As Chief AI Officer of Sovos, Yann leads the company’s AI strategy, applying AI across the Sovos Agentic Tax Compliance Platform to help customers stay fully compliant across a regulated world. An engineer and founder, he brings a rare mix of technical depth and entrepreneurial experience, with a talent for turning emerging AI capabilities into trusted, practical solutions that deliver measurable value.
Yann has master’s degrees in both robotics and AI and during his career has worked in different roles to apply AI across payment, biology, retail, and compliance initiatives. Before joining Sovos, he founded Flowie, a Paris-based company where he served as CEO from its incorporation, building the business from the ground up. His career also includes senior roles at Midnight Trains, Sunday and Big Mamma and other technology companies where he designed, created and implemented AI strategy.
His passion for AI is long-standing: he built his first robot more than 15 years ago, and that hands-on curiosity still shapes how he leads today. Yann focuses on responsible, secure and practical AI adoption, building teams and solutions that put customer success first. Yann values curiosity on his team and is continuously driven to find more efficient and effective solutions to complex problems.
Outside of work, Yann is an avid kayaker and rock climber, with more than a decade of experience in both.
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