Roger Bloxberg, Chief Executive Officer, Avanquest North America

Roger Bloxberg assumed the position of CEO of Avanquest North America in 2007 upon the acquisition by Avanquest of Nova Development Corp., a consumer software developer and publisher he co-founded in 1984 with his all-time friend Todd Helfstein.

Roger Bloxberg brings to the Group extensive product development experience for the PC and Macintosh platforms, broad consumer-focused marketing expertise and in-depth knowledge of the US retail channel. A life-long resident of Southern California, Roger has a BS Political Science degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Avanquest’s presence in North America, which also comprises Avanquest Software USA, places it among the top ten retail software publishers in the United States. The combined companies offer one of the largest and most diversified product portfolios in the software industry, available at more than 10,000 North American retail locations, on the Web, and through OEM partnerships.

Bruno Vanryb, Co-founder, President and CEO of Avanquest Software

Since he co-founded the Company in 1984 with Roger Politis, Bruno Vanryb has been in charge of the group’s strategic direction worldwide. The close involvement of both founders in all stages of Avanquest’s development means that their careers are closely linked to the firm’s history. Under their impetus, Avanquest Software has gone on from being a pioneer among European technology companies to become one of the the world’s leading publisher of consumer software.

Bruno Vanryb's entrepreneurial spirit is also manifested in the wider business community: along with the Avanquest`s incredible adventure, Bruno Vanryb has been involved in the world of professional associations; between 1998 and 2000, he was one of the founders and the president of Croissance Plus, an association whose goal is to bring attention to and support upcoming young companies.

Made a Knight of the National Order of Merit in 2001, in June 2002 he was elected President of MiddleNext, a professional association bringing together some 100 companies, including some of the most respected securities listed on the stock exchange, whose interests it defends in dealing with the authorities, institutions, the media, and actors in the financial community. He is still its Honorary President.

Since 2010, Bruno Vanryb has been a member of the board of  the Orientation Committee of NYSE Euronext Paris, alongside people like him who want to be part of the evolution of the Paris Stock Exchange and act in the interest of the financial market, the listed companies and their shareholders. 

Since 2010 also, Bruno Vanryb has been President of the “Software developer” College of Syntec Numérique, the major French IT association which federates the most influential IT and digital companies in France. 

A former sound engineer and journalist, Bruno Vanryb is very keen on motorcycles and passionate about new technologies and modern art.

Roger Politis, Co-founder of Avanquest Software and Chief Technical Officer

Together with Bruno Vanryb, Roger Politis has built up one of the greatest European successes in the field of software development and publishing. Since 1984 this small company, which began by developing communication software, including the famous PhoneTools range, has become one of the foremost companies in the world software market.

At Avanquest Software, Roger Politis is in charge of formulating and implementing the group’s global strategy, in collaboration with the executive committee. With his keen interest and outstanding abilities in IT and new technologies, he heads up and runs the Research and Development teams deployed in Europe, North America and Asia.

Roger Politis began his career as a sound engineer in a famous Paris recording studio, where he recorded some famous artists. He was also a journalist for the IT press and, with Bruno Vanryb, co-authored 12 popular works on desktop computing.

In his personal life, Roger Politis is an avid photographer and pilot. In addition to his aeroplane and helicopter licenses, since 1995 he has also been a member of the Aeroclub de France and on the board of the Aeroclub Air France.

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Thierry Bonnefoi, Chief Financial Officer of Avanquest Software

Thierry Bonnefoi joined Avanquest Software in 2000 as chief financial officer and a member of the board. As such, he is in charge of all of the group’s financial operations worldwide, including mergers and acquisitions, and relations with the financial community.

With a Masters in management from Paris IX Dauphine University and a post-graduate DESS degree from the IAE in Aix-en-Provence, Thierry Bonnefoi brings to the group twenty years of experience in international finance, acquired mainly in the United States, where he served as chief financial officer for the Americas for Techpack International. Before contributing to the success of Avanquest, alongside Bruno Vanryb and Roger Politis, Thierry Bonnefoi held several positions of responsibility in large groups, ranging from the mining and metallurgy industries to cosmetics.

Thierry Bonnefoi’s favorite sports are tennis and badminton, both of which he is good at.