Sidetrade SA appointed Christian Frisch as technical director and Francois Bancilhon to the role of director of public affairs and innovative projects. Francois Bancilhon and Christian Frisch will now work with Sidetrade on its growth strategy for Artificial Intelligence. C-Radar CEO, Francois Bancilhon's early career includes being a researcher at INRIA (French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation) and MCC (Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation) in the US and a Professor at the University of Orsay. He has been involved in the set-up of several companies, including O2 Technology and Arioso, where he served as CEO; Xyleme and Ucopia, where he chaired the Supervisory Board; and Mandriva, a global software publisher for Linux Distribution.