Fabrice Canonge has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Centric Software, a core brand of Dassault Systèmes, by its board of directors. Canonge succeeds founder Chris Groves, who established Centric Software in 2004, along with its flagship product lifecycle management solution Centric PLM. Groves moves into a senior advisory role with Dassault Systèmes, an authority and innovator of 3D design software, 3D digital mock-up and PLM solutions.
“We thank Chris Groves for his leadership and vision that have positioned Centric Software as the trusted leader in PLM for more than 20,000 consumer brands worldwide,” states Bernard Charlès, Executive Chairman of Dassault Systèmes. “We are fully committed to making Centric Software a world-class brand by drawing on our proven ability to drive global enterprise transformation with virtual twins across key sectors of the economy.
“As we embark on a new chapter in Centric Software’s journey, Fabrice has the experience and the drive to lead this new era and take the brand forward, solidifying Centric Software’s role in transforming the consumer packaged goods – retail and the home & lifestyle industries.”
Canonge will have responsibility for defining and expediting Centric Software’s strategic SaaS roadmap to meet evolving customer demands, and for expanding its market leadership with a new generation of AI-powered solutions on the cloud.
Joining Centric Software in 2004, Canonge led European operations before becoming Executive Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing in 2019. He was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2020 and then to President in 2023. With almost three decades of experience in business development in the software industry, Canonge possesses specific expertise in the apparel, high-fashion, luxury goods and retail sectors. He has played a major role in the growth of Centric, particularly in go-to market strategy, expansion to 56 countries and securing key customers such as Hugo Boss, Lacoste, ASICS and many more.
As one of Dassault Systèmes’ core brands since 2018—the year it reached unicorn status: a privately held company valued at USD 1B—Centric Software has completed acquisitions to expand its solution portfolio. With the addition of planning, pricing & inventory, market intelligence and product experience management (PXM) functionality to its lineup, Centric Software is a true concept-to-e-commerce platform provider. Centric Software’s AI-powered solutions are recognized by analysts and trusted by small, medium and large brands around the world:
- Centric PLM, the leading and fastest-growing consumer goods PLM.
- Centric Planning, an innovative, cloud-native, AI solution delivering end-to-end planning capabilities.
- Centric Pricing & Inventory drives margins and boost revenues via price and inventory optimization.
- Centric Market Intelligence delivers insights into consumer trends, competitor offers and pricing to boost competitivity and get closer to the consumer.
- Centric Visual Boards pivot actionable data in a visual-first orientation, dramatically decreasing assortment development cycle time.
- Centric PXM, a product experience management (PXM) tool that encompasses PIM, DAM, content syndication and digital shelf analytics (DSA).
On his appointment, Canonge says, “I want to thank Dassault Systèmes for the opportunity to lead Centric Software and am fully committed to accelerating the brand’s growth with end-to-end solutions that enable fast moving consumer goods companies to navigate disruptions, scale and thrive”.
Centric Software delivers innovative, integrated AI-enabled enterprise solutions in the fashion, luxury, footwear, outdoor, home, consumer electronics, food & beverage, cosmetics & personal care as well as multi-category retail verticals. Teams can plan, design, develop, source, comply, buy, make, price, allocate, assort, sell and replenish products to achieve strategic and operational digital transformation goals.
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