Meet the Pack

The HoundDog team is made up of a bunch of talented individuals, dedicated to delivering best-of-breed tools for IT Support Companies.

Top Dog – Doug Wilson

Doug is Canadian and has lived in Scotland for the past fourteen years. He is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University, one of Canada’s leading business schools. In 1986 he began his career with NCR Financial Systems in Toronto, working through progressively senior sales and product marketing positions. At the age of 28, he was promoted to the post of Global Product Marketing Manager for NCR’s $2bn worldwide ATM business, the corporation’s largest and most profitable product line and one headquartered in Dundee, Scotland. He later became NCR’s UK Director for Massively Parallel Systems for the insurance industry. With uncanny timing, he left the company in 2000 to establish a dot.com a full week before the first big NASDAQ crash, and was subsequently recruited as CEO of an affinity marketing company. In 2003, he co-founded HoundDog and in 2005, completed the Marketing Innovative Technology Program at the Harvard Business School.

Chief Technical Guru - Dr. Alistair Forbes

Alistair holds a Ph.D. in Central Neurones and Synapse Properties and began his career as a research scientist with Sandoz Pharmaceuticals. While supporting the lab’s networks, his passion for computing led him to jump the fence into IT, and he quickly progressed through senior positions with Sandoz, including Head of Clinicial R&D Information Systems (Europe), and Head of Technical & Data Architecture. In 1996, he joined Scottish Hydro Electric (later Scottish & Southern Energy), and became Head of Ecommerce & Technology Strategy. In 2001, he joined ADAS Internet Solutions as Chief Technology Officer and helped found HoundDog in 2003.

Chief Mascot - Benny

The face of HoundDog, Benny the 3 year-old pedigree beagle, is a non-stop livewire. As Chief Mascot Benny plays an important role in our branding and promotions and tackles his work with great enthusiasm and a wagging tail. He happily poses for the cameras for hours on end and laps up the attention he gets from the HoundDog team. Benny has over two years experience as an accomplished show dog and is a member of the Scottish Beagle Club. A high achiever, he has won several Championship show classes as well as Best Puppy in Show at the Scottish Beagle Club’s Open Show in 2006. An impressive pooch to say the least!