Guy Porré

Chief Executive Officer at

GPInvest SA

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Guy Porré is the founder of Computer Associates SA, which was founded in 1981.
He is currently the Chief Executive Officer at GPInvest SA since 2003, and a Director at Grant & Partners Ltd. and SmartFocus US, Inc. He previously worked as Vice Chairman at Computer Associates International, Inc. from 1981 to 1995, and as Vice Chairman at Transiciel SA. He was also a Director at ITS Group SAS from 2004 to 2011, and the Chief Operating Officer & Director at Emailvision SA from 2011 to 2013.
Additionally, he served as a Director at Mix Commerce SA, Primobox SAS, Conscio Technologies SA, and Hapsys SA. He was the Chief Operating Officer & Director at SmartFocus UK Ltd. and the Head at Computer Associates Belgium NV from 1978 to 2011.
Mr. Porré graduated from Institut de Radioélectricité & de Cinématographie.

Guy Porré active positions

Companies	Position	Start
GPInvest SA GPInvest SA Investment ManagersFinance GPInvest is an active, medium- to long-term manager which invests in innovative, early and growth-stage companies in a range of sectors including SaaS editors, IT, Interactive communication and IT services. Their geographic focus is primarily on Belgium and France. The firm seeks to invest in companies with turnover between EUR 0.5-5 million, innovative projects and experienced management teams. They take significant stakes and seek board representation in their investee companies, partnering with management to provide a range of support including industry knowledge, day-to-day involvement, negotiating experience, operational advice, a source of proposals and progress, connections to a knowledge network and resources tailored to the company's needs. GPInvest aims to help their investee companies to achieve a dominant market position, typically holding their investments for two to five years.	Chief Executive Officer	2003-05-27
SmartFocus US, Inc. SmartFocus US, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops software and provides online relationship marketing services	Director/Board Member	2011-07-04
Grant & Partners Ltd.	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Guy Porré

Companies	Position	End
Mix Commerce SA Mix Commerce SA Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Builds and operates e-commerce activity for brands and retailers	Director/Board Member	2012-06-05
Hapsys SA	Director/Board Member	2006-12-31
Computer Associates International, Inc. Computer Associates International, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Prepackaged Software	Director/Board Member	1994-12-31
Computer Associates SA Computer Associates SA Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides IT management software services	Founder	1994-12-31
SmartFocus UK Ltd. SmartFocus UK Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and provides digital marketing software solutions	Chief Operating Officer	-

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Private companies	15
ITS Group SAS ITS Group SAS Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides information technology infrastructure, digital transformation, cyber security and consulting services	Technology Services
Emailvision SA Emailvision SA Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides software solutions to manage direct e-mail marketing campaigns	Commercial Services
Computer Associates SA Computer Associates SA Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides IT management software services	Technology Services
Mix Commerce SA Mix Commerce SA Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Builds and operates e-commerce activity for brands and retailers	Technology Services
Computer Associates International, Inc. Computer Associates International, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Prepackaged Software	Technology Services
GPInvest SA GPInvest SA Investment ManagersFinance GPInvest is an active, medium- to long-term manager which invests in innovative, early and growth-stage companies in a range of sectors including SaaS editors, IT, Interactive communication and IT services. Their geographic focus is primarily on Belgium and France. The firm seeks to invest in companies with turnover between EUR 0.5-5 million, innovative projects and experienced management teams. They take significant stakes and seek board representation in their investee companies, partnering with management to provide a range of support including industry knowledge, day-to-day involvement, negotiating experience, operational advice, a source of proposals and progress, connections to a knowledge network and resources tailored to the company's needs. GPInvest aims to help their investee companies to achieve a dominant market position, typically holding their investments for two to five years.	Finance
Primobox SAS Primobox SAS Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides document management solutions	Technology Services
Conscio Technologies SA /Old/ Conscio Technologies SA /Old/ Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Designs and develops software solutions to promote awareness of security issues	Technology Services
Transiciel SA
Grant & Partners Ltd.
Computer Associates Belgium NV
Hapsys SA
Institut de Radioélectricité & de Cinématographie Institut de Radioélectricité & de Cinématographie Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
SmartFocus US, Inc. SmartFocus US, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops software and provides online relationship marketing services	Technology Services
SmartFocus UK Ltd. SmartFocus UK Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops and provides digital marketing software solutions	Technology Services

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