Julien Barnu has been appointed as an advisor to the chief of staff of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for sovereignty, digital, and artificial intelligence issues. His role will begin on September 1, 2026, and he replaces Adrien Facon. Barnu comes from the Ministry of Defense and has previously worked at the SGDSN and ANSSI, which are French agencies focused on cybersecurity and national security. His background gives him a strong foundation in protecting critical infrastructure and managing digital risks. Bruno de San Nicolas has joined OVHcloud, a major French cloud computing company, to help develop its defense cloud services. He previously served as France's representative to the NATO Communications and Information Agency in Brussels, where he worked on secure communications and information systems for NATO members. Meanwhile, Victor Vuillard has been appointed as Chief Information Security & Compliance Officer at OUTSCALE, a cloud subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes. Vuillard brings experience from the ANSSI, EDF, Parrot, Thales, and Mistral AI, all of which are involved in cybersecurity and technology. Marie Pellat has left Mistral AI, a French artificial intelligence company, to return to Google DeepMind after spending two and a half years at Mistral AI. During her time there, she helped grow the company's team and operations. Pellat’s new role at Google DeepMind will focus on exploring the connections between AI models and medical research and clinical practices. Meriem Terrab has joined Google Cloud’s Digital Natives team as a Startup Activation Account Executive, where she will support French AI startups in developing their products. Claire Calméjane, who previously led France and the Benelux regions at Foundever, now also oversees sales in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions. Several new appointments have been made across various sectors. Philippe Vincens will become CEO of Inqom in October 2026, succeeding Romain Passilly, who has been appointed as Country Director France for Visma. Vincens, who has been an administrator of Inqom since 2022, will lead the company as it expands its accounting platform into a broader software suite for law firms. Arthur Esteve has joined Payflows as Sales Director France, focusing on the platform’s growth with financial departments. Benoit Charpentier has joined Naboo as financial director as part of a management transition, following two years as interim CFO at Malt. Julien Tarrisse has taken the general direction of Vivid France, with a mission to expand the fintech company’s services to self-employed individuals, small businesses, and SMEs.