Pierre Pasquier is the CEO and co-founder of Sopra Group

Sopra Group

Sopra Group is a European IT Consulting and Services company that was founded in December 1968 by Pierre Pasquier and François Odin. Originally based in France, it has expanded to include offices across mainland Europe and the UK....

, as well as the chairman of its subsidiary, Axway. He has been instrumental in building and developing Sopra Group into a systems and solutions integration company, and he has some 40 years’ experience in executive management and development of IT services.

Education

In 1962, Pasquier graduated from the University of Rennes with a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics.

Career

In the early and mid-1960s, Pasquier worked for Bull, a subsidiary of General Electric. When GE lost interest in developing mainframes and “big” business machines, he left the company, and in 1968, Pasquier, François Odin and Leo Gantelet opened Sopra Group operations in Annecy, France. The young company participated in the creation of the IT Services industry and, from the start, distinguished itself by providing quality services to its clients. It developed IT services offerings in the banking, utilities, services, telecom, retail, and public sectors, and proprietary solutions for the banking, human resources, and real estate sectors. Internal growth and client demand spurred the establishment of numerous agencies in all major French cities. By 1985, Sopra Group began expanding into other European countries, and in 1990, the company was listed on the Paris Bourse. Today, Sopra Group boasts more than 12,000 employees who contribute to its rich tradition of technical innovation. Pasquier acts as Chairman for Axway Software and Sopra Consulting (both companies are wholly owned subsidiaries). He is also a member of Syntec (a French organization for IT services companies).