ESI Group is a pioneer and the world's leading creator of Virtual Prototyping software and services, specializing in materials physics. ESI has developed unique know-how to help manufacturers replace real prototypes with virtual prototypes, allowing them to manufacture and then virtually test their future products and ensure their pre-certification. Coupled with the latest generation technologies, Virtual Prototyping is now part of a broader Product Performance Lifecycle ™ approach, which addresses the operational performance of the product throughout its entire operating life cycle. This offering constitutes a unique, open and collaborative 'end-to-end' virtual prototyping solution with the phasing out of the use of physical prototyping during the product development phase. Present in more than 40 countries and in the main industrial sectors, ESI Group employs around 1200 high-level specialists around the world and achieved a turnover of 135 million euros in 2017.
ESI is a French company listed on Euronext Paris, NYSE Euronext (Compartment B), labeled “Innovative Company” by BPI France.
Cristel has dual Franco-American nationality. She holds a BA in Economics, a Masters in International Policy Studies from Stanford University where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa and a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE) where she obtained the prize for the best thesis in her field.
Cristel de Rouvray has been Chief Executive Officer of ESI Group since February 1, 2019 and a director since July 8, 1999. After joining the Board of Directors, Cristel became Chairman of the Compensation, Appointments and Governance Committee in 2007. This position allowed him to acquire an in-depth knowledge of the teams and the culture of ESI. From 2015, Cristel became Board Leader to ensure alignment between the Board of Directors and the group's management team.
Her experience bridged the worlds of governance, strategy and operations, and she played a key role in shaping and supporting ESI's talent development and management decisions. It has helped position ESI in its rapidly growing simulation market and connect its leaders to a larger and more innovative ecosystem. His decisive contributions include the recruitment of independent members of the Board of Directors, the creation of links between the Board of Directors and the management team of ESI, and the conduct of a multi-year succession plan.
In addition to her involvement with ESI Group, Cristel has 14 years of experience as a Director at College Track, an American non-profit organization founded by Laurene Powell Jobs. It is recognized for the excellence it demonstrates in helping young people from disadvantaged neighborhoods to obtain their university diploma (more than 3000 to date). She has worked closely with College Track's General Management and Board of Directors on strategy and execution, acting as a catalyst for boosting its growth over the past decade.
Vincent Chaillou
Chief Executive Officer
Biography
Director since July 1, 2004. Member of the Strategy committee and member of the Technology and Marketing committee.
Engineer graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique de Paris (1971) and holder of a Doctorate in Civil Engineering from the Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées (1973). Vincent Chaillou joined the ESI group in 1994, after having served as Managing Director of the Architectural Engineering business unit (AEC Business Unit), a department of ComputerVision (since merged with PTC). During his 16 years with ComputerVision, he held various sales, marketing and management positions, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. From 1994 to 1998, he also held the position of Regional Vice-President in charge of the Americas zone in the ESI group. Since 2004, he has also been Chairman and CEO of ESI Software India and ESI US R&D.
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