Safe Software (Safe), creator of FME, the only All-Data, Any-AI enterprise integration platform, today announced the appointment of Nabil Lodey as VP EMEA, where he will drive growth in the company's presence and customer base across the region. His appointment builds directly on Safe's operational expansion into the UK and Ireland, announced in June 2025. Nabil joins Safe from 1Spatial, a long-standing Safe partner and FME reseller, where he served as Managing Director for the UK and Ireland.
Safe Software appoints Nabil Lodey as first VP EMEA to drive regional expansion.
Lodey joins from 1Spatial where he served as Managing Director for UK and Ireland.
He brings deep, first-hand understanding of FME Platform and partner ecosystem.
Appointment builds on Safe's operational expansion into UK and Ireland announced in June 2025.
Lodey has more than a decade of experience building and scaling data and geospatial software businesses.
Safe's global user conference, Peak of Data and AI, takes place March 9-11, 2027 in London.
An experienced technology leader, Nabil brings more than a decade of experience building and scaling data and geospatial software businesses. He has held chief executive and senior leadership roles across the sector, with a consistent track record of driving rapid growth, building high-performing teams, and delivering strong commercial outcomes. He began his career in the Royal Navy, holds a degree in Economics from Queen Mary, University of London, and is a Sloan Fellow of London Business School. His deep, first-hand understanding of Safe's business and of the FME Platform, having worked closely with the technology and its customer base, positions him to further accelerate Safe's regional expansion plan.
Don Murray, CEO of Safe Software, commented: "We're delighted to welcome Nabil to Safe Software as our first VP EMEA. Nabil already knows our business, our partners, and the FME Platform, which makes him exceptionally well placed to lead our growth across EMEA. His appointment is a clear signal of our long-term commitment to our customers and partners in the region."
Nabil Lodey, VP EMEA at Safe Software, shared his enthusiasm: "Safe Software has built something rare: 30 years of customer-driven innovation and a genuinely global community of customers and partners who rely on FME every day. I've seen the impact of FME first-hand, and I'm excited to help more organisations across the UK, Ireland, and Europe do more with their data and AI applications as well as building on Safe's already strong partner network and growing local presence."
Nabil joins a strengthened leadership team that has recently welcomed Judd Lee as Chief Financial Officer and Vanessa Ribreau as Chief People Officer. Safe's global user conference, the Peak of Data and AI, takes place March 9-11, 2027, at the QEII Centre in London, UK. This event will bring together the global FME community to explore the latest in data integration and AI applications.
About Safe Software
Headquartered in Surrey, British Columbia, Safe Software is the creator of FME, the only All-Data, Any-AI platform. Founded in 1993, Safe has been focused on bringing life to data since its inception. Whether your challenges have to do with spatial data, big data, stream processing, cloud migration, unstructured data, or business intelligence, Safe Software is here to help you spend more time reaping the benefits of information, and less time fighting it.
About FME by Safe Software
The FME Platform has built-in support for thousands of systems as well as 800+ out-of-the-box transformers allowing users to build and automate custom workflows without having to code. Over 20,000 organizations worldwide trust FME technology for their enterprise integration solutions. Through Safe Software's international partner network, FME is used in 120+ countries around the world and has been localized into multiple languages.
