Christophe Fabre

Christophe Fabre
Born	November 22, 1968(1968-11-22)
Residence	United States
Nationality	French
Education	Institut d'Informatique et Mathématiques Appliquées de Grenoble (University of Grenoble)
Employer	Axway
Title	CEO
Predecessor	Jean-Paul Bourbon

Christophe Fabre (born November 22, 1968) is the current CEO of Axway, as well as a member of the executive committee of Sopra Group.

Education

Fabre graduated from the Institut d'Informatique et Mathématiques Appliquées de Grenoble (University of Grenoble) in 1993 with a DESS (equivalent to a Master’s degree) in Computer Science. His studies focused on low-level software, including middleware, OS, and networks.

Career

Upon completing his military service obligation in Africa, where he worked in IT for the French Army, Fabre joined Sopra Group in 1995 as an R&D software developer in his division. This division became Axway in 2001.

After making significant contributions to a series of important R&D projects, including the development of a new generation of EAI broker capable of handling XML standards, Fabre led the newly created Product Management team in 2002 and spearheaded the development of the company’s Business Activity Monitoring and Business Process Management solutions. In 2003, he assumed the role of CTO and led the charge to combine all of the company’s existing products into a single platform.

He succeeded Jean-Paul Bourbon as CEO in the fall of 2005. In the years since, he has relocated to Scottsdale, Arizona and overseen Axway’s development in the USA and the acquisitions of the following companies: Cyclone Commerce, Actis (a German subsidiary of Atos Origin), and Tumbleweed Communications Corp.

References

• O'Grady, Patrick. "Axway plans growth through California acquisition." 25 July 2008. Phoenix Business Journal.
• Prince, C.J. "The Art of the Deal: Integration Strategies That Work." 13 Apr. 2007. Chief Executive.
• "Axway announces Acquisition of B2B Software Business unit from Atos Origin in Germany." 7 Dec. 2006. Atos Origin.
• "Axway: Proposed merger with Cyclone Commerce." 13 Dec. 2005. Sopra Group.
• "Sopra Group lays the foundations for ‘Project 2010’ and reorganises its management team." 29 Nov. 2005. Sopra Group.

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