Francis Jacques Bernard

ESI Group SA engages in the design, development, and supply of end-to-end virtual prototyping software and solutions. It operates through the following geographical segments: Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas. It provides reliable and customized solutions anchored on predictive physics modeling and virtual prototyping expertise to allow industries to make the right decisions at the right time, while managing their complexity. It acts principally in automotive & land transportation, aerospace, defense and naval and heavy industries. The company was founded by Alain Loriot de Rouvray, Jacques Dubois, Iraj Farhoomand, and Eberhard Haug in 1973 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

DEM Solutions Ltd. provides discrete element method technology solutions for bulk material simulation. Its EDEM software is use for virtual testing of equipment that handles or processes bulk materials in the manufacturing of mining, construction, off-highway and agricultural machinery, as well as in the mining and process industries. The company was founded by John Favier in 2003 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.