Experienced PLM executive joins CIMdata as a Senior Business Development Manager.
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 16 June 2016—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that Robert L’Heureux has joined the firm as a Senior Business Development Manager.
During his 25+ year career Mr. L’Heureux has provided PLM strategic support to a wide variety of clients over a spectrum of industries including: Aerospace & Defense, Federal, State Government, Automotive, Heavy Equipment, Process & Chemical, High-Technology Electronics, Semiconductor, Software Application Developers, Medical Device, and Pharmaceutical.
“In today’s world of extremely complex products, Internet of Things (IoT), Social Media, Cyber Security; a world that is information rich and characterized by instantaneous data flow, companies are faced with the tremendous task of understanding the impact of decisions to adapt, adopt, engage, or defend. Rapid, constant change is now the norm; companies must react rapidly to market changes or die. PLM solution providers must also adapt just as rapidly to these complexities and threats and incorporate capabilities into their PLM offerings to support the ever-changing requirements of their customers. Dis-integration of the design and supply chains in today’s world has brought on a completely new set of challenges,” said Mr. L’Heureux.
Throughout his career, Mr. L’Heureux has tackled tough issues involving the integration of product design information into connected topics, including: ideation and requirements management, regulatory compliance, risk management, supplier management, BOM management, inventory and field service management, and portfolio and project planning.
Peter Bilello, President of CIMdata stated, “Robert comes to CIMdata with a wealth of business development expertise that, along with his highly collaborative style, will enable us to continue building out our business practice areas. His extensive industry and PLM strategy development and application knowledge is an excellent fit with CIMdata’s core strategic management consulting domains of expertise. We are very happy to have him on board.”
Most recently, Mr. L’Heureux was a Client Executive at PTC focused on Medical Device manufacturers, prior to that he was with IBM Rational Software as a Sales Executive for Rational’s system engineering portfolio. As a Senior Managing Consultant with IBM Global Business Services, he led several large-scale PLM and MES projects for semiconductor companies. He was Group Director at Cadence Design Systems and introduced leading edge PLM technology for electronics. Mr. L’Heureux also held prominent positions at Coopers & Lybrand’s (PWC) prestigious Center for Operation Technology.
Mr. L’Heureux holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Boston College, Carroll School of Management.
