupting a variety of industries. As the Chief Strategic Officer of RentMoola, he altered the rent payments space.

During his free time, Andrew enjoys surfing off the coast of Vancouver Island with his family.

Owen Madrick

Co-Founder

Owen Madrick is a Co-Founder and the COO of Certn. He’s a Chartered Professional Accountant in both Canada and the US, with experience raising capital (~$200M), acquiring businesses, working with banking partners, and obtaining government incentives.

With Certn, Owen is working to give consumers back ownership of their information through a decentralized digital credentialing tool that allows applicants to securely share their verified information to create new opportunities.

Michael Coombs

Chief Financial Officer

Michael’s journey from Software Architect at DWL to Wall Street banking at UBS and RBC, followed by strategic roles at GlobalFoundries and leadership in the startup world at Ripcord, has shaped him into the financial expert he is today.

Originally from Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Michael currently lives in Belmont, California with his family. He enjoys surfing in his free time.

Evan Dalton

Co-Founder

Evan Dalton is a Co-Founder of Certn. He has over a decade of entrepreneurial and corporate sales experience, with a wide breadth of successful ventures under his belt in property management, real estate, and payments.

Evan was previously at RentMoola as the Vice President, Business Development. Now, as an investor and advisor, Evan helps exciting new companies gain access to new markets. When not starting or helping tech companies, he’s traveling, playing squash, tennis, or running, or on a patio having a beer.

Shannon Davidson

General Counsel

Before joining Certn, Shannon was a corporate lawyer at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, where she worked with the firm’s Emerging and High Growth Companies group. One of her favourite clients was Certn, so much so that she made the jump in-house to become its first General Counsel.

With a background in M&A, and experience across IP, employment, and privacy law, Shannon built Certn’s legal and compliance program from the ground up. She has played a key role in scaling the program internationally, ensuring Certn meets complex regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions.

A former varsity hockey player, Shannon brings a team-first mindset to everything she does. She’s deeply interested in how artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal landscape and is passionate about helping the profession evolve alongside it.

Chris Ellison

VP, Sales and Marketing

Chris is a seasoned executive with over 20 years of strategic and operational leadership experience across the telecommunications, media, and technology sectors. He specializes in driving digital product innovation, enhancing customer experiences, and cultivating high-performing teams. As the VP of Sales and Marketing at Certn, he’s obsessed with helping more customers experience the world’s easiest background checks.

Taylor Martin

VP, Customer

Taylor has held various leadership roles in customer experience and customer support. A serial entrepreneur at heart, he’s found a home focused on our customers and innovation within Certn. Since 2020, Taylor has obsessed over Certn’s clients to deliver a faster and easier screening experience. He’s not happy until you’re happy!

Originally from Toronto, Taylor and his family are based on Vancouver Island, enjoying the beaches and mountains in their spare time.

Donal Greene

Global Head of Background Screening

Donal is a global leader in the biometric technology sector, dedicated to advancing secure digital ecosystems. His expertise and passion for trust innovation have made significant impacts in the industry since 2015. In 2021, Donal founded Trustmatic, an identity verification service renowned for its cutting-edge solutions that enhance security without compromising user experience. Trustmatic’s success under his leadership led to its acquisition by Certn in 2023.

Before founding Trustmatic, Donal played a pivotal role at Innovatrics as the EMEA Sales Leader, and later Chief Experience Officer, driving the company’s revenue from €3 million to €20 million within four years. His strategic vision and leadership solidified his reputation as an expert in scaling technology solutions across diverse markets.