Bonitasoft , a leader in open source digital process automation, announced that Charles Souillard, co-founder and COO of the company, has assumed the role of CEO, succeeding Miguel Valdés Faura.
Charles Souillard, co-founder of Bonitasoft, becomes CEO, succeeding Miguel Valdés Faura. According to #FortinoCapitalPartners: “Bonitasoft will continue to bring major innovations to the market, while ensuring sustainable growth
In 2009, Charles Souillard, Miguel Valdés Faura and Rodrigue Le Gall founded Bonitasoft, an ambitious project to democratize the global BPM market through innovative open source technology and business model. Incubated within Bull R&D (now part of Atos), the founding team developed new versions of Bonita together and grew the ecosystem of users and contributors around the world, then brought the project to success. commercial.
Bonitasoft is now a profitable and growing company having recently attracted a new investor: Fortino Capital. The B2B investor backs Bonitasoft’s plan to accelerate sales of the new Bonita Cloud offering, expand into markets on both sides of the Atlantic, and expand the platform through a series of product innovations.
Arnaud de Vos, Chief Investment Officer at Fortino Capital Partners, said: “We have worked extensively with Charles and know that under his leadership, Bonitasoft’s entire management team will continue to bring major innovations to the market, while ensuring sustainable growth. and consistent. »
“Charles will also ensure the continuity of the company’s values, while vouching for our commitment to open source and our customer-oriented culture”, testifies Miguel Valdés Faura. “We have worked together for more than 18 years and built a sustainable business, with a team of very talented and highly qualified professionals who, on a daily basis, make a difference. Charles has my unwavering trust and support in this new role. »
“While handing over as CEO of the company as one of the founders is an important decision, I am convinced that this is the right time for the company and for the Bonitasoft ecosystem,” continued Faura . . “Having worked with Charles for all these years, I have no doubt that Bonitasoft will continue to lead the business process automation market under his leadership and I look forward to supporting him while remaining a shareholder in the company. »
Charles Souillard adds: “Miguel leaves a remarkable legacy. Continuing and assuming the role of CEO after co-founding the company 13 years ago is a great honor for me. We will continue to build a strong vision to dramatically enhance the employee and customer experience by building the most powerful and scalable BPM platform on the market. I look forward to working with our customers and leading Bonitasoft through this new phase
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