Softomotive, the specialist in Robotic Process Automation (RPA), has announced the appointment of Guy Berruyer, former chief executive of Sage Group, as chairman of the board.
Founded in 2005, Softomotive has been a pioneer in the RPA marketplace and now has more than 8,000 customers worldwide. Last September it announced its Series A financing round of $25m to help build on its strong and growing position.
Softomotive enables both attended and unattended RPA to be delivered through powerful, robust RPA technology from desktop installation to server-based software which is quick to deploy, easy to use and provides value for money. WinAutomation is a robotic desktop automation (RDA) tool and provides a Windows-based platform for building software robots. ProcessRobot is an enterprise RPA platform, including enterprise grade security and controls, with links to AI technologies.
Berruyer is the former chief executive of Sage Group, the accounting software firm, and successfully led the company to a subscription software model. He brings his experience not only as a former FTSE-100 CEO but also as chairman of software company Linaro, director at Berger Levrault and non-executive director at Meggitt PLC. He is also a senior advisor at Warburg Pincus LLC and former council member at the University of Southampton.
“The RPA market is really a new frontier of innovation and growth opportunity. It’s a very exciting industry,” said Berruyer. He added that he was impressed by co-founders Marios Stavropoulos, Softomotive’s CEO, and Argyris Kaninis, COO.
“Softomotive is transforming extremely fast and part of my role as chairman is to act as a mentor, so I’m looking forward to sharing my experience,” he added.
Argyris Kaninis added: “Softomotive has doubled its headcount over the past 12 months and we are looking to double it again in the coming year as we continue to invest in our products.
“Our global HQ remains in London but we have deepened our presence in the US with our New York HQ, at One World Trade Center, while continuing to develop our presence in Greece and India. We are also looking closely at opening offices in Continental Europe and APAC.”