Jean-Michel Bérard founded Esker in 1985, shortly after earning his engineering degree from the Lyon Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA). As President of Esker's Board of Directors, Jean-Michel is responsible for defining and executing Esker's business strategy with the Board of Directors. He oversees the Asia-Pacific subsidiary to stay in direct contact with customers and prospects in the emerging markets. He also represents Esker to the financial community, IT analysts and the press. Jean-Michel was named the 2013 Engineer Entrepreneur of the Year by the weekly French news magazine l'Usine Nouvelle and Entrepreneur of the Year for the French Rhône-Alpes region in 2013 by EY. He was also named Entrepreneur of the Year for France in 2000 by EY.

Jean-Jacques Bérard is Vice President, Research and Development at Esker. In this role he implements product strategy and oversees product planning and development. Jean-Jacques joined Esker in 1995 as Project Leader for the SQL team and later moved to Research and Development (R&D) Manager in 1997. In 1998 he advanced to his current role. Prior to Esker, Jean-Jacques was R&D team Manager at Arthur Andersen Consulting in Lyon. Jean-Jacques received his engineering degree in 1988 from the Lyon Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, France.

As Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, Achille Baulny is responsible for defining and executing Esker’s value creation plan. He leads strategic and transformation initiatives, working closely with Esker’s operational teams and business units to ensure that projects are aligned with the company’s priorities and support growth and innovation on an international scale. Before joining Esker, Achille served as Chief of Staff and Business Transformation Director at Infovista. He previously held positions at EY-Parthenon. Achille holds a Master’s degree in Management & Corporate Finance from EDHEC Business School.

As Deputy CRO, GTM Chief of Staff & Alliances Director, Claire Valencony is responsible for maintaining and driving operational results in all Esker subsidiaries (excluding USA and Canada). Prior to this position, Claire was Sr. Director, Global Strategic Alliances and successfully managed Esker’s worldwide partner strategy.  From 2014-2018, Claire was in charge of business development and strategic alliances for Esker in North America. As Country Manager at Esker France from 2011-2014, Claire was responsible for all operations (sales, marketing and consulting services) in France, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg. Claire joined Esker in 2003 as Marketing Manager for France. Her responsibilities extended to include the management of Esker’s partner network and, in 2010, the small and medium business sales team. In 2011 she was appointed Country Manager. Prior to Esker, Claire was Marketing Manager for Logica CMG in the Business Process Outsourcing branch in London UK and, prior to that, Marketing Manager for Kremlin, Exel Industry Group, in Chicago, IL. Claire received her Master’s degree in Business Administration from EM Lyon, France. From 2015-2018, Claire was also a judge and mentor for the MassChallenge and MIT Sandbox programs in Boston, MA.

As Chief Marketing Officer & VP Product at Esker, Eric Bussy is responsible for the development of strategic products, services and solutions. Eric joined Esker in 2002 as Director of Marketing Communications, and in 2005, extended his responsibilities to include product management. Prior to Esker, Eric worked as Field Marketing Manager for two years at Seal's and Cdtel in France, and prior to that, spent three years as an international Product Manager working on projects for France Air and Melink Corporation in Cincinnati, Ohio. Eric received his Master's degree in Business Administration from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce IDRAC Lyon, France.