Our Executive Team

Rick Hamilton
CEO
Rick Hamilton is CEO at Infovista. Before joining the company, he was Senior Vice President of Blue Planet Software, a division of Ciena. Where he was responsible for the company’ software platform and global services organization. Prior to Blue Planet, Hamilton served as the Corporate Vice President, Professional Services, for Juniper Networks and completed a 11-year career at Cisco Systems, during which time he oversaw the growth of Cisco’s managed services business. Hamilton holds a bachelor’s degree in information systems from the University of Phoenix and a master’s degree in software engineering from Golden Gate University.

David Tulis
Chief Revenue Officer
David Tulis is the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Infovista, in charge of the customer-facing organization dedicated to CSPs, including sales and operations, alliances and partnerships, and professional services. Tulis’ track record includes successful tenures at Ciena – Blue Planet, Amdocs, CSG Systems, and IQNavigator. With more than 25 years of experience, David Tulis has developed a deep understanding of the telecommunications domain and a passion for driving customer success.

Bernd Stangl
Chief Financial Officer
Bernd Stangl serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Infovista, bringing over 25 years of finance expertise in the B2B telecommunications sector. Bernd's professional journey spans carve-outs, mergers, refinancing, and extensive business operations. Prior to joining Infovista, Bernd held the role of CFO at Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE). Bernd also served as CFO at ASN Submarine and, before, as CFO of Alcatel’s Optics division. Bernd holds a master’s degree in strategic management from Vienna University of Economics as well as an advanced corporate finance degree from INSEAD, and has studied at prestigious institutions including M.I.T. Boston, INSEAD or ESSEC France.

Yann Le Helloco
Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Le Helloco oversees the management, development and support of the Infovista products portfolio and he is responsible for innovation and product strategy as Chief Technical Officer. Prior to joining Infovista, Dr. Le Helloco was CTO at Mentum, heading R&D and product management activities of the company. He has many years of experience in managing technological, product and R&D teams for various companies including Ericsson, Marconi, Siradel and Cap Gemini. Dr. Le Helloco is an expert in the fields of network engineering, mobile telecommunications, as well as software design, artificial intelligence and big data systems. He has over 25 years of experience in driving product innovation in software and telecoms, and has acted as a consultant to many public and private sector organizations including communication service providers and military organizations. An IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, he has authored numerous patents, published many articles and speaks frequently at industry events. Dr. Le Helloco holds a Ph.D. in communication systems and an MSc in electrical engineering from the National Institute of Applied Sciences in Rennes, France.

John D’Anna
President Global Contact Center (Hammer)
John D’Anna is President of Global Contact Center, a business unit of Infovista named Hammer. Hammer delivers end-to-end contact center testing and assurance solutions to guarantee optimal customer experience and business outcomes. John joins from Empirix where he was CEO. Prior to joining Empirix, John served as Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Services for JDSU’s Test & Measurement Product Group. John joined JDSU in August 2005 with the acquisition of Acterna, where he was Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Services. Before joining Acterna, John was a Field Sales Representative for Hewlett-Packard’s Test & Measurement group from 1984 to 1990.

Marc Serra
Chief Marketing Officer and Corporate Development Officer
Marc Serra Jaumot is Head of Marketing and Corporate Development of Infovista. Marc drives the Marketing efforts at Infovista and leads M&A activities. Prior to this role, Marc was Chief of Staff to the CEO Office and responsible for driving strategic projects across the company and supporting the Infovista Board and Executive Committee. Before joining Infovista in June 2019, Marc held positions in Strategy, Corporate Development and Digital transformation at Vodafone Global and Millicom, focusing on emerging technologies, digital services and operational improvements. He began his career in management consulting with Arthur D. Little, spending 5 years on projects for top technology companies in Europe and the Middle East. Marc holds a bachelors and masters degree in Business Administration from Esade Business School and an additional bachelors degree in Psychology.

Claire Papin
Chief Human Resources Officer
Claire Papin is the Chief Human Resources Officer, in charge of defining and implementing Infovista’s HR strategy. Claire initially joined the company as Europe HR Director and HR Business Partner liaising globally with the CTO and CMO teams. Prior to Infovista, Claire held HR management positions in consulting companies such as Expleo and Assystem. Claire is a seasoned HR executive with a successful track record supporting engineering and consultancy companies. She holds a Master degree from INSEEC Business School.
Board of Directors

José Duarte
Executive Chairman
Mr. Duarte is Executive Chairman of Infovista. Before joining as CEO in January 2019, he served as an active Non-Executive Director at Infovista from October 2016. Mr. Duarte has an extensive background leading publicly listed and privately held, global technology companies with a particular focus on high growth and transformation. Previously, he was CEO of Infinitas Learning and CEO of Unit4. Before Unit4, Mr. Duarte was at SAP for approximately 20 years. He was the founder of SAP Portugal and evolved through the ranks, having served as President, Global Services and Corporate Officer, President EMEA and India and President Latin America. He started his career at Unilever Portugal and Accenture (previously Andersen Consulting). Mr. Duarte currently holds Non-Executive Director positions in ProAlpha and Gelato.