Dassault Systèmes announces Alice Steenland as Director of Sustainability

Dassault Systèmes announces that Alice Steenland has been named Director of Sustainability. In this newly created role, she will lead the company's efforts to further incorporate social and environmental sustainability into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, which is already used by many of the world's most sustainable companies to transform the way they imagine, create and produce new experiences.

“Harmonizing product, nature and life is at the heart of 21st century industry. It is the main engine of innovation and the key to a sustainable company in all sectors of the economy. We want to help companies and people to live in this new world, offering customers what they value most - a sustainable result. Alice's vast experience will help provide the vision, know-how and leadership to promote this commitment, ”says Florence Verzelen, Executive Vice President - Industry, Marketing, Global Affairs, Workforce of the Future, Dassault Systèmes.

Alice Steenland brings more than 20 years of experience and a broad systems perspective to Dassault Systèmes, having held positions, full-time or as a consultant, in large multinationals, non-governmental organizations, agencies, consulting companies, academia, startups both in the United States and in Europe on projects with high global impact. She was the founder of the AXA Group's Corporate Responsibility Board, where she helped the company achieve a leadership position in the global sustainability rankings, thanks in part to a pioneering responsible investment strategy, including the historic decision to divest in coal and, later, in tobacco. He currently serves as a member of the ShareAction Board of Directors, is a lecturer at Ecole Polytechnique in France (Polytechnic School) and a member of the advisory committee of the Yale School of Management, the Giant Ventures impact fund and leader of the French Institute for Reflection on Sustainability IDDRI. Alice Steenland holds a bachelor's degree in human biology from Stanford University and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.

"I am very happy to join Dassault Systèmes right now, that there is an urgent need to dramatically transform the way the world produces and consumes goods into a more sustainable model," says Alice Steenland. “Dassault Systèmes technologies are already at the heart of this transformation, with more than 290,000 customers in 140 countries. As the company focuses on almost all sectors of the economy - Life Sciences and Health, Cities and Infrastructure and Manufacturing Sectors - the potential for impact is incredible ”.