Talend CEO and leadership

Christal joins Talend as a seasoned executive with a demonstrated track record in defining and leading sales and go-to-market strategies to significantly scale cloud businesses. Previously, she spent 15 years at SAP Concur, most recently leading its $2B business organization as Chief Revenue Officer. Prior to her CRO appointment, Christal was Senior Vice President and General Manager of SAP Concur’s Small, Midsized and Nationals (SMN) business unit. Early in her career, Christal served in a number of capacities focused on operational and technical roles at Motorola, Extensity, and Clarify.

Fabrice Bonan is Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer. Prior to Talend, as Technical Director of the integration practice for a large European systems integrator, he managed complex projects for large clients. Fabrice also co-founded an IT Asset Management software company, based in France with offices in the Silicon Valley. Fabrice holds a degree in Computer Science from EPITA in Paris.

Jeff joined Talend as Chief Legal Officer in 2021, and is responsible for its worldwide legal operations. An accomplished C-Suite legal and business strategist, Jeff brings with him a broad array of skills and experience leading global, high-growth public and private software and technology services businesses. Prior to Talend, Jeff served as the Chief Legal Officer and head of Corporate Development for two flagship fund level, private equity sponsored platform software companies. Jeff’s tenure has been highlighted by the completion of nearly 50 M&A deals, including multiple successful exit events and an IPO.

Michelle joined Talend in 2019 bringing with her extensive experience in talent management. As Chief People Officer, she leads Talend’s global People and Workspaces teams. Prior to Talend, Michelle held People leadership roles in several of Silicon Valley’s fastest growing companies, including Equinix, VMware and most recently LinkedIn.

Robert is an accomplished financial executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience across finance at some of the most admired companies in the world, including Paysafe, Intuit, Amgen, and Deloitte. He brings with him an in-depth knowledge of the software and technology industry.

Innovative and passionate technology strategy leader, with an extensive product and technical background, global experience in software and hardware technology, from mobile and cloud, to more recent advances in connected vehicles, IoT and data analytics.

Several years experience in business transformation leadership for product teams, processes and technology to accelerate growth, efficiency and scalability.

Specialized in company strategy and product management for applications and services, including; cloud data platforms, analytics, telematics, connected car and MDM. Experience building cloud-based and mobile software products for numerous verticals such as automotive, law enforcement, carrier networks, and consumer apps.

Public prosecution expert witness for GPS technology and vehicle tracking, presentation of evidence, and data analysis for case preparation.

Sam is responsible for scaling the engineering organization to drive innovation and Talend’s continued market growth. He is an experienced technology leader with a highly technical engineering and computer science background. Most recently, Sam was SVP of Engineering at Illuminate Education, a SaaS education-technology company. He was also a technology executive at Sansoro Health, where he was brought in to spearhead a significant cloud migration initiative.

Fabrice Bonan is Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer. Prior to Talend, as Technical Director of the integration practice for a large European systems integrator, he managed complex projects for large clients. Fabrice also co-founded an IT Asset Management software company, based in France with offices in the Silicon Valley. Fabrice holds a degree in Computer Science from EPITA in Paris.

Fabrice Bonan is Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer. Prior to Talend, as Technical Director of the integration practice for a large European systems integrator, he managed complex projects for large clients. Fabrice also co-founded an IT Asset Management software company, based in France with offices in the Silicon Valley. Fabrice holds a degree in Computer Science from EPITA in Paris.