Big Data Value Association is pleased to announce the election of Jürgen Muller, Head of Strategic Research, SAP SE, as President of BDVA. Jan Sundelin, CEO, TIE Kinetix, and Jose Maria Cavanillas, Director of Research & innovation, ATOS were elected as his Vice-Presidents.
Stuart Campbell, CTO at TIE Kinetix, was appointed as Secretary-General of the BDVA. He will be responsible for the day-to-day administrative management of the Association, supported by his Deputy Secretaries, Nuria de Lama, Research and Innovation Representative to the EC, Atos, and Julie Marguerite, European Research Cooperation Manager, Thales. Tonny Velin, Managing Director, Answare, was appointed as Treasurer.
At the General Assembly gathered in Barcelona on 18th November 2014, it was agreed that the Board of Directors will have 36 members of which 24 will be Founding members and 12 new members. According to the bylaws first terms of the Board of Directors is two years.