Our Team – Giift

Board of Directors

At the helm is a leadership of stalwarts from varied sectors

- Founder Partner of Pragma Capital
- Former Head of Credit Lyonnais Capital Markets

Christophe Ramoisy

Chariman for the Board

- Former Minister of Economics and Finance - Partner at Latour Capital

Alain Madelin

Board Member

- Founder and Former Chairman of International Securities Exchange
- Former Member of Board of Deutsche Borse

David Krell

Board Member

- Former CEO of Sodexho Pass International and Zoloto

Ivan Semenoff

Board Member

- CEO of Victory Asset Management (Luxembourg)

Eric Sauzedde

Board Member

- Managing Director of GKB Partners (Family Office)
- Former Head of Industrial Sector at Level Global Investors (Hedge Fund)

Joseph Batcha

Board Member

- Co-founder and CEO of Giift
- 15 years of experience in the Benefits industry
- Former CFO and Head of Business Development of Sodexho Pass (#2 worldwide issuer with $12bn face value)
- Former CFO of BR Guest (Hospitality in NY)
- Masters Degree in Finance - EBS, Paris

Laurent Xatart

Board Member

- Co-founder and Director (Finance) of Giift
- 18 years of experience in FinTech and Buy Out
- Former CEO of Calypso Technology (sold to Bridgepoint and Summit Partners), Misys, Sophis (sold to Vista) and Linedata (listed on the French stock market)
- Masters Degree in Finance - EBS, Paris

Pascal Xatart

Board Member

Giift Executive Management

Our pathbreaking endeavors become possible with an inspiring management team

- 15 years of experience in the Benefits industry
- Former CFO and Head of Business Development of Sodexho Pass (#2 worldwide issuer with $12bn face value)
- Former CFO of BR Guest (Hospitality in NY)
- Masters Degree in Finance - EBS, Paris

Laurent Xatart

Co-founder and CEO

- 18 years of experience in FinTech and Buy Out
- Former CEO of Calypso Technology (sold to Bridgepoint and Summit Partners), Misys, Sophis (sold to Vista) and Linedata (listed on the French stock market)
- Masters Degree in Finance - EBS, Paris

Pascal Xatart

Co-founder and Director (Finance)

- 10 years of experience in R&D and Technical Management
- Co-founder and CTO of CoolFen (now a subsidiary of Giift)
- Former Technical Head of Halliburton and Siemens Electronics
- PhD degree in EE - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Dr. Chen Sheng

VP of Information Technology – GiiftPay

- 12 years of experience in FinTech
- Former R&D Manager for Misys, Sophis, Asia
- Masters in Science, Applied Mathematics - Ecole Polytechnique, France and Canada

Jean Herbiere

Chief Digital Information Officer

- 12 years of experience in Payments and Social Media (A*STAR, SPRING Singapore)
- Co-founder and COO of CoolFen (head of Product and Marketing)
- PhD degree in EE - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Dr. Yinzhu Zhou

Chief Product Officer

- Experienced business / market development professional with expertise in consumer banking, digital transformation, loyalty & customer engagement
- Proven track record of success globally across B2C and B2B domains, across global and large local brands
- Go to Market strategist with strong network across Asia and Middle East
- Master's Degree in Business Administration from École des Ponts Business School, France

Dilip Devaraya Samudram

President of Sales and Strategy

- 10 years of experience in FinTech including Misys Sophis
- Founder and CEO of CoolFen
- Former Head of Business Development in Hong Kong and China
- Masters degree in Mathematics Applications and Economics - Ecole Polytechnique

Yifei Zhou

CEO of Giift China and CoolFen

- A C-Level Executive with diverse experience in technology, finance and business
- Previously served as CTO for ViewPost overseeing development and operations for the invoicing and payment platform
- Prior to that he was CTO for RMS managing risk models, software and data production
- Has also worked with Advent International & Sophis, and been CTO for Moody’s Analytics
- He has done his Graduation from Ecole de Mines, France

Philippe Stephan

Group Chief Technology Officer

- 8 years of experience in building Enterprise Applications
- Key player for the first outsourced project by Ministry of Defence
- Handled complex project dynamics across Telecommunications, Logistics, Airlines, Ministry of Defence and application portfolio management.

Shreerang Gondegaonkar

Vice President - Engineering & Chief Architect

- Over 13 years experience in HR, facilities and office management.
- Started her fintech career at Sophis in 2010, managing Office operations in Singapore office.
- Joined Giift in 2015 as Office Manager and is now in charge of Admin and HR ensuring the smooth and stable global operations internally in Giift.
- Has been an integral part of Giift’s dynamic global expansion, following the integration of 5 offices with over 70 employees.

Denise Toop

Head of Admin & HR

- Banking and Finance professional with 20+ years experience of which 14 years in multinational banks (Deutsche Bank AG, Colombo & HSBC Bank ME, Dubai).
- Former AVP/Head of Finance at Dubai First PJSC, a Dubai Group company.
- Was a member of the Global UAT team of HSBC Bank ME representing Finance for Vision Plus migration.
- Managed a team of 20+ professionals in HSBC’s centralized regional cards finance and reconciliation supporting seven countries.

Anoj Silva

VP Finance, Group Controller

- Result-oriented professional with over 15 years of experience in loyalty management program management for B2C and B2B business segments.
- Her work experience includes marketing and advertising across the BFSI, Apparels, Mobile & Telecom sectors.
- She currently handles Marketing Strategy for Giift and its clients, including design and front-end development.
- MBA in Marketing Management from the Institute of Business Management Studies Maharashtra, Mumbai.

Tasneem Pittalwala

Head of Marketing & Communication

Board of Directors

Christophe Ramoisy

Alain Madelin

David Krell

Ivan Semenoff

Eric Sauzedde

Joseph Batcha

Laurent Xatart

Pascal Xatart

Giift Executive Management

Laurent Xatart

Pascal Xatart

Dr. Chen Sheng

Jean Herbiere

Dr. Yinzhu Zhou

Dilip Devaraya Samudram

Yifei Zhou

Philippe Stephan

Shreerang Gondegaonkar

Denise Toop

Anoj Silva

Tasneem Pittalwala

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