Capitolis Appoints Head of Sales
Posted by Colin Lambert. Last updated: July 7, 2022
Capital optimisation technology provider Capitolis has named Gerard Varjacques as head of sales – he will also join the firm’s executive committee.
Varjacques, who is tasked with scaling Capitolis’ sales organisation and accelerating the firm’s growth, joins from research and analytics firm M Science, however has a background in capital markets, most notably with Traiana, where he was COO, before transitioning to global head of sales for then-sister company EBS Brokertec. He has also held senior management positions at GL Trade and SunGard.
“Gerard has the growth mindset, experience, do-er focus, and understands our domain and product set to make immediate impact to further accelerate our progress,” says Gil Mandelzis, CEO and founder of Capitolis. “My relationship with Gerard began over a decade ago when he joined Traiana to run sales, and later to lead sales at EBS BrokerTec with me. In both cases he brought the sales organisations to their greatest successes, and I look forward to his contributions at Capitolis.”
Varjacques adds, ““I am committed to taking our sales engine to the next level of focus to capitalise on the pipeline volume as we bring meaningful value to our customers.”