Autodesk Names New Vice President.SAN RAFAEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 1997--Autodesk (Autodesk, Inc. (company) Autodesk, Inc. - The distributors of the AutoCAD CAD package. Address: Sausalito, CA, USA., San Rafael, CA, www.autodesk.com) A leading provider of computer-aided design (CAD) software, founded in 1982. It introduced AutoCAD in its first year, and three years later, became the first PC CAD company to go public. The company has since expanded its product line to include design software for multimedia and home improvement., Inc. promoted Michelle Pharr Pharr (fär), city (1990 pop. 32,921), Hidalgo co., extreme S Tex.; inc. 1916. It is located in the irrigated region of the lower Rio Grande valley. Transportation equipment and concrete blocks are manufactured, and natural-gas wells are located in the city. Pharr's population increased significantly in the late 20th cent. to Vice President, Americas, responsible for sales of Autodesk's products throughout the United States, Canada and Latin America, as well as worldwide OEM sales and technical support. Pharr succeeds Godfrey Sullivan who is now vice president of the new Personal Solutions Group at Autodesk. Pharr has been with Autodesk since November 1995 as the Regional Director of the Western Region in the United States. In this position she played a critical role in executing the corporate diversification strategy. Pharr introduced the first regional deployment of vertical sales teams for Autodesk and led the Western Region to the top revenue performer in the Americas. She was also a key contributor in establishing channel standards and best practices at Autodesk which are now being implemented across the organization. "Michelle helped to define our diversification strategy and implement programs that allowed her group and others, to thrive," said Eric Herr, Autodesk president and chief operating officer. "Her promotion is well deserved." Prior to joining Autodesk, Pharr worked at Aspect Development as the Director, Western Operations. There she had responsibility for all sales, support and telesales functions in the Western United States. Additionally, she had responsibility for the design of the direct and indirect marketing of enterprise systems for the Component and Supplier Management (CSM) market. Before her tenure at Aspect Development, Pharr worked at Cahners Publishing in Massachusetts as the National Sales Manager for North American Sales of the CAPS Division. She has also worked directing field sales and technical staff at Mentor Graphics and Intergraph. Pharr attended Western Illinois University and has been a resident of California for four years. About Autodesk Autodesk is the world's leading supplier of PC design software and PC multimedia tools. The company's 2D and 3D products, geographic information systems, and data management tools are used in many industries for mapping, architectural design, mechanical design, film and video production, video/game development, and Web content development. Its Kinetix division is the leader in PC-based 3D modeling and animation software, providing a full range of products for digital media and design professionals. The fifth largest PC software company in the world, Autodesk has three million customers in more than 150 countries. Autodesk products are sold through Autodesk Systems Centers, and Authorized Autodesk Dealers and Distributors worldwide. For more information, please call 415-507-5000, type GO ADESK on CompuServe, or visit its World Wide Web site at www.autodesk.com . Kinetix can be reached by calling 800-879-4233 or through the Autodesk World Wide Web site at www.ktx.com . Autodesk shares are traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol ADSK. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Autodesk and the Autodesk logo are registered trademarks, and Kinetix is a trademark of Autodesk, Inc., in the US and/or other countries. CONTACT: Autodesk, Inc. Kathy Tom Engle, 415/507-6794 kathy.tom@autodesk.com |
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