Leadership Team
Alfred A. Jay
President & CEO
Alfred founded Ramius® Corporation in January 1998 after identifying a market opportunity to host online communities for Web-based collaborative applications. As President and CEO, Alfred leads the strategic direction for Ramius, mapping out new opportunities and positioning the company for continued growth and innovation.
Prior to founding Ramius Corporation, Alfred was president of Jayson Corporation, an investment company focused on early-stage financing of private enterprise software companies. Alfred began his career in technology as a software developer with Jayson Data Systems Inc., a leading developer of accounting, administration and evaluation systems for various federal government departments and healthcare institutions.
Alfred sits on the Board of Directors for iLOOKabout, an imaging technology company. Alfred is also a member of the Board of Advisors for Progeny Group, an investment-banking boutique. An active member of his community, Alfred is a past president of the Hong Kong-Canada Business Association (Ottawa Section) and also served as Chair of the organization’s National IT Committee. One of the co-founders of the Ottawa Dragon Boat Race Festival, Alfred has helped shape one of the region's largest annual charitable events.
A graduate of the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, Alfred was named one of Ottawa's Top Forty Under 40 in 2000.
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Executive Vice President
As Executive Vice President for Ramius, Philippe steers the technology direction for the company and is responsible for developing and managing Ramius' technology partnerships.
Philippe joined Ramius in 1999 as Vice President and Director of Marketing overseeing key operational activities and leading the company's marketing strategy and business development initiatives. A vital contributor to Ramius' growth, Philippe played an integral role in the design and development of the first prototype of Ramius' flagship product, CommunityZero.
In his current role, Philippe leads the company's technology division responsible for product planning and architectural design. He also manages the quality assurance and the customer support teams to lead the successful implementation of CommunityZero worldwide.
Prior to joining Ramius, Phil was the design director for Magma Communications where he managed the company's Web development department. Under his guidance, Philippe's team built database-driven Web sites for e-commerce and Web applications and opened new revenue opportunities for the company.
Philippe is a graduate of the University of Ottawa's School of Management.
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Chief Financial Officer
Chris joined Ramius as the company's Chief Financial Officer in 2000. In his role, Chris directs all aspects of Ramius' finance, legal, administrative and human resources functions. He brings to the company over 15 years of finance experience in the high tech and accounting industries.
Before serving at Ramius, Chris was a corporate controller at QNX Software Systems where he was responsible for all policies, procedures, controls and accounting of the QNX head office, North American, European and Asian operations. Prior to QNX, Chris worked for Deloitte & Touche, Chartered Accountants as a senior audit manager providing a full range of business advisory services in the areas of accounting, auditing, taxation and financing to both public and private companies.
Chris holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Carleton University and has earned CFE, CPA and CA certifications. An active contributor to the local business community, Chris serves on the CFO Dollars and Sense committee of the Ottawa Center for Research Institute, and acts as an advisor for the Canada/Kenya Rarieda Development Program. Chris is also a former treasurer and board of director for the Youth Science Foundation of Canada's executive committee.
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