Patrick Samama

Patrick Samama is the current CEO at Saagie. Prior to this, they were the Group COO and Board Member at Synertrade from January 2018 to June 2021. In this role, they managed professional services, product management & R&D, SaaS platform operation, and group finance. From March 2017 to January 2021, they were also a Board Member at Meilleurtaux, the leading mortgage, loan insurance and debt consolidation broker in France. In this role, they were the first independent Board Member co-opted after the direct investment by Goldman Sachs in Meilleur Taux.

From March 2016 to December 2017, Patrick was the Exalead Big Data and Advanced Analytics - Strategy & Product Management - Worldwide PLM Leader at Dassault Systèmes. In this role, they led product strategy, management, and business development for Dassault Systemes analytics software solutions and Part MarketPlace initiative. Patrick also served as a Board Member and Advisor for Craft AI from June 2015 to November 2017 and as an Advisory Board Member for Innovation Group from June 2015 to September 2016.

Patrick Samama has an MBA in Corporate Finance from ESSEC Business School and an MBA in Finance from Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business. Patrick also has a MSc from ENSTA Paris.

Some direct reports include Julien Villemeur - Chief Product Officer, Johan Denoyer - Chief Information Officer, and Aurelie Brun - COO.