Sinequa | Connect to knowledge
Jean Ferré, Chief Executive Officer

Engineering graduate of the École Polytechnique and Research Analyst of Industrial Economics at the Ecole des Mines and University Dauphine, Jean Ferré began his career as consultant with Mac Group and later with AT Kearney. After a period as business developer in the Americas for cable system operator TCI, Jean co-founded and was CEO of software company Arisem, now a subsidiary of Thales. In 2002, he joined BPI, the European leader in human resources consulting where he coordinated external growth in the United States, Europe and North Africa. Serving as BPI Group Finance Director he then became Managing Director of BPI GmbH in Frankfurt. Together with Alexandre Bilger, Jean defined the “Connect to Knowmedge™” approach that lead to the acquisition and repositioning of Sinequa in late 2004. Jean has been CEO of the company ever since.

Alexandre Bilger, Chief Architect Officer

Graduate of the École Polytechnique and of the École des Mines, Alexandre Bilger also studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He started his carreer by serving five years as an architect at Nat System, a leading publisher of client server development tools. In 1998, Alexandre co-founded E-Front, a data-processing software publisher specializing in the development of E-business solutions. In 2004, together with Jean Ferré, he initiated the acquisition of Sinequa.

Colin Hadden, Country Manager UK and Ireland
A BSc (Hons) graduate in Computer Science from Leicester University, Colin has dedicated his entire career to the field of enterprise software. After experiencing the technical side of the business, he joined Applied Applications Inc. in the early 1990s where he drove UK and international sales, also establishing the company’s first subsidiary in South Africa. In 1999, Colin co-founded payments start-up Viapay.com before joining iManage in 2001 to drive new business in the finance sector. In 2003, iManage was acquired by Interwoven Inc. where he was promoted to Sales Director for Europe. In November 2004 Colin was named General Manager New Business Sales of Software AG and was responsible for a number of landmark deals in UK Central Government. Colin joined Sinequa in 2007 as General Manager UK and Ireland with the responsibility of promoting the company’s new business growth and profile in these markets.