Candiac, Quebec, Canada
Christian Primeau joined Syntax, a portfolio company of Novacap, as the Global CEO in 2018. Since coming on board, he has positioned the company as a leading provider of orchestrated ERP, Cloud and Security services and solutions, in strategic vertical markets like Manufacturing, Construction, and Mining. Since joining as CEO, Primeau has navigated the company through four successful acquisitions and has elevated Syntax to the global stage after completing its 50th year in business in 2022. With revenues growing 15x, expansion of strategic partnerships with SAP, Oracle, AWS, Microsoft, and entry into 10 new markets since assuming his position, the company has grown to 2,200 employees under his stewardship. Primeau has nearly 30 years of industry experience, much of it in executive roles with public and private growth-oriented companies in operations, engineering, delivery, sales, and general management roles. Prior to joining Syntax, Primeau served as President & COO at Dialogic, a Novacap company. He oversaw R&D, operations, marketing, product management, finance, and administration. Primeau spent the early part of his career at Sun Microsystems where he initially joined, in 2005, as a Pre-Sales Engineer. In his thirteen years with the company, he held key management positions in Montreal, Toronto, and Menlo Park California where he served as VP of Partner and Alliances, Sales Director, Client Executive, and Business Development Manager for ERP and E-Commerce solutions. Primeau joined Bell Canada in 2011where he spent six years in various executive roles like General Manager, Infrastructure Services, Vice President of Client Service Delivery and Vice President of Sales with Bell Canada. He then took on the role of President and COO of iWeb Technologies, a leading provider of cloud solutions. Primeau supported the team in the development and execution of next-generation cloud and managed services delivering double-digit revenue and EBITDA growth. Primeau has earned a bachelor’s degree in management information systems and a master of Business Administration (MBA) from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
From our multiple offices worldwide, Syntax delivers a leading combination of software, services and cloud solutions to meet the needs of a diverse range of customers. Syntax's growing cloud offerings includes best in class Enterprise Cloud for ERP and best in class managed services.
Helped the company on strategic direction and key initiatives.
Responsible for Internap’s Cloud and Hosting business: P&L, including the product strategy, business development, R&D, development, operations, managed services and customer support functions.
Responsibilities: ➢ Strategy, company financing and growth plan ➢ Responsible for all function of the business inclusive of HR, M&A, Finance, Product, Development, Sales, Marketing, Operations and Customer Services ➢ Execution of our strategic plan Achievements: ➢ Created a new growth strategy for the company ➢ Assembled and developed a team of professionals to enable our strategy ➢ Established, communicated and executed on the strategic plan ➢ Lead the business to take market share by improving customer care and expanding product offering ➢ Successfully lead the sell of the company to Interap ➢ Continue in delivering on iWeb's growth plan