For almost 25 years, François-Marie has been developing his expertise in Artificial Intelligence. After starting out in an AI company in France, he joined a large industrial company. There, he managed a team of 30 people and supervised the development of AI systems for process control before founding the R&D centre dedicated to knowledge technologies for this Group. In 2009, he joined Sopra Steria as Project Director for aeronautical engineering and in 2012 became involved in developing innovation in his division. Building on his experience, François-Marie then became a member of the Group Digital Transformation Office in charge of AI and a member of the Digital Office Aeroline in charge of innovation.