# Salah Kamel

> Salah Kamel is a software entrepreneur, engineer and musician based in Lyon. A co-founder and former CTO of Sunopsis and co-founder and former CEO of Semarchy, he worked on ELT data architecture and developed SemQL. His parallel musical life includes bass, guitar, composition and involvement as a core member and investor in GSUBI. He handed over Semarchy’s CEO role in March 2021; his public LinkedIn profile now lists Slaâ Music.

- **Role:** Software entrepreneur, computer engineer, bassist, guitarist and composer
- **Organizations:** Slaâ Music, GSUBI, Semarchy, Oracle, Sunopsis, Kebab’s
- **Education:** Computer engineering degree, INSA Lyon
- **Known for:** Co-founded Sunopsis, which Oracle acquired in 2006., Contributed foundational work on ELT data integration architecture., Developed SemQL, a SQL-based semantic query language used by Semarchy.

## Career timeline

- **1991-1996** — Studied at INSA Lyon; GSUBI biography also describes parallel theatre and music studies.
- **1995-1999** — Worked as a data warehouse SQL optimization consultant, according to his 2018 presentation.
- **Late 1990s** — Played in Lyon’s underground music scene; founding member and composer of Kebab’s.
- **1999-2007** — Co-founder and CTO of Sunopsis, according to his presentation; Oracle acquired Sunopsis in 2006.
- **2007-2011** — Senior architect for enterprise information management, data integration and master data management at Oracle.
- **2011** — Co-founded Semarchy and served as CEO.
- **2016** — Announced a move to San Francisco as Semarchy relocated its headquarters to the United States.
- **2017** — Semarchy announced his 2016 DAMA International Excellence in Data Management Award at Enterprise Data World.
- **2018** — Contacted Gilles Laval late in the year to support the development of GSUBI’s musical work.
- **2020** — Participated in GSUBI’s studio project and wrote rehearsal and recording accounts.
- **2021** — Handed over the Semarchy CEO role to TH Herbert effective March 31, moving to board strategy and advisory work.
- **2022** — Published an account of visiting Berlin with Gilles for the 40-guitar project.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Sunopsis, which Oracle acquired in 2006.
- Contributed foundational work on ELT data integration architecture.
- Developed SemQL, a SQL-based semantic query language used by Semarchy.
- Co-founded and led Semarchy until March 2021.
- Received the 2016 DAMA International Excellence in Data Management Award, announced in April 2017.

## Latest updates

- **2022-05** — His GSUBI author archive carries a May 24 announcement for the June 21, 2022 concert bringing Lyon and Berlin guitarists together.
- **2022-01** — Published his account of the launch of the Berlin 40-guitar project.
- **2021-03** — Semarchy announced his transition from CEO to a strategic board role, effective March 31.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/salahkamel/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/slah_kamel

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Last updated: 2026-10-21