ANSYS Inc. names Richard C. Miller as vice president and general manager for the DesignSpace division.HOUSTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 1996--ANSYS Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ANSS) announced today the appointment of Richard C. Miller to the position of vice president and general manager for the DesignSpace division reporting to Peter J. Smith, ANSYS chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . DesignSpace is focused on helping engineers optimize their designs by tightly coupling analysis tools with their computer aided design (application) Computer Aided Design - (CAD) The part of CAE concerning the drawing or physical layout steps of engineering design. Often found in the phrase "CAD/CAM" for ".. manufacturing". (CAD) desktop environment. Dick joins ANSYS Inc. with over 20 years of sales, marketing, and general management experience in the CAD/CAM/CAE industry. From 1984 through 1995 he held positions at Aries Technology, where he was a founder and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , and The MacNeal-Schwendler Corp., where he was corporate vice president of marketing and general manager of the Aries division. He was director of marketing at Applicon from 1982 through 1984 and held sales and marketing management positions at SDRC from 1974 through 1982. He was a senior design engineer and analyst at General Motors Corp. from 1963 through 1974. He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from General Motors Institute and an M.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Dayton The University of Dayton is one of the ten largest Catholic schools in the United States and is the largest of the three Marianist universities in the nation. It is also home to one of the largest campus ministry programs in the world. . Peter Smith said, "We welcome Dick, who brings extensive leadership experience in the mechanical design arena as a general manager, marketing executive, and professional engineer." Dick Miller said, "ANSYS continues to develop a wealth of technology for the engineering analyst. The DesignSpace division leverages that technology and provides usable tools for engineers and designers worldwide." ANSYS Inc. is committed to providing the most open and flexible analysis solutions to suit customer requirements for engineering software in today's competitive marketplace. ANSYS Inc. partners with leading design software suppliers to develop state-of-the-art CAD integrated products. A global network of ANSYS Support Distributors provides sales, support and training for customers. -0- Note to editors: ANSYS is a registered trademark and DesignSpace is a trademark of SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. IP Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of ANSYS Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: ANSYS Inc., Houston Laura Carrabine, 412/873-3079 www.ansys.com |
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