Since it was created in 1984 by four college friends, Hardis Group has been operating both as a business service company in computer engineering and as a software company. The company has developed gradually. Its founding managers still head up the company despite introducing a management transition plan in 2012.
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Nicolas Odet, President
President of Hardis Group since 2019, Nicolas Odet joined Hardis in 2000 and successively held the positions of Head of Sales and Marketing in the New Technologies Skills department, Director of the Infrastructure and Facilities Management Department from 2006 to 2008, Director of Services, Marketing and communication from 2009 to 2012, then the position of Executive Vice President from 2013 to April 2014. As a member of the executive committee, he participates in the definition of the group's strategic orientations and their definition in operational terms. Nicolas Odet led Hardis Group's transformation to cloud computing, digitization and omni-channel.
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Yvan Coutaz, Managing Director
Yvan Coutaz joined Hardis Group in 2000 to take part in the creation of the Consulting & Project Owner Assistance group subsidiary, for which he successively held the functions of organization and information system consultant, Head of the project owner support activity and Managing Director in 2010. In early 2013, he was promoted to Executive Vice President. As a member of the executive committee, he participates in the definition of the group's strategic orientations and their definition in operational terms. In 2018, he was promoted to Managing Director.