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Following the close of SAP acquisition of Business Objects, the man who founded Business Objects, Bernard Liautaud, resigned today as Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer.

Here’s the press release -

“The industry I helped create almost two decades ago has changed dramatically over the years, and I am very proud to say that Business Objects has consistently been a pioneer in bringing innovation to the market,” said Liautaud. “The vision we started out with is now a reality and the need for business intelligence has become pervasive across enterprises large and small. This industry is now at a tipping point and I am confident that, together with SAP, Business Objects will continue to innovate and help transform the way the world works by connecting people, information and businesses.”

Bernard Liautaud co founded Business Objects in 1990 and was chief executive officer until September 2005, when he brought the Company to the one billion dollar revenue mark. Liautaud took the company public on NASDAQ in September 1994, and established a precedent by making Business Objects the first French software company listed in the United States. Since that time, Liautaud led Business Objects through 15 successful years of growth and profitability, transforming the Company into one of the 15 largest software companies in the world and the clear leader in the business intelligence market. In parallel to his successful stewardship of Business Objects, he created the Business Objects Foundation to channel employee and corporate philanthropic activities into communities around the world.