Accelrys Appoints Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Services.SAN DIEGO -- Accelrys, 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 :ACCL ACCL American Canadian Caribbean Line ACCL Acceleration ACCL American College of Construction Lawyers ACCL Accreditation Council for Clinical Lipidology (Allied Health Certification Program) ACCL Amway China Co Limited ), a leading provider of molecular modeling and informatics software and services, today announced that Richard Murphy has joined the Company as its senior vice president of worldwide sales and services. "Rick is an experienced senior executive with exceptional strategic vision, tactical sales skills and proven leadership experience," said Accelrys' President 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. , Mark Emkjer. "He has delivered outstanding results driving innovative technology solutions within multinational enterprise-level accounts. We feel he's the ideal person to lead our international sales and service teams, and that his addition bolsters an executive team that is poised to strengthen Accelrys' leadership position as a provider of solutions for research and development within the life and materials sciences industries." Mr. Murphy brings nearly 20 years of technical and executive-level sales and marketing experience to Accelrys, most recently as Sr. Vice President, General Manager, and Chief Sales Officer of MSC Software, (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MNS), a world leader in Mechanical Computer-Aided Engineering (MCAE MCAE Mechanical Computer-Aided Engineering (mechanical engineering, design or analysis) MCAE Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education MCAE Minnesota Center for Arts Education MCAE Mitchell College of Advanced Education ) software and IT solutions. MSC provides simulation software and the associated consulting services required for large-scale customer implementations. "In today's challenging and competitive technology environment, Accelrys represents an exciting opportunity due to its market leading products, innovative technologies, solid distribution channels and customer base, and talented, committed team," said Murphy. "I am very excited about applying my enterprise sales experience and success in driving revenue growth to leading Accelrys' sales and service teams." Prior to MSC, Mr. Murphy held senior technical leadership positions with PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). Engineering and Ford Aerospace. He received his B.S in Mechanical Engineering Technology from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona History W.K. Kellogg develops Arabian horse ranch W.K. Kellogg, known for his famous Corn Flakes, had a life long passion for Arabian horses. After purchasing 377 acres at a cost of $25,000 USD, Kellogg developed the land into a world-renowned Arabian horse ranch. . About Accelrys Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACCL) is a leading provider of software for computation, simulation, and the management and mining of scientific data used by biologists, chemists and materials scientists, including nanotechnology researchers for product design as well as drug discovery and development. Accelrys technology and services are designed to meet the needs of today's leading research organizations. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. . For more information about Accelrys, visit its website at http://www.accelrys.com/. |
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