Excellence in high tech for business

Olivier founded Sidetrade in 2000, taking advantage of SaaS disruption to innovate and engage companies in new ways of managing financial customer relationships.

A visionary entrepreneur, surrounded by the most ingenious talents, he leads his company with passion and energy, driving the business in an increasingly expansive market. He keeps inventing, and exploring the art of possible to make Sidetrade the most successful company on the order-to-cash market.

Olivier is also a board member of the Seed4soft fund, and has been a trusted mentor of several hyper-growth tech companies.

Olivier is a graduate of Toulouse Business School.

Carole acts as a strategic advisor, working closely with the CEO and all members of the executive committee to play a key role in Sidetrade’s vision, strategy and go-to-market. Carole spearheads the development of strategic alliances and contributes to M&A initiatives. Known for her expertise in navigating complex sales cycles, she works closely with managers to implement initiatives that drive growth and efficiency at a global level.

She has two decades of experience in marketing, go-to-market, alliances, pre-sales and customer success strategies at Procter & Gamble and Microsoft.

With over 18 years’ Human Resources experience in Tech, Jennifer is an expert at setting and implementing HR strategies both locally and internationally. At Sidetrade, she is tasked with supporting the international development strategy by enabling teams to grow professionally and reach their full potential. Passionate about people, Jennifer believes that HR is a business-driven function that should align employees behind the corporate strategy to ensure the overall success and growth of the company.

Jennifer is a graduate from Esam and IGS.

Christelle oversees all facets of the group’s internal and external communications, including investor relations. She works closely with each director to enhance brand awareness, and leverage Sidetrade thought leadership. Her team broadcasts Sidetrade’s message throughout the global business and tech ecosystem.
After a career in trading, Christelle orchestrated Sidetrade’s IPO in 2005, making it the first SaaS company on the Euronext stock-exchange in Paris (France). Then, as Chief Marketing Officer, she built and led the company’s go-to-market, lead generation and branding strategy.

Frédéric manages teams in France, Ireland and England, who collectively total over one century’s experience and innovation at Sidetrade. With a dozen different nationalities, and an array of expertise (engineers, trainers, analysts…), his team guides and supports large businesses around the globe. Fred’s team provide Sidetrade’s customers with the tools to achieve top cash performance, year after year, bringing ROI, and creating ever greater value.

Over the course of his career, Frédéric has managed countless key software implementation projects for many local and global companies, giving him unique leadership experience in professional services delivery.

Frédéric is a graduate of Grenoble École de management.

Rob oversees Sidetrade’s product lifecycle, from strategy and development, through launch. He works hand-in-hand with R&D team to align development and business teams on innovative products which businesses need to prosper in today’s world.

With over 22 years’ experience in the sector, Rob has been contributing his boundless creativity and immense business expertise to Sidetrade since 2012.

Philippe sets Sidetrade’s financial development policy locally and globally. He has over 20 years’ experience in corporate finance and accounting, mainly in high-growth international tech firms. His in-depth knowledge of the tech world, his extensive M&A experience, and his ability to support rapid business scaling, make him a key player in planning Sidetrade’s growth.

Mark oversees global R&D strategy, leads the IT team, and drives the integration of AI technologies into all Sidetrade products. He works closely with Product team. A recognized machine learning expert, Mark is focused on both innovation and pragmatism, and pursues a product vision which perfectly meets market expectations.

An accomplished engineer and daring entrepreneur, Mark co-founded the AI start-up BrightTarget, a British pioneer in the field of machine learning applied to predicting and growing company revenue. Sidetrade acquired BrightTarget in 2016.

Mark has a first-class degree in Computer Science.

Passionate about creating elegant tech solutions delivering great value to entreprise clients, Emmanuel co-founded Amalto, a renowned player in the Order-to-Cash B2B automation space, acquired by Sidetrade in 2021.
In charge of Customer Success, his role is to make sure that Sidetrade listens to all customers and constantly increases the value they receive from the solutions and services they use.
Emmanuel holds a master degree in Science and Engineering from CentraleSupélec and a MS in Strategic Management from HEC Paris.