 Dave Dinesen | President & CEO
Dave Dinesen founded BackCheck in 1997. Dave is a leader and innovator within the pre-employment screening industry. He also founded Checkwell’s Continuous Employee Feedback Program for Employee Engagement and Retention, and established BackCheck in the United Kingdom. Under Dave’s leadership, BackCheck has grown from a small business to a multi-site organization that serves thousands of employers. Previously, Dave co-founded and led a large investigation and due diligence firm. Dave is a sought after speaker on the topic of employment screening and has been featured in a number of trade and general media articles.
 Dean Drysdale | Chairman of the Board & CFO
Dean holds an MBA from INSEAD and a PhD from Cass Business School at City University - London. He is a professor of business management and has extensive work experience at the government level. He served as director of the Working Opportunity Fund for 9 years and has ten years experience in corporate finance, specializing in raising funds for high growth companies. Dean is a fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (UK).
 Andy Kroen | Senior Vice President - Sales
Andy Kroen is responsible for managing BackCheck's North American sales force. He is an experienced HR professional and Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designate with 25 years of corporate HR experience, including extensive expertise in recruitment, compensation and benefits, training and development, change management and strategic planning. His background includes experience working for two major international high-tech organizations. Andy is a graduate of the University of Toronto and has chaired many HR Forums and Committees such as the International Technology Association of Canada. Andy speaks regularly at conferences on numerous HR-related topics.
 Stephen Dinesen | Vice President - Marketing & Business Development
Stephen is an original member of the BackCheck team, having developed the client service delivery protocols, workflow systems, and the technology that facilitates online reporting. Stephen is an active member of the business development team, and aims to support, through technology, our goal of ever increasing quality, speed, and efficiency of service. Stephen has previously held the role of BackCheck General Manager and holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science.
 Jeremy Hardern | Vice President of Operations
Jeremy currently oversees BackCheck’s operations in Canada, the UK and the Philippines. Since joining BackCheck, Jeremy has concentrated on re-engineering core applications and building solutions for increased workflow efficiencies. Prior to joining BackCheck Jeremy operated as a consultant in a number of business analysis, project management and system implementation roles on large change projects in banking, insurance and government. Jeremy has a B.Sc. in Land Economics from the University of Paisley (now West of Scotland) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Software Engineering from Napier University.
 Steven Leong | Vice President of Technology
Steven is responsible for technology strategy, systems development and infrastructure at Checkwell. He has broad industry experience in the delivery of large-scale technology initiatives, development methodologies, IT governance and product development. Steven has worked in technology, management consulting and product marketing roles throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. His background includes telecommunications with Ericsson in Stockholm, Sweden, and Motorola in Chicago and Zurich, Switzerland. Steven has a B.Sc. in Computer Science, and an MBA from the University of British Columbia and the Rotterdam School of Management in the Netherlands. He is currently focusing on scaling up Checkwell's systems and technology core competencies to meet aggressive corporate objectives.
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