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 Leonard
President
Mr. Leonard founded CSI in 1995. Prior to founding CSI, Mr. Leonard worked in the venture capital business for eleven years. Mr. Leonard holds a BSc. from the University of Guelph, and a MBA from the University of Western Ontario.
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.
Mark Miller
Director, Chief Operating Officer, Constellation Software Inc., Executive Chairman, Volaris Group, and Chief Executive Officer, Trapeze Group
Mr. Miller has been with CSI, holding positions with us and our subsidiaries for well over 20 years. Mr. Miller currently spends the majority of his time as the Executive Chairman of Volaris Operating Group and Trapeze Operating Group, but also acts as our Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Miller received a B.Sc. in Statistics and a B.Sc. in Mathematics from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. In addition, Mr. Miller has attended the Executive Marketing Program at the Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario. Mr. Miller is also on the Board of Directors of Medgate Inc. and pVelocity Inc., two private software companies both headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.
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.