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Miguel Santos, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder:

Mr. Santos is responsible for creating a strategic direction for the firm and is also substantially involved in client generation, business development and investor relations. He envisioned online banking in 1995 and since then he became a referent in new technologies for financial services distribution, presenting in banking conferences such as BAI, CLAB, Felaban, Febraban and AMBA. Prior to founding Technisys he worked for the financial services division of IBM. Mr. Santos obtained a BS and an MS Computer Science Degrees from the University of Buenos Aires. He has also completed post-graduate work in Symmetrical Process Systems, distributed databases and network computing. Mr. Santos was invited to chair seminars on Entrepreneurship at NYU and Stanford University. In March 2001, Mr. Santos was selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur (www.endeavor.org) from a pool of more than 650 other candidates throughout Latin America.

Adrian Iglesias, COO and Co-Founder:

Mr. Iglesias is responsible for day-to-day operations of the Company. He also heads the firm’s development centers and service areas. Mr. Iglesias holds BS and MS degrees in Systems Analysis from the engineering department of the University of Buenos Aires focusing on managing software development and software process improvement. Prior to starting Technisys, Mr. Iglesias worked for IBM Argentina focusing on financial software for banks, where his clients included American Express and Bank Boston.

German Pugliese Bassi, Executive VP and Co-Founder:

Mr. Bassi is responsible for leading the Company’s international expansion. Before assuming this role, Germán headed the Company’s commercial area. Mr. Bassi received a degree in Public Accounting from the University of Belgrano in Argentina. He has also completed post graduate courses at Universitá Bocconi (Milan), Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Ecole Nationale de Ponts et Chausees (Paris). An active member in the AMBA / BAI., Mr. Bassi was also selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur in March 2001. Before founding Technisys, Mr. Bassi was responsible for international trade at Gillette Argentina S.A. Prior to this, he was a financial analyst at Techint International Corp.

Lisandro Bril, Director, Holdinvest Technology Fund:

Lisandro Bril is Managing Partner at Technisys's investor, Holdinvest Technology Fund - HTF. He is also the Managing Partner of AxVentures, a company that manages Pymar Fund which targests investments in early-stage technology companies with innovation centers in South America and high growth potential towards global market niches in software, medical equipment, videogames, and mobile applications. During the 90’s , Lisandro was CEO of “i5 Venture Capital”, a Hicks Muse Company, that invested in Amtec (now Neoris), Despegar, and seven other early stage operations. During his professional career he has been the Executive Director of Booz Allen & Hamilton of Argentina. He also worked as a Senior Vice President of Spencer Stuart and Korn Ferry executive search firms. At the Government level, he performed as Deputy Secretary of Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Economy of Argentina. Lisandro is cofounder of Endeavor Foundation that promotes entrepreneurship and Member of the Advisory Board of the University of San Andrès Business School. Lisandro is a Board Member of Technisys, and holds a Bachellor in Economics , suma cum laude, from University of Buenos Aires, and an MPA Harvard Kennedy School. 

Néstor Serravalle, Technisys' Commercial Director, Global:

Nestor Serravalle is responsible for Technisys' Global commercial operations leading our teams around different regions and and the business strategy of the company. Nestor is fully experienced in Computing Solutions for the Financial Services Industry and has participated in different business forums. Before Technisys, he held first class positions at TCS, SAP, HP and Unisys designing solutions and adding value to their clients' business.
He holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from IDEA and is a Systems graduate from UTN.

Horacio Buhanna, Product Manager, Global:

As the product specialist overseeing Technisys’ value proposals, Mr. Buhanna is directly or indirectly involved in every major deal by structuring the technical solutions. As one of the leaders of Technisys vision, he is constantly up to date with the market trends and next tendencies regarding technology for the financial services industry. Horacio belongs to Technisys original founding team, and helps to maintain the entrepreneurial culture in Technisys. 

