Linedata has appointed Sophie Février (pictured), as the firm's new Director of Innovation, Communications and Marketing. Reporting directly to Anvaraly Jiva, founder and CEO of Linedata, Février will manage innovation initiatives and define and implement communication, marketing and digital activities for the entire Group. She will also be responsible for strengthening Linedata's links with innovation hubs outside the Group such as startups and universities. Février spent the last nine years working for Société Générale, where she led a strategic real estate project in which the key themes were technological innovation and new working methods.