Sylogist Ltd. announced the appointment of Ian McKinnon to its board of directors, effective immediately. Mr. McKinnon joins Barry Foster, Lester Fernandes, Taylor Gray, and Craig O'Neill as an independent board member. Mr. McKinnon has been a director of numerous public and private technology companies since 2002, including 12 years on the board of Constellation Software Inc. Among other roles, he currently serves as board chair of MessagePoint, a privately owned technology company. Prior to 2007, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of TSX/Nasdaq-listed Certicom Corp. (2002 to 2007) and TSX-listed Promis Systems Corporation (1995 to 2000). From 1981 to 1994 he held various sales and senior management positions at Digital Equipment Corporation in Canada and, ultimately, Singapore where he served as Managing Director. Mr. McKinnon is a graduate of McMaster University and attended the INSEAD Business School Advanced Management Program.