# Sovan Bin

> Sovan Bin is the French founder and CEO of Odaseva, an enterprise data security and management company focused on Salesforce. A business graduate who moved into technology at Capgemini, he later became a lead technical architect at Salesforce in Paris and founded Odaseva in 2012 following work with Schneider Electric. He is based in San Francisco. His public interviews focus on data protection, privacy, recovery, technical trust and company culture.

- **Role:** CEO and Founder at Odaseva
- **Organizations:** Odaseva, Salesforce, Capgemini
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** Master’s degree in business, Institut Mines-Télécom Business School
- **Known for:** Recognized by Odaseva and Salesforce-community interviews as Europe’s first Salesforce Certified Technical Architect., Founded Odaseva in 2012 and continues to lead it as CEO., Led Odaseva through a $54 million Series C announced in June 2024.

## Career timeline

- **2004–2007** — Worked at Capgemini; his public Viadeo profile lists project management on an EDF Siebel CRM project.
- **2007–2012** — Worked at Salesforce in Paris, becoming a lead technical architect. These dates follow his first-person Ladies Be Architects account and Viadeo profile; other interviews describe a 2006 start.
- **2012** — Founded Odaseva, with Schneider Electric as its first customer.
- **2018** — Discussed privacy engineering on the Salesforce Admins Podcast.
- **2022** — Featured in Salesforce’s AppExchange Mavericks video series.
- **2024** — Odaseva announced a $54 million Series C on June 27.
- **2026** — Discussed distributed-team culture with Dave Vanz and SaaS data security in the AI era on DM Radio.

## Achievements

- Recognized by Odaseva and Salesforce-community interviews as Europe’s first Salesforce Certified Technical Architect.
- Founded Odaseva in 2012 and continues to lead it as CEO.
- Led Odaseva through a $54 million Series C announced in June 2024.
- Odaseva currently reports supporting over 100 million Salesforce users and protecting over 12 petabytes; these are company figures.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — FACC California highlighted his DM Radio interview about securing Salesforce and SaaS data in the AI era on September 1.
- **2026-06** — Bin shared Odaseva’s Special Jury’s Choice Prize at the CCI France International Trophies; the company post dates the ceremony to June 22.
- **2026-04** — A Dave Vanz interview filmed at Salesforce TDX discussed hiring, values and managing a team of about 150 across four continents.
- **2025-02** — In a February 19 QA Financial interview, Bin argued for tested data recovery and attention to SaaS data in financial firms’ resilience work.

## Links

- Website: https://www.odaseva.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sovanbin/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sovanbin

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Last updated: 2026-10-21