Meet our team
Founder & President, Fractional CFO
Alexander Savage
Founder and President of Advanceo, a C‑suite advisory firm supporting small to mid‑market, multi‑entity businesses through acquisitions, growth initiatives, and operational transformation. 10+ years of experience spanning corporate finance, governance, and executive leadership across Canada and the United States. Has led and advised businesses across agribusiness, food, manufacturing, logistics, and transportation, tech enable Data and Service businesses in Canada and the United States. ​Serving regularly as a fractional CFO and strategic advisor to CEOs, boards, and investors, advising on M&A, capital allocation, post‑transaction integration, and performance optimization. Has led and executed transactions exceeding $20M and operated businesses generating $100M+ in revenue across multiple geographies and currencies. ​Brings a pragmatic, execution‑focused approach, combining institutional financial rigor with hands‑on operational insight developed through senior roles, including at Bombardier. ​Entrepreneur and businessmen through and through, actively involved as an angel, pre-seed, and seed investor in data, tech, agri-tech markets through other business ventures. Combining in-depth operator experience with investor value creation.
Fractional Finance Director
Virginie Dubé, CPA (QC, CAN)
Seasoned finance professional with 10+ years of experience in financial management, planning, and strategic business support with organizations in complex, fast-paced environments. Currently supports SMEs as an Interim or Fractional Finance Director or On-Demand Controller, managing and developing accounting teams, leading Business case reviews, budget et allocation utilization, ERP implementations, financial reporting, financing initiatives, and M&A support. Recognized for her strong analytical skills, business acumen, and collaborative approach. Highly skilled in preparing clear, visually appealing, and professional financial presentations and marketing materials, offering a comprehensive range of abilities to the organizations she supports. ​Previously held positions at Alimentation Couche-Tard and Bombardier, where she worked in FP&A, cost-accounting, and business partner to operations and leadership teams on budgeting, forecasting, and investment decisions. Beyond her professional achievements, also serves as Treasurer and Board Member at CPE Le Vent dans les Voiles, where she contributes her broad financial expertise to responsible governance.
Fractional Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Aristote (Didia) Diasonama
Helps small and mid-sized businesses align technology strategy with financial performance and long-term business objectives. 10+ years of experience in software engineering and technology leadership, having built and scaled data platforms, analytics systems, and SaaS products used at enterprise scale. Specializes in bridging the gap between business strategy, financial structure, and technical execution, ensuring that technology investments translate into measurable outcomes. ​ Entrepreneur at heart, prior to joining Advanceo, founded a firm and advised multiple SMEs as a fractional CTO. Known for drilling down on technical problems which often stem business or process misalignments. This insight now shapes his integrated approach of combining finance, strategy, and technology to support companies through phases of rationalization, growth, and transformation. Served as CTO, where he led distributed engineering and data teams, modernized the company’s data infrastructure, scaled processing to billions of records per month, and significantly reduced operational costs while improving reliability and data quality. ​Brings a strong entrepreneurial and impact-driven perspective shaped by his involvement in technology initiatives across multiple markets.
Executive Strategic Advisor
Meredith Amdur
Technology executive and multi‑exit CEO with a rare blend of big‑tech leadership (Microsoft, Deloitte) and entrepreneurial operating success across North America and Europe. Over a 20+ year career, have led three companies to three successful exits, including a public‑company turnaround that delivered a 60% market‑cap increase and a strategic acquisition at a premium. Known for scaling data‑driven businesses, modernizing product and go‑to‑market engines, and building high‑performing global teams. Bring deep expertise in AI, data analytics, digital media, SaaS, and enterprise platforms, combined with a track record of transforming underperforming organizations into profitable, high‑growth market leaders. Operate with the discipline of a Fortune‑100 strategist and the velocity of a founder, guiding companies and boards through complex inflection points with clarity, rigor, and measurable results.