Qwant continues its momentum with the arrival of three new talents within its management. Flore Blanchard-Dignac is the new Chief Marketing Officer, Laurent Ach the new Chief Technical Officer, and Amélie Mathieu is the new Chief Financial Officer.
Qwant continues its momentum with the arrival of three new talents within its management. These three experienced profiles will occupy key positions within the management team. Flore Blanchard-Dignac is the new Chief Marketing Officer, Laurent Ach the new Chief Technical Officer, and Amélie Mathieu is the new Chief Financial Officer.
Three new talents, experts in their field, and convinced that the respect of personal data on the Web is key, join Qwant’s new management team, alongside Corinne Lejbowicz, President, and Raphaël Auphan, CEO, in office since June 2021.
Flore Blanchard-Dignac joined Qwant at the beginning of January 2022 as Chief Marketing Officer. She began her career at Colgate-Palmolive where she spent ten years in the Sales and Marketing departments. In particular, she led the Colgate brand marketing department for Western Europe. She then decided to take a turn in the technology sector and joined Amazon to develop payment products. At Qwant, her mission will be to drive the company’s marketing strategy, nurture the brand’s positioning and drive the acceleration of audience development in France and Europe.
“Qwant is for me the French and European spearhead of tomorrow’s digital world, more transparent, where the Internet user can be an actor of his choices. Already 4.5 million French people use it every month, and I am delighted to be able to contribute to this growth. There are exciting challenges to overcome, not only to anchor and make visible the brand’s positioning, but also in terms of education and accessibility to respect for data. I am very happy to join this pioneering team! »
“Flore will play a strategic role at Qwant in the coming years. Thanks to her varied profile, combining several significant experiences within radically different companies, Flore was able to convince us with her perfect understanding of the strategic challenges facing Qwant. We have full confidence in him to contribute to Qwant’s long-term growth,” said Corinne Lejbowicz and Raphaël Auphan, President and CEO of Qwant.
Laurent Ach is Qwant’s new Chief Technical Officer, in office since January 2022. Engineer from the Ecole Centrale de Lyon, expert in machine learning and passionate about artificial intelligence, Laurent Ach has a solid experience in technical supervision. After fifteen years working as a software developer and technical leader on industrial projects, he was technical director of Living Actor and then Rakuten France. He also created the European team at Rakuten Institute of Technology, which has contributed to many innovations in machine learning and deep learning for e-commerce.
“I started in the 90s to develop and put into production components based on machine learning, and I have witnessed a rapid evolution in the use of digital data that we must now master. At Qwant, excellent technical teams are at the service of values that I share and I look forward to taking on many technological challenges with them.”
“It is true that many challenges await Laurent and his teams! For the development of our search engine in particular, technical skills are absolutely central. Laurent, through his intellectual and technical background and his experience, has demonstrated his perfect fit for the position. We are counting on him to consolidate the technical infrastructure, improve the quality of the results and, above all, innovate in the functionalities to make Qwant a search engine in constant evolution, able to anticipate the expectations of users”, add Corinne Lejbowicz and Raphaël Auphan.
Amélie Mathieu began her career at Arthur Andersen, then at Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking (SGCIB) as auditor and then management controller. She then joined the financial department of Rothschild. Finally, Amélie worked for several years within the Mind group as CFO and Advisory Board Member. At Qwant, her mission will be to support the company in its growth and development.
“Qwant’s project carries a strong and crucial societal interest nowadays. I am very happy to join committed teams and to bring all my energy to help meet the challenges ahead. »
“We are delighted to welcome Amélie to our teams. With her experience in positions of responsibility in large groups, she will be a real asset to support the development of Qwant. Beyond this financial experience, Amélie will also bring to the teams her expertise in the transformation of innovative companies, which is today more than ever a real differentiating factor in our market,” say Corinne Lejbowicz and Raphaël Auphan, President and CEO of Qwant.
