GVG Stays on Course for Excellence With New CEO James Claude

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, October 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

Global Voice Group (GVG) is proud to announce the nomination of Mr. James Gabriel Claude as the new Chief Executive Officer of the company. Mr. Claude has been selected by the GVG Board of Directors (BoD) to succeed Mr. Patrice Baker, who has held this position for more than seven years. The latter will remain involved as a member of the BoD.

Under Mr. Baker's leadership, GVG further diversified its line of products and services to better serve its existing clientele and broaden its customer base. Leading provider of IT solutions for telecom regulation and revenue assurance, the company extended its core offering to include oversight platforms for digital financial services and other solutions of critical interest for governments and agencies.

"James has been a key member of our top management for more than a decade. He has been involved in virtually all aspects of the company, as an engineer, a technical project manager, a chief technology officer and, more recently, as the deputy CEO of the company," said Patrice Baker.

Fluent in English, Spanish and French, Mr. Claude holds a Master's Degree in Management from the Boston University and a First Degree in Telematics Engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra. As a member of the GVG team since 2005, he rapidly worked his way up to assume the technical management of numerous projects, until his nomination as Chief Technology Officer in 2012. Since then, he has played an increasingly important role in the strategies and orientations of the company.

Mr. Claude envisions exciting developments for the company in the near future: "Over the years, we have developed innovative products and solutions in the RegTech niche market, taking into account our clients' needs and challenges," he specified. "As a company, we have reached the level of maturity and the know-how required to position ourselves as the leader of ICT solutions for good governance in frontier and emerging markets."

About GVG: 

Founded in 1998 and present in more than 20 countries, with its main offices in Spain and South Africa, Global Voice Group (GVG) has rapidly grown to become a prominent provider of world-class IT solutions to governments and regulatory authorities.

SOURCE Global Voice Group