Jean-Michel Planche

Jean-Michel Planche is an Internet Entrepreneur known for his contributions to the User-Centric revolution in technology.

He co-founded OLEANE, one of the pioneering professional Internet operators (AS2917) that was later acquired by France-Télécom in 1998.

Currently, he is a key figure at WITBE (AS15436) where he leads a new generation of 'end to end' monitoring technologies.

In partnership with his life partners, Planche established Tancred Venture, an entity focused on innovation in the IP world.

Throughout his career, he has been involved in notable deals like Algety Telecom (acquired by Corvis) and Netcentrex (acquired by Comverse) while incubating Witbe.

Educationally, he studied Mathematics and Physics at Paris-Sud University, and has other academic backgrounds including Sorbonne Université and Lycée Henri Moissan.

Planche has held several prominent positions such as Co-founder, SVP Strategy at Witbe, President at Oléane, and Founder and CTO at Apysoft.