Alexandre Bilger, President & CEO

He graduated from École Polytechnique and the École des Mines.

Alexandre started his career as an architect then technical Director. He started as an architect at NAT System, a leading publisher of client server development tools. In 1998, Alexandre co-founded and was CTO of E-Front, a data-processing software publisher specializing in the Financial industries.

In 2004, he joined Sinequa as Product Architect and co-director of the company with Jean Ferré. Alexander spearheaded and implemented throughout the product strategy.

"What we're doing at Sinequa is offering enterprises an innovative, scalable business search solution, with a very flexible platform to build search-based applications and, at the same time, a turnkey solution for enterprise search out of the box."

Cyril de Maleprade, CFO

Cyril de Maleprade has nearly 30 years of experience in financial management, both in the financial services industry and in corporate finance departments. Cyril joined Sinequa in 2007 and oversees the company's financial, accounting and administration activities. Before Sinequa, Cyril held senior financial positions at French oil company Elf Aquitaine, electronic device manufacturer EGP and financial services company PBA and served in corporate finance at CDC Markets and CPR Equities. Cyril is a graduate of the EDHEC Business School and the CFAF Financial Analysts with a Master of Management & Information Systems.

Olivier Gaunet, CTO

Olivier Gaunet has served as Chief Technical Officer of Sinequa since 2009. As CTO, he is responsible for the functional development of the Sinequa Engine and of Sinequa's NLP indexing chain.

Olivier first joined Sinequa in 1998 as a software engineer and participated in the early development of the Sinequa Engine. He then led the development of several other Sinequa components and eventually drove the complete redesign of the Engine in 2007.

Olivier is graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications and holds a Master of Artificial Intelligence from University Paris 6.

"With Sinequa's functionality, we strive to make search pervasive, efficient and pivotal. We believe it is the next big step in improving user experience, application development and information management."

Luc Manigot, COO

Before joining Sinequa in 1997 as a DGA (French Army) trainee in project management, Luc conducted three years of research in Combinatorics at the L'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales. He collaborated in the development and production of the first prototype of Sinequa Search Engine. Luc also serviced as Scientific Director before becoming COO in 2009, as which he oversees the Presales, Professional Services, Customer Support and Training departments.

Luc holds a Master of Theoretical Mathematics and Master II of Theoretical Computer Science.

"Sinequa's over two decades of linguistics research were the key to becoming a leader in the Search Market. Our customers are very involved in our success and help us to continuously improve both our technical development and our sales approach."

Franck Peyramaure, VP Indirect Sales and Alliances

As VP of Alliances, Franck defines and executes Sinequa's worldwide partner strategy, including the development of sales channels (System Integrators, Consulting Firms and Indirect Sales), OEM partnerships, and strategic technology partnerships (IBM, EMC, Adobe, SAP, and other major vendors).

For over 20 years, Franck has achieved strong sales development and performance through partnerships. Prior to joining Sinequa in 2008, Franck led Oracle's global channel organization for the company's Enterprise Performance Management and BI offerings. During his tenure, sales increased 25% above plan every year. Franck has also held various sales channels and alliances management positions for leading software vendors, including IBM and Business Objects, of which he was one of the first employees.

"Winning in an ultra-competitive landscape requires us to build strong relationships with the leading players of the software and the service industries. Our vital partnerships will undoubtedly help lead Sinequa to the next level of success."

Xavier Pornain, VP of Sales

As VP of Sales, Xavier Pornain is responsible for developing business strategy, growing the Sinequa customer base and opening new markets to support the company's global expansion. Since joining Sinequa as a Sales Manager in 2007, he has contributed greatly to the success of the organization, from outstanding personal revenue generation to the cultivation of an energetic, solid international team of sales executives.

Prior to joining Sinequa, Xavier garnered over 10 years of sales management experience in the enterprise software industry, including several leadership positions at IBM.

"I'm passionate about discovering new business cases that show how Sinequa is truly adding value and organizational efficiency for our customers."