Tioga Venture

All Tioga Venture partners and associates have extensive years of international management, operational, and consulting experience in the technology industry.
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Frédéric Halley
Co-Founder and Managing Partner

As a founding partner of Tioga Venture, Frédéric has led engagements for many international software vendors. His specific area of focus has been strategic marketing, addressing issues such as content management, mobility and industrial process optimization.

Before founding Tioga Venture in 2001, Frédéric worked extensively in many European countries. As Sales Director of Southern Europe for SLP Infoware, a software leader in predictive CRM, he developed the market in six European countries, transforming the region from zero revenue to the most productive of the company. Prior to joining SLP Infoware, Frédéric worked as a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group, where he completed IT implementation projects in both Germany and France. Frédéric was also a consultant for Accenture, where he focused on IT and operational issues for Retail and FMCG clients internationally.

Frédéric earned a MS in Telecommunication Engineering from Telecom Paris and a MBA from the Northwestern Kellogg School.

Email: fh@tiogaventure.com

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Julien Mazerolle
Co-Founder and Managing Partner

As a founding partner of Tioga Venture, Julien has focused on serving international software vendors positioned in markets such as Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Content Management (ECM), Business Process Management (BPM), Internet Security and Mobility. His focus has been on defining strategy, building value proposition, defining organization and optimizing services organization.

Before founding Tioga Venture in 2001, Julien built extensive international experience on operational excellence and value-creation, both for the companies he has managed as well as those he has advised. As the Vice President of Consulting Services of SLP Infoware, a software leader in predictive CRM, Julien positioned the consulting activity on value delivery and, as a result, doubled consulting revenue year over year. The company was successfully sold to Gemplus at the end of 2000.

Prior to joining SLP Infoware, Julien was an Engagement Manager for McKinsey & Co., where he worked with computer and pharmaceutical companies to develop and implement high-growth strategies. While at McKinsey, he also restructured basic materials companies to enable them to compete under changing market conditions. Before joining McKinsey, Julien was COO of Comasec, a privately held company specializing in personal protective equipment. As COO, he restructured one subsidiary and significantly grew Comasec's revenue in a highly competitive market.

In the United States, Julien earned a MS in Computer Science from UCLA and a MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. In France, Julien graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Techniques Avancées.

Email: jm@tiogaventure.com

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Thierry Aubert
Manager

As a Manager for Tioga Venture, Thierry has led and contributed to engagements for software vendors in multiple areas such as Service & Revenue Assurance (telecommunications industry), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Business Performance Management (BPM). Through management consulting and operational support, he has played key roles across the product marketing, presales, professional services and customer support functions to help Tioga Venture clients to achieve their objectives.

Prior to joining Tioga Venture early 2003, Thierry held product marketing and management positions for enterprise software vendors. As a Senior Program Manager for MrTed, a Human Resources ASP, he defined, led developments, and launched the performance management product and service offerings. Previously, as a Senior Product Manager for SLP InfoWare, an analytic-CRM software editor, Thierry setup the product management and marketing organization, managed the company’s product offering and positioning and contributed to revenue growth through operations support on strategic deals and projects.

Thierry earned a MS from Institut National des Télécommunications, and has an MBA from Paris Institut d’Administration des Entreprises.

Email: ta@tiogaventure.com

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