Constellation’s staff brings a combination of financial and operational experience to each company that they have acquired. They work closely with company management teams to:
- implement effective management systems for financial control and sales management;
- evaluate, structure and negotiate acquisitions of complementary VMS companies; and
- plan and assist companies to penetrate new geographic markets and broaden product portfolios.
The Team
Mark Miller
President and Chief Operating Officer, Constellation Software Inc. (CSI) and Executive Chairman of Volaris Group
Mr. Miller has worked with CSI, Volaris Group and its subsidiaries for more than 30 years. Mr. Miller co-founded Trapeze Group in 1988, which was the first company acquired by CSI in 1995. Since joining Volaris Group, Trapeze Group has expanded on a global scale. The focus of his role at CSI has been on growing and developing exceptional leaders, while continuing to acquire great companies that we buy and hold forever, Mr. Miller also currently serves on the boards of Lumine Group, our telecom-focused independent division; Modaxo our people transportation division,; ventureLAB, a technology incubator located within one of Canada’s densest technology clusters; and VoxCell BioInnovation, a biotechnology and tissue engineering company focused on advancing drug discovery. Mr. Miller previously served on the boards of Medgate (now known as Cority), a Toronto-based market leader in occupational health and industrial hygiene software; and Computer Modeling Group, a Calgary-based software technology company with hundreds of oil and gas clients and consulting firms across the world.
Jamal Baksh
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Baksh has been with CSI since 2003 when he joined as Controller of the Jonas Operating Group. Mr. Baksh is currently the Chief Financial Officer. Prior to assuming this role, he has served in a number of senior executive roles within Jonas and Constellation including Vice President of Finance for Constellation reporting to the Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Baksh is a Certified Management Accountant and holds an Honours Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo.
Bernard Anzarouth
Chief Investment Officer
Mr. Anzarouth joined CSI in 1995. He works closely with our VMS businesses to identify and pursue opportunities for platform and tuck-in acquisitions and to establish licensing or distribution arrangements. Before joining CSI, Mr. Anzarouth was AVP Business Development for Ascom Inc., a Swiss-based technology corporation from 1993 to 1994. Prior to that Mr. Anzarouth held various positions with IBM. Mr. Anzarouth holds a B.Eng. in Electrical/Computer Engineering from McGill University and an MBA from the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD).
Farley Noble
Senior Vice President, Large Acquisition Group
Email: fnoble@csisoftware.com
Farley started with Constellation Software Inc (“CSI”) in 1999 and has held CFO and senior M&A roles at head office and operating groups, including Jonas Software and the Volaris Group. Since April 2021, he has led CSI’s head office Large VMS Investment Group. Farley also took a 2.5 year sabbatical from Constellation between 2019-2021 as the CEO/Co-Founder of a startup in the decentralized investment space. He is a CPA(CA) and holds a Bachelor of Business (Honors) degree from Wilfrid Laurier University.