who we are
WHY WE DO IT
A changing economic and regulatory environment, coupled with climate change, the rise of renewable energies and electric vehicles generate ever increasing strains on distribution system operators and a growing demand for an innovative Asset Management solution.
Proactive, sustainable Asset Management practices are more important than ever before.
We at APLINES are convinced that data analytics focusing on asset risks and their impact provide a powerful support for critical maintenance planning and investment strategy decisions.
These can ultimately lead to significant savings, giving distribution system operators the financial bandwidth to adapt their network to ever varying demands, guarantee their service levels, minimize the impact on consumer prices and implement sustainable asset management practices.
We are building a decision enabling system for managing environmental and asset risks at any scale of the grid.
Our asset management solution provides a consolidated view of the health and criticality for all assets of an electrical grid, which enables well-informed maintenance and investment decisions at the level of a network, a circuit, a section, or a span.
WHAT WE BUILD
HOW IT ALL STARTED
In response to growing demands from distribution system operators for innovative Asset Management solutions, APLINES was founded in October 2019 through an incubator project by Schneider Electric. After six months of listening and discussing with more than a hundred transmission and distribution system operators worldwide, APLINES has created new standards in delivering customizable Asset Performance Management solutions dedicated to Electric Utilities across the world.
As a venture of Schneider Electric, we benefit from the depth of technical expertise in electrical networks of our parent company and leverage its global footprint for unparalleled reach to our customers.
Meet our Leadership Team.
Our leadership team is guided by a simple vision:
To be our clients’ most trusted partner and to become a world-leading company in asset management.
YANN RAOULT
CO-FOUNDER
& PRESIDENT
& PRESIDENT
YANN RAOULT
CO-FOUNDER & PRESIDENT
Yann has a PhD from the University of Jussieu (Paris) and has developed an entrepreneurial profile over the past 20 years. He realized a management buyout of a Duke Energy subsidiary in 2001 and is a former CEO of several medium-sized engineering and consulting companies. He gained an in-depth understanding of asset management consulting and change management in his last entrepreneurial adventure.
Yann has a PhD from the University of Jussieu (Paris) and has developed an entrepreneurial profile over the past 20 years. He realized a management buyout of a Duke Energy subsidiary in 2001 and is a former CEO of several medium-sized engineering and consulting companies. He gained an in-depth understanding of asset management consulting and change management in his last entrepreneurial adventure.
LUC GAUBERT
CO-FOUNDER
& CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
& CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
LUC GAUBERT
CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
Luc graduated from Ecole Centrale de Lyon with a Major in IT and Industrial Systems. Luc has over 25 years of experience in Services and Sales leadership in multiple geographies and business units of Schneider Electric. Luc has a long track record of successfully managing projects, with a strong focus on customer needs, but also on processes and discipline. As our COO, he ensures customer experience and satisfaction is at its best at all times.
Luc graduated from Ecole Centrale de Lyon with a Major in IT and Industrial Systems. Luc has over 25 years of experience in Services and Sales leadership in multiple geographies and business units of Schneider Electric. Luc has a long track record of successfully managing projects, with a strong focus on customer needs, but also on processes and discipline. As our COO, he ensures customer experience and satisfaction is at its best at all times.
ALEXANDER KRIVOBOKOV
Co-Founder
& Chief Marketing Officer
& Chief Marketing Officer
ALEXANDER KRIVOBOKOV
Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer
Serial expat and innovator, Alexander ensures that APLINES’ solution addresses critical customer needs and delivers maximum value. His diverse experience includes roles in venture incubation, M&A, strategy, marketing, and business development. Alexander holds an MBA degree from the University of Colorado in Denver and an Engineering degree from the Moscow Aviation Institute.
Serial expat and innovator, Alexander ensures that APLINES’ solution addresses critical customer needs and delivers maximum value. His diverse experience includes roles in venture incubation, M&A, strategy, marketing, and business development. Alexander holds an MBA degree from the University of Colorado in Denver and an Engineering degree from the Moscow Aviation Institute.
BENOIT TOULET
Chief Technology
Officer
Officer
BENOIT TOULET
Chief Technology Officer
Passionate about sailing and digital innovation, Benoit is a former Head of Engineering at Trace One and former CTO at Geeglee, Head of Software Development at Essilor R&D and Embedded Software Tech Lead at Valeo. With more than 20 years of experience in software development, Benoit fearlessly leads our team of developers and is responsible for APLINES’ underlying technology.
Passionate about sailing and digital innovation, Benoit is a former Head of Engineering at Trace One and former CTO at Geeglee, Head of Software Development at Essilor R&D and Embedded Software Tech Lead at Valeo. With more than 20 years of experience in software development, Benoit fearlessly leads our team of developers and is responsible for APLINES’ underlying technology.
“Aplines is a new venture from Schneider Electric Incubator.
Our team not only carries an innovative solution but also a fantastic entrepreneurial adventure.”
Yann Raoult, Co-Founder & President of @plines
OUR CORE VALUES
Innovation
Innovation
We believe that encouraging and executing new ideas and methodologies make the difference as we strive to deliver outstanding value to our customers.
Excellence
Excellence
We cultivate an environment of high engagement, consistent improvement and efficiency as we are committed to delivering the best quality of service to our customers.
Agility
Agility
We foster teamwork, flexibility and proactiveness towards business opportunities and processes. It enables us to adapt and respond to changing circumstances and disruptions rapidly, always keeping our customers’ needs in mind.
Simplicity
Simplicity
We focus on what’s crucial to the success of our customers’ activity by providing a proven methodology to understand and simplify complexity.
Diversity
Diversity
We are a team of people with different nationalities and backgrounds. We recognize that our different ideas, strengths and interests make us stronger and drive performance and innovation.
Respect
Respect
We believe that valuing others and treating them with consideration are essential to success. Caring for the environment by promoting sustainable choices to minimize environmental impact gives lasting meaning to our work.
Innovation
Innovation
We believe that encouraging and executing new ideas and methodologies make the difference as we strive to deliver outstanding value to our customers.
Excellence
Excellence
We cultivate an environment of high engagement, consistent improvement and efficiency as we are committed to delivering the best quality of service to our customers.
Agility
Agility
We foster teamwork, flexibility and proactiveness towards business opportunities and processes. It enables us to adapt and respond to changing circumstances and disruptions rapidly, always keeping our customers’ needs in mind.
Simplicity
Simplicity
We focus on what’s crucial to the success of our customers’ activity by providing a proven methodology to understand and simplify complexity.
Diversity
Diversity
We are a team of people with different nationalities and backgrounds. We recognize that our different ideas, strengths and interests make us stronger and drive performance and innovation.
Respect
Respect
We believe that valuing others and treating them with consideration are essential to success. Caring for the environment by promoting sustainable choices to minimize environmental impact gives lasting meaning to our work.
We deliver powerful decision-enhancing analytics
dedicated to distribution system operators to enable proactive, sustainable asset management.