Vantrix’s executive team and board, are committed to developing innovative solutions that deliver value to our customers.

Allan Benchetrit, President & CEO Allan Benchetrit has over 20 years of experience in the Information, Communication and Technology industry. He began his career in 1987 as an account manager for Dun & Bradstreet before receiving a graduate degree in business. He went on to hold sales, marketing, and executive management positions at HP, Oracle, and Wysdom, and is co-founder of Vantrix. Allan holds a BA in Political Science from Concordia University and an MBA from the John Molson School of Business in Montreal.

Jean Mayrand, CTO & Co-founder Jean Mayrand has over 20 years of experience working in the field of telecommunications and venture capital. He began his career as a Professional Instructor at the École Polytechnique of Montreal and at the Centre de Recherche Informatique de Montreal. Jean has held technical and executive management positions at Bell Canada, Telsoft Ventures, Evolucom (later acquired by Wysdom Inc.), and is co-founder of Vantrix. Jean holds a B.Eng in Software and Hardware Engineering and an MScA in Software Engineering, both from the École Polytechnique in Montreal.

Elie Daher, CFO Elie Daher has over 12 years of experience in financial management. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, with tenures in their Assurance and Business Advisory Services and Mergers & Acquisitions groups. Elie also worked as a financial advisor for a start-up company in the digital media business, where he implemented an end-to-end Finance function. Before joining Vantrix, he spent over 6 years at Bell Canada, the country's largest communications company, most recently as Director of Corporate Finance. Elie holds a graduate diploma in public accountancy from McGill University in Montreal, and designations as a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst.

Robert Héroux, VP Engineering Robert Héroux has over 17 years of experience in the telecommunications industry. He began his career at Bell Canada, in a software development role. He then moved to Nortel where he held positions of increasing responsibility in Manufacturing Engineering, Customer Service, Systems Engineering, Verification Engineering and Product Line management in both Digital Radio and Optical Networks divisions. Before joining Vantrix in early 2005, he worked as a consultant in the field of system integration IT/Telecom and multimedia. Robert holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the École Polytechnique in Montreal.

Mark Hopper, VP Product Management Mark Hopper is Vice President of Product Management. In this position, Mark leads Vantrix's product management organization, product direction and strategy to secure and enhance Vantrix's leading position in the market. Mark has over 15 years experience in the wireless and telecom industry, developing and bringing successful solutions to Telecom operators worldwide. Prior to joining Vantrix, Mark was Director of Product Management at Airwide Solutions where he oversaw the creation and management of a portfolio of 12 products in the mobile messaging and security domain, with over 160 customers globally. Prior to Airwide, Mark held management, marketing, sales, consultancy, software engineering and operations positions with Schlumberger and Sema Group in the UK, USA, Brazil and Mexico. Mark holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.

Charles Marsh, SVP Global Sales and Alliances As Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Alliances, Charles leads the business development and management of Vantrix strategic partnerships such as: Acision, Amdocs, Ericsson, NSN and Huawei. With over 14 years of sales, business development and marketing expertise, Charles has a proven track record in the high tech/software industry. Prior to joining Vantrix, Charles was a major contributor to the success of OZ Communications, SchlumbergerSema and Sema in both North America and Europe. Charles holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours in Business Decision Analysis from the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.