François Imberton

François Imberton is a seasoned professional in product management and engineering, currently serving as Director of BI Product Management at SAP since 2008, where responsibilities include defining the SAP Analytics vision and roadmap and identifying investment opportunities within the BI Product Portfolio. Prior roles at Business Objects, from 2000 to 2008, included Senior Product Manager positions focusing on Developer Tools and Dashboards, where François was instrumental in setting integration roadmaps and enhancing the BI platform's visualization capabilities. Earlier experience includes roles as a Software Development Engineer and Computational Nuclear Engineer, contributing to software solutions in telecommunications and nuclear modeling. François holds a Master of Engineering in Fluid Mechanics from Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and an engineering degree from Centrale Lyon, complemented by a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, earned cum laude.