ESI Group appoints Francis Griffiths as Executive Vice President of Sales
23 Settembre 2021 - 5:30PM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
ESI Group (ISIN Code: FR0004110310, Symbol: ESI) is pleased
to announce the appointment of Francis Griffiths as Executive Vice
President of Sales, effective October 1st, 2021. He will report to
Mike Salari, Corporate COO Revenue Generation, and join the
leadership team of Cristel de Rouvray, CEO of the Group. He will be
based in the United Kingdom.
Francis Griffiths, 57 years old, is a long-standing executive
with more than thirty years of experience in the realms of business
and technology. He has a long history of success in the global
marketplace with technical and scientific software solutions and
has experience with the type of transformation we are driving at
ESI. He brings to ESI an impressive track record of growth in Test
& Measurement, Simulation and Industrial Automation in various
industries including Automotive, Aerospace, Heavy Machinery,
Communications, Energy, and Electronics.
From this point onwards, Francis will be entrusted with leading
and overseeing the global activities for the company’s sellers and
setting the strategy for the sales organization at ESI. He will
also be in charge of setting up and driving the transformation of
the sales organization in accordance with the objectives of the
3-year plan, the details of which will be announced on October 5th
during ESI’s Investor’s conference.
“I am extremely excited to join ESI. As a leader in virtual
prototyping solutions founded on excellence in predictive
physics-based modelling, ESI is uniquely positioned to partner with
its customers on their digital transformation journey across the
performance product life cycle. I am very confident we can
accelerate delivery of ESI solutions that improve productivity,
safety, lower production costs and accelerate time to market,
answering the key industrial challenges. I look forward to this
exciting journey, working with our leadership team, employees and
many customers across the world,” declares Francis
Griffiths.
Mike Salari, Corporate Chief Operating Officer - Revenue
Generation of ESI Group adds: “ESI Group is undergoing one of
its most transformational journeys. Attracting high-level talents
like Francis to lead the sales organization will strengthen our
market position with a forward-thinking growth strategy. I’m
excited that Francis’ valuable experience and expertise will help
ESI Group in supporting the digital transformation of our customers
and becoming a recognized best-in-class company. This is a perfect
timing as we will launch our new 3 Year plan (FY22-FY24) which will
be announced on 5th October. We are very proud to have him on
board!”
Prior to joining ESI, Francis held several roles within NI
(NATI: NASDAQ) for 29 years, among them European Vice President of
Sales and Senior Vice President of Global Sales, Field Marketing
and Operations. More recently he founded Maiple, a start-up company
focusing on Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning solutions
in manufacturing and sustainable energy.
Francis holds a BEng (Hons) degree from Cardiff University in
Electrical Engineering and is a Fellow of the Institute of
Engineering Technology (FIET). He was awarded an Honorary
Professorship at Cardiff University in 2019. Francis sits on the
advisory board of FLEXIS (Smart Energy Systems Project) and is an
advisor on the Cardiff University Strategic Oversight Board. He
served as non-executive director of VERV, makers of the Home Energy
Assistant.
Upcoming events
- Investor Conference - October 5th, 2021
- Q3 revenues – October 28th, 2021
About ESI Group
Founded in 1973, ESI Group envisions a world where Industry
commits to bold outcomes, addressing high stakes concerns -
environmental impact, safety & comfort for consumers and
workers, adaptable and sustainable business models. ESI provides
reliable and customized solutions anchored on predictive physics
modeling and virtual prototyping expertise to allow industries to
make the right decisions at the right time, while managing their
complexity. Acting principally in automotive & land
transportation, aerospace, defense & naval, energy and heavy
industry, ESI is present in more than 20 countries, employs 1200
people around the world and reported 2020 sales of €132.6 million.
ESI is headquartered in France and is listed on compartment B of
Euronext Paris.
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