Francois manages Cognite’s overall marketing activities, including Product Marketing, and builds the Cognite partner network. He spent the preceding eleven years with software company Vizrt, where he served as COO and CCO, responsible for all commercial and operational activities. Before that, Francois managed research projects on collective decision making and human computer interface at the Airbus Group Corporate Research Center. He holds master’s degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from the National Institute of Applied Sciences and his PhD from the Toulouse Computer Science Research Institute.