After three years at the helm of Numeum, Véronique Torner hands the baton to Mehdi Houas, elected on July 1st.
The candidate is the founder and chairman of Talan. He served, from January to December 2011, as Tunisia’s Minister of Commerce and Tourism. An administrator of Numeum since 2017, he had previously chaired the “Finance and Taxation” and “Industry” committees.
Two new entrants to the board of directors
In mid-June, the professional union – born from the merger of Syntec Numérique and TECH IN France – partially renewed its board. The result: twelve directors elected for a 3-year term… including two newcomers: Homéric de Sarthe and France Titin-Snaider.
Homéric de Sarthe sits on the Editors/Platforms constituency of Numeum as chief executive of Craft AI. France Titin-Snaider sits in the ESN/ICT constituency, as director of impact and CSR at Harington.
Administrators recently co-opted… and confirmed
Of the 12 elected, three had been co-opted in February 2026. In particular :
- Anne-Gaëlle Chasles (CEO of Financial Services at IBM France)
- Térence Goudriaan (Director of Telecoms, Luxury, Energy and the Distribution BU in France at Capgemini)
- Bruno Vaffier (CEO of Cegid)
Another one had been added in September 2025: Éric Blazy, General Manager Digital Services France at Orange Business.
Co-opted at the same time, Rémy Bellavoine, president of Iskara (GRC software), is no longer on the board. The same goes for Philippe Pujalte, operations director at Inetum France.
The directors who celebrated their first anniversary
Nine directors had been elected at the annual June 2025 renewal.
- Jonathan Amar, founder and head of the ESN Deletec; vice-president of the Training Commission of Numeum
- Hélène Bringer, director of Thales Services Numériques; member of Numeum’s executive committee in charge of horizontalization of activity sectors and Defense
- Christian Cor, president of Saaswedo (telecoms and mobility management software); president of the Environmental Commission of Numeum
- Jean-Philippe Couturier, founder and CEO of Whoz (HR management software); chairs Numeum’s Editors/Platforms group
- Benoît Darde, member of Wavestone’s executive committee… and of Numeum’s, where he is also vice-president of the Public Affairs Commission
- Françoise Farag, President of Salvia Développement (wealth management software); President of Numeum’s Inclusion Commission
- Katya Lainé, president of Talkr; chair of Numeum’s AI Commission
- Nolwenn Le Ster, Chief Operating Officer of Almond; chair of Numeum’s Cybersecurity Commission
- Philippe Limantour, Chief Technology Officer and Cybersecurity at Microsoft France; vice-president of Numeum’s Technologies Board
Un comex à 6 membres
Aside from Mehdi Houas and Hélène Bringer, the executive committee consists of:
- Olivier Cazzulo (President of Netsystem), responsible for the regions
- Xavier Côte de Soux (CEO of OnePoint Défense & Souveraineté), treasurer and in charge of competencies
- Stanislas de Rémur (President of Oodrive), in charge of member relations and the Digital France team
- Thibault de Tersant (Deputy CEO of Dassault Systèmes), vice-president of Numeum and president of the Public Affairs Commission
Six « qualified personalities » leave the board
Xavier Côte de Soux was previously a board member in the capacity of a “qualified personality.” The six others who held that status are no longer on the board. They are:
- Soumia Malinbaum (VP of business development and CSR at JEMS; formerly first vice-president of the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
- Charles Mauclair (CEO of SII; he was president of Numeum’s ESN/ICT college)
- Thierry Meynle (chairman of the supervisory board of Divalto)
- Marc Palazon (president of Smile)
- Michel Paulin (chairman of Quandela and of the “software and trusted digital solutions” sector group)
- Maÿlis Staub (founder of La Mesure Marketing)
The veterans of the Numeum house
The following also sit on the board:
- Anne-Sophie Bouy, secretary-general of Cegedim; chair of Numeum’s Health Commission
- Frédéric Dufaux, deputy CEO of Docaposte; chair of Numeum’s Social Commission
- Virginie Fauvel, president of Harvest (wealth management software)
- Véronique Hangard, chief business officer of SAP France
- Frédéric Sebag, president of Open
- Galliane Touze, deputy CEO for finances, risks and M&A at Berger-Levrault; chair of Numeum’s Public Sector Commission
- Grégory Wintrebert, executive director of institutional relations and strategic partnerships at Sopra Steria; president of the Technologies Office of Numeum
