ABBYY Drives Growth in EMEA With the Appointment of Arnaud Lagarde as New Vice President of Sales

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the global leader in purpose-built AI for intelligent automation, ABBYY, appointed Arnaud Lagarde as its new Vice President of Sales for EMEA.

The appointment comes as ABBYY expands its EMEA leadership team with the goals of strengthening regional growth, deepening customer relationships, and accelerating the adoption of intelligent automation solutions across key markets.

Lagarde joins ABBYY from OctaiPipe, where he held the Chief Revenue Officer role. Over the last two decades, Lagarde has overseen over 100 automation and AI projects across major companies including Astra Zeneca, ING, Societe Generale, Telefonica, and UBS.

He brings extensive sales and domain expertise in AI-driven optimization, as well as strong experience in cutting-edge technologies, including Federated Learning, large language models (LLMs), reinforcement learning, and computer vision.

"Arnaud brings a rare combination of deep technical acumen and commercial leadership across AI, automation, and advanced analytics. His experience in driving complex enterprise transformations and building high-performing teams makes him an ideal fit for ABBYY as we scale across EMEA and deliver even greater value to our customers," stated Neil Murphy, Chief Revenue Officer, at ABBYY.

Commented Lagarde, “I’m thrilled to be joining ABBYY as we enter a pivotal moment for intelligent automation across EMEA. With a background in scaling AI and automation businesses across multiple continents and industries, I look forward to helping our customers unlock new levels of efficiency and insight. My focus will be on enabling our teams and partners to accelerate growth, drive real business outcomes, and foster long-term innovation.”

“The key to my success so far has been people development, and I am also committed to maximizing team performance whilst fostering a culture of integrity and innovation,” said Lagarde.

About ABBYY

ABBYY puts your information to work with purpose-built AI. We combine innovation and experience to transform data from business-critical documents into intelligent actionable outcomes in over 200 languages in real time. We are trusted by more than 10,000 companies globally, including many of the Fortune 500, to drive significant impact where it matters most: accelerate the customer experience, operational excellence, and competitive advantage. ABBYY is a global company with headquarters in Austin, Texas and offices in 13 countries, and is the Official Intelligent Automation Partner of Arsenal Women Football Club. For more information, visit www.abbyy.com/company and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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