Nicolas GAGNEZ – President
Nicolas Gagnez co-founded SNV (Société de Numérisation de Ville) in 1995. SNV develops databases containing cities buildings and streets photos, which is accessed today via the “Pages Jaunes” portal (www.pagesjaunes.fr). After SNV’s take over by Wanadoo at the end of 2000, Nicolas Gagnez became a member of the board of directors of Wanadoo Portails. In this capacity, he merged the geographical activities of the Wanadoo Group and the SNV into Mappy, a subsidiary of the Pages Jaunes Group. Mappy is currently France’s 10th most frequently visited website and the nation’s leading online route planner. Early in 2005 Nicolas Gagnez became director of investments for Crédit Agricole Private Equity, where he specialized in investments in the service, e-commerce and software sectors.
Nicolas Gagnez holds a diploma from the École Supérieure du Commerce Extérieur (Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci). He sits on the boards of directors of Eptica, Arkeia and Direct Energie, and he is a member of the strategic committee of the TIM Mezzanine Fund.
Renaud BIDOU – Directeur Technique et R&D
Renaud Bidou has been working for over 13 years in the field of security. Renaud joined Deny from All Radware where he worked for 5 years as a Technical & Strategic Specialist with the VP Security with a global coverage. Previously, he founded the company Intexxia in 2000, which was the first French company to operate a SOC (Security Operation Center). Under Renaud’s leadership, Intexxia became the 4th French CERT and quickly acquired a reputation of expertise and innovation in many IT security domains.
Renaud Bidou graduated from ISEP in 1996 (Paris Superior Institute of Electronics). He frequently publishes technical articles in IT security magazines and co-authored a book in France. He also regularly teaches in several french universities and often give conferences in major international events such as BlackHat, CanSecWest or IT underground.
Patrick CHANUDET – Sales Director France & Africa
Patrick Chanudet has over 20 years experience in the field of IT. Before joining Deny All, Patrick has established the company eGO network, a publisher solution for enterprise Instant Messaging. Previously, he launched the Finance branch of LOGICA (ex: CMG), having worked for Cap Gemini as the Business Development Bank offers online. Prior to Cap Gemini, he led the Product Department of ActivCard.
Patrick Chanudet holds Engineering degree from Polytech’ Nantes Promo 1988.
