Gérard Métrailler

Gérard Métrailler is the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Digital Software at Altium and leads the high-performance go-to-market and product organizations of Altium's software portfolio, including Altium Designer. He drives product R&D, sales, and marketing strategies and teams. Gérard works closely with the Chief Commercial Officer, Marc Boonen, to accelerate the Enterprise Sales growth.

Gérard has been a leader in SaaS and software industries and possesses extensive P&L, global go-to-market, product, and portfolio strategy expertise. He has a proven track record of delivering growth, profitability, and value creation while focusing on strategic clarity, organizational transformation, and operational excellence.

Before Altium, Gérard was Executive Vice President of Global Products at Corel Corporation (now Alludo) and led the company from a perpetual licensing model to a SaaS subscription offering that combines cloud, AI, mobile, and desktop. He was vital in transforming Corel Corporation from a packaged software company into a recurring-revenue industry leader through organic growth and M&A.