Jobpartners names Francois Desmarest Chief Financial Officer

Former senior Ubitrade executive to manage the finance and administration group at the People Relationship Management software company.

Jobpartners announces the appointment of Francois Desmarest, age 38, as Chief Financial Officer. Desmarest was previously Chief Financial Officer at Ubitrade, where he was responsible for finance, human resources, legal
affairs and internal IT activities. He also has a strong background in investment banking and management of medium-sized companies.

In his new position, Desmarest will be responsible for the financial management of the group, in addition to heading legal affairs, purchasing, human resources and internal IT activities for the company. He will report to Xavier Marchioni, Jobpartners CEO.

Desmarest stated: My decision to join Jobpartnersí executive team was motivated by a very strong impression with the companyís project, the high-quality personnel and excellent PRM solutions.

Marchioni concluded: Francoisís arrival is excellent news for Jobpartners. We expect to benefit from his knowledge and experience for this extremely important position.

In addition to his senior management role with Ubitrade, Desmarest has also held management positions at Marceau Investissements as the Director of Marceau Finance (financial advisory division). Prior to that, he was manager-owner of MTS Diffusion. He has also held analyst and associate positions at Coulon, Carron et Associes. Desmarest holds a degree in finance from HEC.