Éric Värnild

Éric Värnild is a seasoned technology leader with extensive experience in engineering and AI roles across multiple organizations. Currently serving as Head of Engineering at Aleph Alpha, Värnild previously held significant positions as VP of Engineering and AI at paretos, Head of Engineering at Quentic, and VP of Engineering at RapidMiner. With a strong track record of building and scaling engineering teams, Värnild has successfully developed SaaS products, driven Agile transformations, and implemented cloud-based architectures. Notably, as ODM Senior Director at IBM, Värnild managed a large, distributed team to deliver Enterprise Software with a substantial global impact, generating significant annual revenue. Värnild's academic background includes an engineer's degree in Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Programming and master's degrees in Cognitive Ergonomics and Human-Computer Interaction.