Bruno Latchague became Executive Vice President Research and Development in 1995, responsible for the CATIA/ENOVIA/DELMIA/SPATIAL architecture and components, in particular for V5 3D PLM Foundations, and for the industrialization and maintenance of the 3D PLM solutions. Mr. Latchague served as Director of CATIA Products Infrastructure in 1990, where he developed the CATIA Version 4 architecture. As Senior Manager of Industrialization and Maintenance in 1988, he defined development and certification tools for CATIA Version 3. In 1986, as Manager of CATIA Software Infrastructure, he established the first open system architecture for CATIA Version 3 Release 1, allowing for greater flexibility to answer customer needs.
 
Before joining DS, Mr. Latchague served as Manager of CAD/CAM Products Support at the Régie Nationale des Usines Renault.