CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
22 January 2009
Company News
Anark Names Chris Garcia Senior Vice President, Business Development
Anark Corporation announced the addition of industry veteran Chris Garcia as Senior Vice President of Business Development.
In his new position, Mr. Garcia will leverage his substantial knowledge and experience within the CAD and PLM industry to form new strategic alliances and channel partnerships for Anark’s products and solutions.
Most recently, Garcia was Vice President of Research and Development at Dassault Systems SolidWorks Corporation, a position he held for 5 years. At SolidWorks, Garcia led a staff of over 300 engineers located in offices spread over 6 countries, focusing on the research, development and release of the SolidWorks product offerings. In addition, Garcia spent much of his time leading the definition and optimization of the global software development processes and infrastructure utilized at SolidWorks today.
"We are extremely excited to have Chris as a member of our executive team," remarked Stephen Collins, CEO, Anark Corporation. "His substantial experience in market development, product and business planning, strategic alliances, and software product development position him well to cultivate and support high-impact partnerships with complementary solution providers and channel partners. This will make a considerable impact on how we market our products, extend their reach, and bring increased value to our customers."
"I am delighted to join Anark during this exciting period of growth," said Chris Garcia. "My many years of strategic business development and product engineering have given me a strong appreciation for innovative technologies and the business opportunities they enable. Anark's suite of products are uniquely positioned to provide real value within a wide range of industries where organizations need to more effectively utilize their 3D CAD data and other graphics assets for use across the enterprise. I am very pleased to join this talented and innovative team."
Prior to his tenure at SolidWorks, Garcia founded Xygent, a division of global manufacturing automation software provider Brown & Sharpe Inc. He has also held management roles at Tecnomatix Technologies Inc., and was the founder of their Valisys software line of products. Garcia earned a master's degree in business administration at Santa Clara University, a bachelor's degree in computer science and general engineering from San Jose State University, and holds an accreditation from the MIT Sloan Executive Education program.
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