Javier Ramirez, Technisys' Commercial Director, Mexico:

Based in Mexico City, he is responsible for the regions' sales and pre-sales team. With over 20 years serving the Financial Services market, Javier focusses on designing innovative solutions for clients adding localization for the global solutions of the company. Javier previously held position at TCS in charge of one of the offices in Mexico.

Antonio Baldassarre, Project Manager, Chile:

Antonio Baldassarre is Project Manager for our operations center in Santiago, Chile, one of Technisys' most important centers in the region.
Antonio has a strong professional experience of 38 years in the IT industry of the financial sector; 18 years in the systems area. During his first years designing, developing and implementing systems and later on holding position as Systems Manager. 9 years in charge of Operations and Technology Management for financial institutions., 11 years as Senior Consultant and Business Manager in multinational consulting groups such as: IBM Global Services, TATA Consultancy Services , Gesfor Group in charge of projects and clients for various Latinamerican companies. Antonio holds strong experience in processes related to business developments obtained through the design, execution and managment of complex operational/ technological projects.His experience is also due to the direction of operational management positions held at different banking institutions.

Diego Zinik, Project Manager, Global:

Diego Zinik joined Technisys as Project Manager holding a key role within the company's Consulting Services team. He previously worked for first class international companies such as Atos Origin, Sema Group and Deutsche Bank, Diego is responsible for the delivery of services for our clients keeping excellence always in mind. Diego holds a degree in Information Systems from ORT.

Angel Zeni, Project Implementation Manager, Global:

As the manager overseeing Technisys’s project implementations, Mr. Zeni is based in the Buenos Aires software factory and reports directly to the COO. Mr. Zeni holds a long career in the software and development industry, including a previous position as IT Manager for Banco Itau.

Diego Conde, Software Factory Manager:

Due to experience in executive responsibilities, tasks as a consultant, facilitator and coach, Diego clearly understands the challenges of management and the Human Resources Area. This has led him to create one of the most succesful projects opening the company's first Software Factory performing as current Manager and Coordinator.
He has previously showed leadership skills in national and international projects such as Citibank, Mercedes Benz, Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires, Banco de Costa Rica, Banco de la Pampa, Crediclick, X-Patagonia among others.
Highly commited to improving work effectiveness, he assists the company in programs involving staff management and development for conscious leadership.
Diego holds a degree in Analyst - Programmer and Systems Engineer as a graduate from Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Ana Barmash

Ana is responsible for the PMO of the Cyberbank implementation project for Banco Estado of Chile.
During the past 25 years Ana has managed complex system intergration projects and process transformations in national and multinational companies.
The size and complexity of the projects have always been diverse involving consulting teams of over 100 people from different countries, integration of local and international providers, estimations over 100 million dollars.
She previously worked for PricewaterHouse Coopers and IBM; Ana managed very important projects (IMPSAT, AFIP, Banco Provincia de Buenos Aires, Banco Mercantil), led other project managers appointed to the banking industry and was responsible for the creation and management of PMO practices.
At Technisys, since 2010, Ana directed the Cyberbank implementation for Banco Provincia of Buenos Aires (wholesale and retail banking), one of the biggest state-owned banks in the country.
Ana has a degree in Information Systems , IBM certified project manager and holds a Masters Degree in Information Systems Project Management from the MITI of Japan.

Advisory Board
 

Jorge Grad

Jorge is a former VP of operations in IBM, with strong field experience on building service and delivery practices. Jorge is helping the company with the continuum improvement of operantions, quality, and administration proceses.

Ramesh Mugalam

Ramesh's core competency is in establishing presence in growth markets by utilizing go-to-market strategy and identifying growth initiatives.
Currently he is the Vice President for International Operations and Development at LexisNexis in the US. Prior to this role, Ramesh founded a business strategy consulting company, Entegram LLC, and was responsible for the company strategy and business development initiatives.
Ramesh has a Masters Degree from the Indian Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Sloan School of Business at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.