Philippe LAUFER

Philippe Laufer became Executive Vice-President 3DS Global Brands, with responsibility for all Dassault Systèmes Brands, in December 2019. Prior to that, he was appointed CATIA VP R&D in 2006 and became CEO CATIA in 2012. His contribution has been crucial to invent and develop the new CATIA on the 3DEXPERIENCE. He is unanimously recognized by our partners and customers as the leader to deliver on CATIA’s new promise, “Shape the World We Live In”, and to carry on the transformation from design thinking to experience thinking thanks to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. His deep knowledge of the industry has driven many major successful deployments. Philippe also directed all 3D design-related roles for Dassault Systèmes. Philippe began his career at Dassault Systèmes in 1985 with initial focus on design and manufacturing. After spending two years in Seattle to lay the foundations of the Boeing 777 program, Philippe managed Dassault Systèmes’ Automotive Competency Center making our solutions the quasi-de facto industry standard. Through these experiences, Philippe acquired deep knowledge of industries and customers’ business processes. He leveraged this expertise to manage the research and development of Dassault Systèmes’ shape design and styling solutions and drove these solutions to undisputed leadership. Philippe earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the “Ecole Centrale de Nantes” in 1983 followed by a Masters degree in production automation from the “Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Techniques Avancées“ in 1984 and has a PHD in Systems Engineering. Within and outside his job, he likes climbing unreachable mountains.