CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
14 April 2008
Company News
Peter Schmitt Appointed Vice President, Automotive Sales, Dassault Systèmes Americas Corp
Dassault Systèmes (DS) announced that Peter Schmitt, Ph.D. has been appointed vice president of sales, automotive for Dassault Systèmes Americas Corp. In this role, Dr. Schmitt is responsible for leading the automotive sales team in support of the DS PLM offering of CATIA, ENOVIA, DELMIA, SIMULIA and 3DVIA.
Dr. Schmitt has been part of the Dassault Systèmes in various executive positions since 2000, most recently serving as vice president of marketing and business development for Dassault Systèmes’ DELMIA brand in Auburn Hills.
“Peter has been instrumental in helping Dassault Systèmes gain visibility and brand recognition in North America,” said Philippe Forestier, executive vice president, network sales, and DS’s senior executive in the Americas. “With recent changes in our sales structure, we know that Peter will be a true asset to our sales team, helping us achieve multi-brand presence within current and prospective OEM and Tier customers.”
Prior to this, Dr. Schmitt was with EAI-Delta GmbH and DELTA Industrie Informatik GmbH (Fellbach, Germany), a developer of integrated product and process engineering software, where he defined and positioned the solution within the European market and played a major role in the know-how transfer to the United States. Dassault Systèmes acquired EAI-DELTA in 2000 and consolidated it with two other companies to form the DELMIA brand organization.
Dr. Schmitt holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Karlsruhe, as well as a doctorate in engineering from the University of Stuttgart in Germany. He currently lives in Birmingham, Michigan.
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