Francis Dupuis

Founder, JF Dupuis Transformation Partners

MobilityVancouverOn TechVancouver stages since 2017

Francis Dupuis was president and CEO of PayByPhone, the Vancouver mobile parking-payments company, from August 2017 until moving to parent Volkswagen Financial Services in Germany in 2018. He now runs JF Dupuis Transformation Partners, a Vancouver operational-turnaround practice for mid-size software firms, and spoke at TechVancouver in November 2017.

On the TechVancouver stage ×1

TECHVANCOUVER16:16

Francis Dupuis of PayByPhone presents Customers before Technology

TechVancouver · November 2017

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In their words

Never ever let anything get between you and your customer.

TechVancouver, Nov 2017 · watch at 01:05 ↗

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Around the web ×1

Article

Why parking in Vancouver is a lot easier than you thinkDaily Hive

2017

Quick answers

Who is Francis Dupuis?

A Vancouver software operator who led PayByPhone as president and CEO from 2017 to 2018, then held a role with parent Volkswagen Financial Services. He now runs his own transformation consultancy, JF Dupuis Transformation Partners.

What did Francis Dupuis do at PayByPhone?

He was appointed president and CEO in August 2017, having already been a long-standing member of the executive team. PayByPhone was processing more than $325M in payments annually at the time.

Is Francis Dupuis still at PayByPhone?

No. He left the CEO role in 2018 for a position with parent company Volkswagen Financial Services AG in Germany; Andreas Gruber succeeded him on 1 June 2018.

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