Meet Our Experts

Chief Executive Officer

Pascal Daloz has been Chief Executive Officer of Dassault Systèmes since January 2024. He was the company’s Chief Operating Officer and Head of the Operations Executive Committee from 2020 to 2023, and Deputy CEO in 2023. Having acquired an extensive experience in strategy and technology innovation management with investment banks and consultancy firms, Pascal Daloz joined Dassault Systèmes in 2001 as Vice President Research, Strategy and Market development. He became Vice President, Strategy and Business Development (2003), Executive Vice President, Strategy and Marketing (2007), then Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Market Development (2010), and then Executive Vice President, Brands and Corporate Development (2014). In 2018, Daloz became head of corporate Finance and Strategy. View more

Chief Sustainability Officer

As Chief Sustainability Officer, Philippine de T’Serclaes leads the company’s strategy for sustainable operations, as well as customer engagement and the development and deployment of the company’s portfolio for sustainable business solutions. Bringing with her over 20 years of international business experience, she drives the company’s objective of achieving two-thirds of its new revenues from sustainable solutions by 2025. 

Executive Vice-President, 3DS Global Brands

Philippe Laufer has been Executive Vice-President 3DS Global Brands, with responsibility for all Dassault Systèmes’ brands since 2020. He has also been leading Customer Engagement teams since 2021. Philippe Laufer’s overall mission is to create a strong sustainable relationship with users and customers: to make Dassault Systèmes’ brands “love brands”, empowering users with knowledge and know-how, while supporting the adoption of branded Industry Processes and Roles in all geographic areas with a strong focus on online engagement and the Cloud. With his teams, Philippe Laufer focuses on inventing the next generation of customer value-based engagement, defining platform-based models, means, methods, as well as sales skills and competences, including Dassault Systèmes’ partners. View more

Vice President of Design Experience

Anne Asensio joined the company in 2008. She founded DESIGNStudio, a multidisciplinary team in innovation strategy by design experience, design research, design management and consultancy. Advocating a participative approach on new technologies and virtual universes, DESIGNStudio collaborates with Dassault Systèmes’ clients in various industries to transform their processes of ideation and creation, and ultimately the value proposition for their end customers.

Business Value Consultant Specialist, Aerospace & Defense Industry

Lisa Belkhichane joined Dassault Systèmes in 2019 and currently focuses on sustainability in the aviation industry, bringing with her over 10 years of experience in aerospace and defense. She holds a PhD in supersonic combustion engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology with a special focus on the development of a scramjet (supersonic combustion ramjet) prototype.

Business Strategy Specialist, Marine & Offshore Industry

As a business consultant at Dassault Systèmes, Jean Benoit Bensoussan is responsible for driving consulting and pre-sales activities and supporting business development for the marine & offshore industry. Bensoussan graduated from ENSTA Bretagne as a naval and offshore engineer. He also holds an MBA from ESCP Business School.

Senior Business Consultant, Industrial Equipment Industry

Andrea Cagnin is part of the Industrial Equipment (IE) team as a business consultant with over five years of experience in the automotive industry and seven years in oil and gas. Since 2020, he's been responsible for the development of the IE offer and customer engagement on sustainability.

SIMULIA Business Development Consultant

Mel Creasey works with Dassault Systèmes teams around the world to demonstrate the 3DEXPERIENCE value for packaging development and optimization. He is responsible for supporting customers – especially those in the consumer packaged goods & retail industry – to grow their packaging-related business. He brings with him over 30 years of experience in a wide variety of supply chain engineering and R&D packaging innovation roles.

Vice President, Architecture, Engineering & Construction Industry

With 16 years of experience in the company, Remi Dornier currently leads Dassault Systèmes’ initiatives for the architecture, engineering & construction (AEC) industry. He has developed his leadership and management skills with multinational corporation clients such as Bouygues Construction, CRDC, SMEDI and CHIDI.

ENOVIA Senior Industry Process Expert

In his role at Dassault Systèmes, Karim Fradj supports customers in their digital transformation journeys, with a focus on quality and sustainability. He holds an engineering degree in electronics and signal processing, as well as a Master’s degree in quality management.

DELMIA Sustainability Industry Process Expert Specialist

Since 2021, Carlijn Goedhart has been the sustainability lead for the DELMIA brand at Dassault Systèmes, responsible for defining the DELMIA sustainability mission in order to enrich the DELMIA solution portfolio that enables customers to become more sustainable. She earned her MSc degree in operations management and logistics (healthcare track) from Eindhoven University of Technology in 2014. 

NETVIBES Strategy Director

Diana Goenaga drives the business development of data science experiences by demonstrating how businesses and people can reach a whole new level in their activities with the power of data and artificial intelligence (AI). Her previous roles at Dassault Systèmes involved providing corporate strategy on new technologies and heading the NETVIBES portfolio to realize the brand’s AI strategy. 

Business Value Consultant Senior Manager, Infrastructure, Energy & Materials Industry

Delphine Gondoin brings with her 11 years of experience in her current role at Dassault Systèmes. She delivers value in the company’s initiatives related to the infrastructure, energy & materials industry by leveraging her expertise in earth resources and engineering as well as an acute sense for taking challenges apart and addressing them in innovative ways.

Business Value Consultant Specialist, Cities & Public Services Industry

Ismail Hamoumi joined Dassault Systèmes in 2023. His work focuses on developing business and offerings for public sector players in France, North America and South Korea. His past experience includes strategizing and deploying smart city projects. He studied at Sciences Po Paris, the University of Saint Andrews, the London School of Economics and Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech.

Business Value Consulting Senior Director, Life Sciences & Healthcare Industry

John McCarthy has worked with leading companies to deliver software-based solutions to increase the pace of innovation for the past 30 years. An accomplished business strategist, he works with clients to understand their scientific, engineering as well as business challenges and identifying solutions for these challenges.

Technical Director, Consumer Packaged Goods, Home & Lifestyle and Retail Industries

Hrishikesh Mohan is a business-oriented technical professional with 20 years’ experience in delivering solutions for various industries. He is currently responsible for ensuring the execution of Dassault Systèmes’ purpose to provide business and people with 3DEXPERIENCE® universes to imagine sustainable innovation capable of harmonizing product, nature and life in consumer industries.

Solution Experience Director, High Tech Industry

Michel Monsellier is responsible for delivering software solutions to transform the development of smart devices that enhance consumer lives. He has over 20 years of experience serving diverse clients at Dassault Systèmes across pre-sales, support and consulting roles.

Business Strategy Director, Transport & Mobility Industry

Christophe Montjault currently drives the company’s initiatives in helping transportation and mobility companies transform their operations, with a focus on business strategy and sustainability. He joined Dassault Systèmes in 2001 and was previously involved in developing CATIA V5 software as well as managing customer engagements.

Business Value Consultant Expert, Business Services Industry

Yann Pithon supports the development of solutions for the logistics segment around the world, adapting Dassault Systèmes offers to key challenges and objectives of logistics customers. He brings extended expertise in operations and technology through over 20 years of experience in supply chain management.

BIOVIA Brand Marketing Director

Kai Zhang has over 15 years of experience in global marketing, R&D and product development. He’s passionate about empowering scientists to innovate better and faster with advanced software solutions. Zhang holds a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.