Biographies of our commercial team

Eric BROUSSOULOUX : After 10 years working for the IGN's technical department (tailored cartography and then GIS computer development), Eric joined the IGN's marketing department in 1996 where he perfomed market studies and marketing follow-up of certain IGN products (BD TOPO®, GEOROUTE®…). After working as market leader for nearly 4 years, he joined IGN France International at the end of 1999 where he is now Regional Director in charge of the countries of Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Mali, Burkina Faso and the Ivory Coast.

Alain GERVAISE : Engineer of geographic works, specialised in aerial photogrpahy and geodesy, Alain Gervaise joined the company in 2008 after 30 years of experience at IGN France. He participated in numerous foreign field missions. 
He is in charge of part of the Eastern African countries, as well as the Middle East.  

Hervé PICHON : A graduate in Remote sensing then in Sciences of geographic information, Hervé PICHON joined the company in 2001 as project manager. He completed the first pan-European geographic database on coastal erosion for the EUROSION project. He then coordinated the MESSINA initiative, whose goal was to share information about the management of European coastal  areas. In 2007, he joined the commercial team where he is in charge of commercial exploration over Europe as well as the follow-up of European Union initiatives (GMES, INSPIRE, PCRD…).

Patrick STIMPSON : State geographic and cartographic engineer specialised in Geographic Information Systems, Patrick Stimpson joined IGN France International in 2007 after 24 years of experience at the Institut Géographique National (IGN). He now works in the Central and South American zones.

Christophe GRATEAU : Christophe GRATEAU began his career at  IGN France and gained 25 years of experience before joining IGN France International as a cartographic expert and regional manager in 2006. With more than 10 years of experience in the cartographic process, he is versed in the techniques of aerial processing, topographic surveying and GIS management. He is also in charge of Asia and the Middle East (notably the countries of China, Vietnam and Libya) for IGN France International, where he has already carried out numerous projects.

Nadège ORLOVA : Engineer geographer from the National School of Geomatics with a masters degree in Computer Science applied to Earth Sciences, Nadège Orlova joined the company in 2002. 
She is now Regional Director for Central Asia, Russia and Eastern Africa. 

Olivier BOUIRI: Engineer from the National School of Geomatics, Olivier BOUIRI both taught and managed important projects for the IGN, and was also expatriated several times (Jordan, Yemen). After taking care of the communication and development of the IGN's Géoportail he joined the company in 2009. Today based in Abu Dhabi, he coordinates the project management assistance for the creation of a 3D model of the city.