Process intelligence firm ARIS appoints new CEO to lead agentic AI strategy

PEX Network’s key takeaways:

• Process intelligence firm ARIS has appointed Guillaume Bacuvier as its new CEO.
• Bacuvier will lead ARIS through its next phase of growth.
• ARIS is sharpening its mission to become the central platform enterprises rely on to understand, deploy, and govern agentic artificial intelligence (AI).

Process intelligence firm ARIS has appointed Guillaume Bacuvier as new CEO to lead its agentic AI strategy.

Bacuvier will lead ARIS through its next phase of growth as a fully standalone company, accelerating its evolution from a market leader in process intelligence into a foundational platform for enterprises deploying and governing agentic AI, according to the announcement.

In the last decade, Bacuvier has served as CEO of multi-continent, data-centric companies including dunnhumby, Tesco’s data and analytics business, and Kantar Worldpanel, a business with over 3,000 employees globally.

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Process intelligence firm ARIS appoints new CEO

Bacuvier brings deep international leadership experience across technology, data, and software-enabled businesses, with a proven track record of scaling global platforms and leading complex organizations.

Bacuvier will work closely with Ralf Hartings, who recently joined ARIS as chief financial officer, Fadi Naffah, who joined as chief revenue officer, and Karl Wagner, who was promoted to chief technology officer, as well as recent hires Ludovic de Galzain (SVP customer experience) and Florian Striebich (VP global operations).

“I joined ARIS because it is already a leader in process intelligence and uniquely placed to benefit as enterprises move rapidly toward autonomous and AI-driven ways of working, where they require a trusted foundation to ensure those systems operate with accuracy, transparency, and control,” said Bacuvier.

“We are delighted to partner with Guillaume at this pivotal stage for ARIS,” added Christian Lucas, chairman of ARIS and managing partner of Silver Lake. “His experience leading global data-driven businesses and executing complex transformations makes him exceptionally well suited to lead the company as it accelerates growth and expands its strategic role for enterprise customers who want to deploy AI.”

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From process intelligence to agentic AI

ARIS is sharpening its mission to become the central platform enterprises rely on to understand, deploy, and govern agentic AI, stated a press release. By combining decades of process expertise with advanced AI capabilities, ARIS aims to help customers unlock productivity and innovation while maintaining transparency, accountability, and operational resilience.

As enterprises adopt increasingly autonomous systems, they face new challenges around compliance, control, and trust. AI agents on their own lack the business logic to understand the companies and processes they are meant to automate.

ARIS is “uniquely positioned” to address these challenges by serving as a deployment, monitoring, and governance layer that ensures AI-driven agents operate within defined business processes, regulatory requirements, and enterprise guardrails.

“ARIS’ decades-deep understanding of business processes provides a unique platform to enable agentic AI responsibly at scale,” said Bacuvier. “I am excited to work with the ARIS team to build on this foundation and deliver sustained value for customers in the years ahead.”

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