# Mike Dufton

> Mike Dufton is the Toronto-based CEO of Volaris Group, an operating group of Constellation Software that acquires and holds specialist software businesses. A former software salesperson and company operator, he founded Vencora, Volaris’s financial-services portfolio, before his January 2024 appointment as Volaris CEO. His public interviews emphasize customer relationships, autonomous businesses and learning from fellow leaders.

- **Role:** CEO at Volaris Group
- **Organizations:** Volaris Group, Constellation Software, Vencora, SOLCORP, IntelliResponse Systems, MajescoMastek, Acetech Ontario
- **Education:** Bachelor of Business Administration, Sales & Marketing, Wilfrid Laurier University
- **Known for:** Founded Vencora, the Volaris financial-services software portfolio launched in November 2022., Appointed CEO of Volaris Group in January 2024 after more than a decade with the organization., Led SOLCORP, IntelliResponse and MajescoMastek businesses before joining Constellation.

## Career timeline

- **Early career; exact start unknown** — Began in sales at SOLCORP and progressed to CEO during approximately 15 years with the business.
- **2001** — Identified as president and CEO of SOLCORP in a May product announcement.
- **2006** — President and CEO of IntelliResponse Systems in an October announcement.
- **Before joining Constellation; exact dates unknown** — Led MajescoMastek’s North American business and established a Canadian operation.
- **2011** — Joined Volaris Group as managing director; date listed by Crunchbase.
- **2022** — Founded and became CEO of Vencora, publicly launched on November 2.
- **2024** — Appointment as Volaris Group CEO announced January 16.
- **2026** — Moderated a leadership-in-the-AI-era panel at Quadrants in Copenhagen.

## Achievements

- Founded Vencora, the Volaris financial-services software portfolio launched in November 2022.
- Appointed CEO of Volaris Group in January 2024 after more than a decade with the organization.
- Led SOLCORP, IntelliResponse and MajescoMastek businesses before joining Constellation.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Shared an account of Volaris’s six AI Accelerator sessions, which trained more than 1,200 people from 146 businesses during March-July 2026.
- **2026-04** — Participated in Quadrants in Copenhagen, including moderating a leadership-in-the-AI-era panel.
- **2025-08** — Participated with Brian Beattie in closing reflections at Volaris’s second AI Summit.

## Links

- Website: https://www.volarisgroup.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-dufton-5a75414/

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Last updated: 2026-10-10