4D Executive Biographies

Laurent Ribardière

Chairman of the Board of 4D, Inc. (CEO/Founder of 4D, SA)

Laurent Ribardière, founder and president of 4D SA, oversees the management of all of 4D SA’s subsidiaries. Laurent is the majority shareholder of the parent company and serves as chairman of the board of 4D, Inc. Laurent divides his time between Europe and the United States. In 1983, he was a student when he wrote his first file manager software called ABC Base. A year later, he established the company Analyses Conseils Informations (ACI) with the help of former journalist Marylene Delbourg-Delphis to publish it. In 1985, Laurent created the first entirely graphical RDBMS for personal computers – 4D. Due to 4D’s success, Laurent expanded the company from 1987 – 1991 to include subsidiaries first in Silicon Valley, (where the first international version of 4D was launched) and then successively in Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden and Japan. Laurent spearheaded the company’s continued growth by developing a cross-platform product, and incorporating emerging technologies into the 4D product suite.

Brendan Coveney

President and CEO, 4D, Inc.

Brendan Coveney is the president and CEO of 4D Inc., (formerly ACI US) and a member of the Board of Directors for 4D, SA. Brendan has overseen the launch of MarketBlast and the acquisition of StarNine Technologies and the WebSTAR Server Suite product line. He has also led the expansion of 4D, Inc.’s sales territory, which now includes Canada and the United States. Before transferring to the United States, he was the general manager of ACI Japan, where he managed the office opening and developed distribution channels. He was also responsible for the localization of products into the Japanese, Chinese and Korean languages. Prior to joining 4D, Brendan gained extensive experience in sales and marketing at Ingres Corporation, Computer Associates, and Uniwell Systems. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Technology (Electronics) from the US Institute of Technology in Cork, Ireland.

Philippe Souveton

Chief Financial Officer, 4D, Inc.

Philippe Souveton has worked for 4D since 1997. He began his career by founding a data-processing, engineering and service company. In 1985, he was hired as a director of a subsidiary for RMT (Roland Moreno Technology, the inventor of the smart card). In 1990, he was named RMT’s Administrative Director of Finance. He has an engineering degree from ECAM of France, and a business management degree from ESSEC Business School.

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