Jamie Ayre is Marketing Director of AdaCore, the company that develops and markets the Free Software GNAT Pro toolset. The successful commercialisation in Europe for the last 15 years makes AdaCore one of the longest advocates of FLOSS. Jamie is a passionate advocate of the positive influence the FLOSS community-driven development model has had on business practices and the way it has reshaped the customer/client relationship. He is an active participant and animator of various communities that he comes into contact with through his professional and personal interests. Since his studies in International Business he has worked for numerous companies in the UK and France.