Our latest edition of Volaris in the Media highlights publications that have mentioned our company or leaders over the past few months.
This roundup demonstrates the expertise and respect that our leaders have cultivated in their local markets, and their ongoing commitment to developing close relationships within the regions of the world where we operate.
Cultura featured in CME Group’s OpenMarkets and Upstream Ag Professional
Cultura Technologies, a growing global collaborative of agri-food-focused technology businesses, was quoted in OpenMarkets, a publication of CME Group.
Jeff Schreiner, SVP of Global Collaboration at Cultura, is featured in the article talking about how collecting and harnessing the power of data can enhance commodity values and even become a valuable product itself. For example, traceability of agriculture means that end users can easily identify the origins of a commodity as well as how it was treated along the way, which can be valuable to consumers based on their preferences, including for consumers of organic or sustainable products. He also talks about the rising interest in how data can create additional value for farmers who raise crops for biofuels.
“If our industry comes together to link production and the values that the consumer really wants with the value chain – and be able to prove it – that’s a completely new, proactive marketplace that doesn’t exist today,” he says in the article.
- Read the article: OpenMarkets – How Data is Reshaping Agricultural Markets
In a separate media mention, the Upstream Ag Professional podcast discussed Cultura’s approach to acquiring agricultural software companies and how they set themselves apart from private equity acquirers.
- Listen to the podcast: Upstream Ag Professional – April 20th, 2025
Modaxo legal leader interviewed on The Corporate Counsel podcast
Working for a global company like Volaris can bring unexpected opportunities, including the chance to broaden your professional experience outside your home country. That was certainly true in the case of Emilie Franklin, Group Legal Counsel at Modaxo, who relocated from Brisbane, Australia to Toronto, Canada. Modaxo is a global collective of people transportation software businesses that began as a portfolio of Volaris Group.
In the episode, she speaks with The Corporate Counsel podcast host Jerome Doraisamy about how the experience has made her a better lawyer so far, the personal and professional reasons that interested her in relocating, and how an acquisition completed by Modaxo created the opportunity for her in Canada. She credits the talent development process at Volaris for helping to identify the opportunity to develop her career in Canada.
She advises other in-house lawyers interested in relocating to understand cultural differences before making the move, which could include a trial visit to the new country.
“If you’re interested, it’s about raising your hand and flagging your interest to your managers,” she suggests in the podcast.
- Listen to the podcast: The Corporate Counsel – Grasping Opportunities in a Global Business
Volaris Group’s acquisition approach discussed on The Tech Panel podcast
John Crook, a former leader who spent more than a decade of his career with Volaris Group before retiring, appeared on The Tech Panel podcast, where he discussed Volaris Group and Constellation Software’s decentralized acquisition model, his career in technology, and the future of AI.
Crook became part of Volaris after Softlink was acquired by Volaris in 2013. After that, he grew his career to become Softlnk’s General Manager and later a Group Leader, where he oversaw a group of businesses and became more involved with acquisitions.
He says the acquisitive environment at Volaris encourages an exciting culture of continuous learning: “Since [Volaris] is constantly growing, they need to constantly educate people on how to become that next-level manager.”
- Listen to the podcast: The Tech Panel – From the Dot-Com Boom to the Rise of AI (Volaris mention is at 4:26 – 14:45)
Adapt IT featured twice in South Africa’s Business Day
Adapt IT was covered twice in Business Day, a national newspaper in South Africa that covers the country’s economy, business sector, and financial markets.
The news outlet reported that several of Adapt IT’s leaders are now driving acquisition strategy in the Middle East and Africa for its parent portfolio, Omegro. The report describes Adapt IT as a diversified software company which is backed by Volaris, “a well-capitalised leading global technology firm that is keen to support further growth.”
The executive appointments at AdaptIT include Tiffany Dunsdon, Adapt IT’s CEO, who has been appointed as acquiring group leader for Middle East and Africa (MEA) for Omegro. Adapt IT’s CFO, Nombali Mbambo, has been appointed as group finance director for MEA at Omegro. This role includes broad oversight and governance of Adapt IT. Finally, COO Tony Vicente has been appointed CEO of the software company.
In a separate piece, Business Day podcast host Mudiwa Gavaza spoke to Reginald Sibeko, Managing Director of Micros SA, a unit of Adapt IT, about the company’s push to expand in the hospitality software market.
- Listen to the podcast: Business Day – Micros SA’s plan to dominate hospitality software market
SPARK TSL’s lighthouse deployment covered in Health Tech World
Health Tech World, a global news and insights platform for audiences with a professional interest in health technology, reported that SPARK TSL has completed a lighthouse deployment for its new Fusion platform.
The Fusion platform was deployed to demonstrate its potential in the UK, at Stepping Hill Hospital, which serves a population of 350,000 in Greater Manchester. By using SPARK TSL’s Fusion platform, the hospital has modernized its bedside units with a state-of-the-art platform that give patients access to a greater range of entertainment, information and communications services, while enabling staff to improve the availability of the patient record and use SPARK Fusion’s leading engagement and productivity functionalities, which include translation services and meal ordering.
The new product is being brought to patients in the UK after SPARK TSL acquired Sentean Group in 2024. Sentean Group is the developer of the Fusion platform that is used in 40 per cent of hospitals in the Netherlands.
