Dassault Systèmes said on the 6th that co-founder Bernard Charlès stepped down as chair and as a member of the board for personal reasons, and that it appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pascal Daloz as the new chair. As a result, Daloz has served concurrently as Dassault Systèmes chair and CEO since the 21st of last month.
Chair Daloz said, "Through an artificial intelligence (AI)-based 3D universe, we will lead the transition driven by industrial AI and work to accelerate Dassault Systèmes' growth as a game changer."
Former Chair Bernard Charlès said, "This appointment reflects the continuity and stability of the company's governance," adding, "I will continue to contribute actively to the company to accelerate the adoption of the 3D universe." Charlès is credited with playing a major role in growing Dassault Systèmes from a startup into a global product lifecycle management (PLM) corporations.
Headquartered in France, Dassault Systèmes is a software corporations with strengths in 3D CAD (computer-aided design) and AI-based virtual twin technology. A virtual twin is a technology that faithfully replicates real-world factories and manufacturing processes in a virtual space. Dassault Systèmes expects demand to surge for "industrial world models" that can be applied on factory floors, and is accelerating the implementation of physical AI in partnership with collaborators including Nvidia.