Bertrand Bouteloup becomes CCO at IDNow

The experienced IT manager is moving up within the company and is now to lead all the company's relevant teams from France.

Identity verification startup IDNow has a new chief commercial officer (CCO). The company has recruited IT professional Bertrand Bouteloup for the role. Bouteloup had joined IDNow as part of its acquisition of French company Ariadnext. Most recently, he was vice president of sales for the German company, the same role he previously held at Ariadnext.

Prior to Ariadnext, Bouteloup held positions at consulting firms Capgemini, Unisys and 8-i, among others. "I am looking forward to this new challenge within the IDnow Group, where I aim to drive our revenue targets to 2023 and beyond," he said on the occasion of his new position. Bouteloup's previous role will be taken over by Cyril Patou, who joins from competitor Clear Skye.

IDnow was founded in 2014 by Armin Bauer, Dennis von Ferenczy, Felix Haas and Sebastian Baerhold, and the Munich-based company has since raised €50 million. The Corona pandemic has caused demand for IDnow's digital verification and identification services to soar, up 200 percent last year. Customers include, for example N26, the Solarisbank, Wefox and Commerzbank.