WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 1, 2026--
Consilio, a global leader in technology-enabled legal services, today announced the appointment of Kevin Smith as Chief Product Officer. Kevin will lead Consilio’s global product organization, driving product strategy, platform innovation, and go-to-market alignment as a technology-enabled legal governance and workflow platform powered by the Aurora Legal Intelligence Suite. In this role, Kevin will focus on expanding Aurora's AI-enabled capabilities and helping clients modernize legal workflows through integrated, enterprise-grade technology solutions.
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Kevin is a seasoned technology and product executive with more than 20 years of experience driving product innovation, commercial strategy, and operational excellence across enterprise SaaS, cybersecurity, legal technology, and workflow-driven software markets.
“Kevin’s deep expertise in product strategy, coupled with his ability to translate innovation into real-world impact, makes him the ideal leader to help drive Consilio’s next phase of technology transformation,” said Raj Chandrasekar, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Consilio. “As we continue expanding the Aurora Legal Intelligence Suite and evolving our platform strategy, Kevin’s leadership will be instrumental in aligning product innovation, client workflows, and commercial execution to deliver greater value to our clients.”
Before joining Consilio, Kevin served as EVP and Chief Product Officer at CS DISCO, where he restructured and scaled the product organization, introduced generative AI capabilities, and drove revenue growth through innovative strategies. He has also held leadership roles at Carbon Black, where he helped lead the company’s transformation to a multi-product SaaS portfolio, and CA Technologies, where he held multiple VP-level roles and functioned as the divisional COO and head of strategy for a $435M multi-product SaaS and workflow business.
“I’m thrilled to be joining a team with a clear vision for the future of legal technology and a strong commitment to innovation at scale,” said Kevin Smith, Chief Product Officer, Consilio. “Aurora represents a significant opportunity to redefine how legal teams interact with data, AI, and workflows in a more connected and intelligent way. I look forward to building on Consilio’s strong momentum and helping drive the company’s continued transformation and growth.”
About Consilio
Consilio is a global, tech-enabled legal services leader. We help corporations and law firms manage risk, control cost, and improve outcomes across complex matters and everyday operations through the Aurora Legal Intelligence Suite, expert-led delivery, best-of-breed AI and technology from leading providers, and experienced teams operating across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Learn more at www.consilio.com.
Consilio Appoints Kevin Smith as Chief Product Officer to Drive Innovation and Growth
PARIS (AP) — French Open director Amelie Mauresmo said on Monday that electronic line-calling is not 100% reliable on clay courts and has no immediate plans to introduce the technology at Roland Garros despite a controversial call during Casper Ruud's loss against Joao Fonseca.
Ruud, a two-time runner-up in Paris, ultimately lost the fourth-round match 7-5, 7-6 (8), 5-7, 6-2 on Sunday evening. During the second-set tiebreaker, with Ruud up 8-7, a spectator in the crowd shouted that a forehand down the line hit by Fonseca had landed out. The chair umpire came down to check the mark and ruled that the Brazilian's shot was in, handing him the point.
An electronic line-calling on television showed the ball was out.
Mauresmo, however, remains old school and said on Monday she still picks humans over technology, because it can't be trusted entirely.
“What we observed at the clay-court tournaments leading up to Roland Garros is that the reliability of this system is not absolute,” she told journalists. “As of today, the machine is not 100 percent reliable, so we continue to place our confidence in human officials.”
Wimbledon, the oldest Grand Slam tournament, replaced line judges with electronic line-calling last year. The move made the French Open the only major without some form of electronic line-calling. The Australian Open and U.S. Open already had eliminated line judges and only have chair umpires on court.
The WTA and ATP have added machine-generated rulings for events on red clay, but Grand Slam hosts can do what they want. Although disputes over marks are not rare at Roland Garros, Mauresmo said that many players recognize that the system is not entirely reliable on clay, a live surface constantly changing with weather conditions that poses challenges to accurate digital tracking.
“So we have received no real feedback pushing us in that direction (of electronic line-calling),” she said, adding that a review will be made after the tournament.
“For us today, what matters is reaffirming our trust in human officials,” Mauresmo said. “We’ve made that choice for 2026. As for 2027, we’ll see. We remain open to any new technology that becomes available to us.”
Mauresmo said that looking at Rudd's reaction after the call, she could tell “he was not shocked by the decision.”
Ruud said after the match “the forehand he hit, it was marginal, either in or out. It was called in, obviously. So if I win that set, maybe it can be two-one up instead of two-one down. Instead of love-two, you’re one-all. So that’s unfortunate, obviously, in my situation.”
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Brazil's Joao Fonseca servea to Norway's Casper Ruud during the fourth-round tennis match at the French Open in Paris, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Norway's Casper Ruud returns to Brazil's Joao Fonseca during the fourth-round tennis match at the French Open in Paris, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Norway's Casper Ruud wipes his face during the fourth-round tennis match against Brazil's Joao Fonseca at the French Open in Paris, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Roland Garros tournament director and former tennis star Amelie Mauresmo, left, watches as Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland, right, returns to Jesper De Jong of the Netherlands during their first round men's singles tennis match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Monday, May 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
