Management Team

Gerry Smith
President & CEO

Riyaz Somani
Co-founder & SVP Product Strategy

Andrew Hillier
Co-founder & CTO

Chuck Tatham
Senior Vice President, Business Development & Marketing

Tom Yuyitung
Chief Architect

Jeff Pauze
Vice President, Engineering

Ayman Gabarin
Senior Vice President, Europe, Middle East
& Africa

Max Staines
Senior Vice President, Sales

Cynthia Bliss
Chief Financial Officer

Helen Tsantsoulas
Vice President,
Training &
Documentation

Pamela Mugford
Vice President, Marketing &
Partner Solutions

Brian E. Higgins
Vice President, Contracts and
Risk Management

Mike Marketos
Senior Vice President, Services
Andrew Hillier
Co-founder & CTO
Andrew Hillier has over 20 years of experience in the creation and implementation of mission-critical software for the world's largest financial institutions and utilities. A co-founder of Cirba, he leads product strategy and defines the overall technology roadmap for the company.
Prior to Cirba, Hillier pioneered a state of the art systems management solution which was acquired by Sun Microsystems and served as the foundation of their flagship systems management product, Sun Management Center. Hillier has also led the development of solutions for major financial institutions, including fixed income, equity, futures & options and interest rate derivatives trading systems, as well as in the fields of covert military surveillance, advanced traffic and train control, and the robotic inspection and repair of nuclear reactors.
Hillier holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering from The University of New Brunswick.
