Florent Bouguin, is Chief Technology Officer at OPTEL Group. Florent is a research and development executive with substantive experience in developing new technologies and business solutions to measure and reduce human impacts on our global environment. After graduating from Polytechnique (Orleans, France) and completing graduate studies at Laval University (Quebec, Canada), Florent worked as a system engineer for ABB in the space industry. Holding several technical and management roles for 15 years, he contributed to developing spaceborne analysers for greenhouse gas observation, weather forecast prediction and ozone measurement. He joined OPTEL group, a BCorp certified organization in 2016 as vice president engineering and operations, where he participated in the growth of the business in the life science industry. Currently Chief Technology Officer, Florent drives the technology direction and the go-to-market strategy of OPTEL group whose corporate vision is: A connected world that provides full transparency and optimized performance; learning the trust of consumers, while encouraging social and environmental responsibility and accountability. As a member of the executive committee, Florent collaborates with the president and with the executive committee to define the vision and to set corporate strategy, goals and policies. Father of two kids and ultramarathoner, Florent's motivation is to promote the balance between family life, active life and professional life.