Centric Software Names Jack Leahey Executive Vice President of Sales and Service; Industry Veteran Brings Strong Track Record Leading Sales Organizations In Rapidly Expanding Markets.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Centric Software, Inc., the leading provider of OpenPLM(TM) solutions for the extended enterprise, announced today that Jack Leahey has joined the company as executive vice president, sales and service. Leahey brings 18 years of executive sales experience to Centric Software. He was previously at Aspen Technology Aspen Technology (NASDAQ: AZPN) provides software and professional services to the manufacturing and process industries which allows companies to model, manage, and control their operations. AspenTech was founded in 1981 by MIT professor Dr. , where he held positions of senior vice president, sales, for North and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , and senior vice president for global partnerships. Leahey played a key role in company's 1994 initial public offering, through building sales and partnership organizations and growing revenues to $300 million annually. Before Aspen, Leahey worked at Hewlett Packard, Tektronix, Ariel Research, and 3E. Leahey joins Centric during a period of rapid growth in which the company has acquired multiple new customers and $33 million in funding. The funding provides the base to expand engineering, sales and marketing, and field support operations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Europe, to meet the demand for software that drives top-line revenue growth through new product introductions. "Jack brings the kind of sales and management experience Centric needs to run with the current market opportunity," said Chris Groves, chief executive officer at Centric Software. "He is the right man to help us capture the momentum and secure additional customers for our OpenPLM solution." "This is an exciting time to join Centric Software," said Leahey. "In the near term, I will focus on delivering the benefits of OpenPLM to Centric's current numerous opportunities. Extending key partner relationships and rounding out our sales and support team are also top priorities." About Centric Software, Inc. Centric Software accelerates innovation and program execution through its industry-leading OpenPLM(TM) solutions. Centric drives top line revenue growth and direct cost reductions through a rapidly deployed, integrated suite of innovation, portfolio and program management applications. Using federated Connected and treated as one. See federated database and federated directories. systems architecture, Centric provides "out-of-the-box" connectivity to all major business and technical systems, enabling enterprises to leverage intellectual capital throughout the value chain. Global enterprises, such as Bristol-Myers Squibb Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), colloquially referred to as BMS, is a pharmaceutical corporation, formed by a 1989 merger between pharmaceutical companies Bristol-Myers Company, founded in 1887 by William McLaren Bristol and John Ripley Myers in Clinton, NY (both were , Hamilton Sundstrand, Siemens, SNC-Lavalin, Timex, Volvo, Iowa State University Academics ISU is best known for its degree programs in science, engineering, and agriculture. ISU is also home of the world's first electronic digital computing device, the Atanasoff–Berry Computer. and others, use Centric's OpenPLM solutions to drive their business. Customers represent multiple industries, including aerospace, automotive, consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and , AEC/owner operator, life sciences, electronics companies and universities. |
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