Richard J. Rehman, President & CEO
Quadrivium Research Corporation

Richard has 25+ years of experience with a broad range of communications, computing, consumer and entertainment-related technologies. Prior to founding Quadrivium Research in 2000, Richard was employed as a Business Development Director with TELUS Multimedia.

Formed by TELUS Corporation in the 1990's, TELUS Multimedia undertook a highly successful market trial to determine consumers' appetite for digital and interactive television services as well as Broadband Internet PC-based services. From late 1997 to early 2000, approximately 1,000 residential customers in Edmonton and Calgary received state-of-the-art interactive, digital television services, movies on demand, high-speed Internet service and Internet content designed for broadband access.

During his tenure with TELUS Multimedia, Richard led the identification and selection process for a systems integrator, played a leadership role in identifying and qualifying key technology vendors and spearheaded subsequent multi-million dollar contractual negotiations. Richard contributed to the business model, managed ongoing business relationships with the vendor community, led analysis of emerging technologies related to digital and interactive television services, and conducted competitive intelligence gathering on the activities of North American cable TV, digital broadcast satellite, and terrestrial wireless broadband service providers. He also established detailed functional and technical requirements for digital set-top boxes for TELUS Multimedia and GTE.