Lightspeed Commerce Inc. announced the promotion of JD St-Martin to the role of President. JD St-Martin (CNW Group/Lightspeed Commerce Inc.) In this role, St-Martin will expand beyond his responsibilities as Chief Revenue Officer, now directly accountable for the strategic direction and overall performance for all of Lightspeed's verticals. St-Martin joined Lightspeed in May 2019 through the acquisition of Chronogolf, a SaaS company he co-founded in 2013, and in July 2020 he became Lightspeed's Senior Vice President of Global Sales.
Prior to founding Chronogolf, St Martin worked in venture capital and private equity at Teralys Capital in Montreal and GE Equity in London, UK. Michael DeSimone, Lightspeed's Chief Business Officer, will be departing at the end of 2022. DeSimone joined Lightspeed via acquisition in 2020 as the CEO of ShopKeep and led the successful integration of several Lightspeed acquired companies during his tenure with the company.