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Timeline
Our story so far…
OPEN
TRUSTFUL
ACCURATE
DISRUPTIVE
PRAGMATIC
OUR KEY MILESTONES
August 2012
Opening of Lille Stadium, the birthplace of the Openfield concept
September 2013
Creation of Openfield ; new sport sector client in France jointly with Analytix Live
December 2013
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, talks about Openfield at the LeWeb conference
January 28 2014
Cyril Smet (Founding Partner and CEO) speaks at INTIX Chicago conference with Analytix Live
February 13 2014
Cyril Smet speaks at Microsoft Tech Days
March 2014
Partnership with ADDES (Sports Economy & Law Graduate Association)
April 9 2014
First retail sector client
July 11 2014
Openfield takes part in Microsoft WPC in Washington; officially joins Microsoft Corporation program
September 2014
10 co-workers
December 2014
Launch of Performance Pact, with the induction of our high-level athelete Sarah Daninthe
April 2015
First Culture sector client
July 6-8 2015
First Hackfest in MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
September 2015
20 co-workers; First Entertainment sector client
October 2015
First racing industry customer (Hippodrome); Altarea Cogedim takes equity holding in Openfield
December 14 2015
2nd Hackfest, with Microsoft in Monaco
January 2016
Creation of the Innovation Cell; Participation in Retail’s Big Show, meetings with Robin Abrams, VP of Lansco Corporation, and Andrea A. Abrams, International Dir. of Time Retail Partners
April 2016
40 co-workers
March 2016
New office space in Malakoff; creation of the Marketing Cell
THE MANAGEMENT TEAM
Cyril SMET
Cofounder & CEO
Cyril SMET
Cofounder & CEO
With his brother Nicolas, Cyril SMET is the Founding Partner of Openfield and CEO in charge of Commercial Development, Marketing, Products & Services. He has led a number of major technological projects including for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, the French Rugby Union, sports and culture venues in France, shopping malls, and others. In 2005, he was a co-founder of AP2S, an engineering and consultancy company. He is an Engineering graduate from Pierre et Marie-Curie University Paris VI.
Nicolas SMET
Cofounder & CEO
Nicolas SMET
Cofounder & CEO
With his brother Cyril, Nicolas SMET is the Founding Partner of Openfield and CEO in charge of Development, Administration and Finances. In 2005, they jointly created the engineering and consultancy company, AP2S. Nicolas then specialized in managing major technical infrastructure projects on behalf of international events organizers and institutional clients. Following on from this, in 2013 he decided to bring his experience gained in sports, cultural and commercial venues to Openfield, to develop an innovative platform for collecting and processing physical data. He is an Engineering graduate from Pierre et Marie-Curie University Paris VI.
Philippe PRUDANT
CEO in charge of Innovation
Philippe PRUDANT
CEO in charge of Innovation
Philippe PRUDANT joined in 2016 to become CEO in charge of Innovation. He spent fifteen years in IT Departments, including as Head of Logistics at L’Oréal and Head of IT within major groups such as Sony Music, Cooper Laboratories and Rue Du Commerce. In driving through changes in these IT departments, he was responsible for heading up the reorganizational and support roles. Philippe is an Engineering graduate from the ENSIC Chemical Engineering School in Nancy. He is a specialist in E-commerce, decision-making systems, business focused IT strategies, Information System reengineering and operational continuity.
Cécile HULLIN
Marketing & Consulting Director
Cécile HULLIN
Marketing & Consulting Director
Cécile HULLIN joined in 2016 as Director of Marketing and Consulting. She spent fifteen years at Accenture, Capgemini and Velvet Consulting in France and internationally, where she was responsible for a large number of commercial, marketing and customer service transformation operations. She is an expert in the design of new data-led omnichannel customer experiences, as well as the associated strategic management of these for the Retail and Services sectors. She graduated from Sciences Po Paris, obtained a CESA diploma from HEC, as well as a combined degree in Economic Sciences (Erasmus Rennes and Kingston University, in London).
Armel BOUTAN
IT Infrastructure & Security Director
Armel BOUTAN
IT Infrastructure & Security Director
Armel BOUTAN is the Technical Delivery Director. Following on from 15 years in consultancy, auditing and the management of complex technological projects, Armel joined Openfield in March 2016 to take charge of Client Project Delivery, from construction to operation. A graduate in Computer Engineering (EPITA) and Management (Epitech Executive MBA), Armel is a specialist in IT infrastructures and operational continuity.
Nicolas Jagou
Technical Director
Antoine BRÉMONT
Product & Services Director
Antoine BRÉMONT
Product & Services Director
Antoine BRÉMONT is a Project Director at Openfield. He has an engineering background and graduated from Telecom SudParis. Antoine worked nearly 10 years as a Consultant and Manager at Accenture, mostly within the Transportation and Infrastructure industry, where he led strategic studies (Roadmap definitions, Business Cases,..) and also played multiple roles in France and Europe as a Solution expert and Delivery lead. Antoine is hooked on Digital and Mobility topics, and quite naturally joined Openfield in 2016.
Pauline REMOLEUR
Development Director
Pauline REMOLEUR
Development Director
Pauline REMOLEUR began her career in a corporate communication agency, before specializing in the organization and management of major international sports projects and events: the 2007 Rugby WorldCup, the 2009 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, the 2014 World Equestrian Games, the Olympic Games applications for Paris 2012 and Annecy 2018… After heading the Hospitality Department at Amaury Sport Organisation, she joined Openfield in 2015, bringing her expertise in planning, administration and management firstly to our Projects Department, and then to our Development Department.
OUR STAFF
Sophie V.
Functional Project Manager
Gilles B.
DMP Technical Manager
Aurore C.
Accountant
Aline R.
Project Controlling Specialist
Cécile G.
Client Support Manager
Antoire R.
Marketing Project Manager
Thibault R.
Networks and Systems Manager
Gianni C.
Developer Apprentice
Wai Man W.
.Net & Azure Developer Engineer
Laëtitia N.
Sales & Partnerships Manager
Noël S.
Business Intelligence Technical Engineer
Anne P.
CRM Functionnal Manager
Sylvain M.
Developer Engineer
Baptiste M.
Developer Engineer
Christine R.
CRM Functional Project Manager
Isabelle D.
Office Manager
Sarah D.
Digital Communication Project Manager
Arnaud L.
Infrastructure Manager
Cyril C.
Data Architect, R&D Tech Lead
David J.
Business Intelligence Technical Engineer
Ines C.
Functional Project Manager
Thomas J.
Technical Business Intelligence Engineer
Marion C.
Functional Project Manager Assistant
Jerome D.
Architect, R&D Tech Lead
Guillaume J.
Marketing Project Manager
Dorian C.
Product Owner BI
Pierre B.
Mobile Developer Apprentice
Sarah H.
Functional Project Manager
Xavier S.
Developer Engineer