Simpleware are pleased to announce the appointment of Theo Verbruggen as Director of Global Sales, where he will be responsible for providing leadership for the overall strategy of the company's commercial activities. He will be reporting directly to Simpleware Managing Director and CEO Dr. Philippe Young.
Verbruggen comes to Simpleware from twelve years at Dassault Systèmes, where he most recently acted as Director of Technical Sales for Simulia Benelux and GEO Leader for Dassault Systèmes Benelux.
At Dassault Systèmes, Verbruggen was responsible for leading the company's Benelux operations, including the SIMULIA Benelux Centre of Simulation Excellence. He managed sales of Simulia software products, the sale of engineering consulting and training services, and customer advocacy. He has over twenty years of B2B sales and marketing experience, and is an expert in developing business solutions for software.
Dr. Philippe Young commented on the appointment: "I am very pleased that Theo has joined our team. This represents a new stage in the growth of Simpleware."
Theo Verbruggen commented: "Being part of this excellent and fast growing company, with its skilled and enthusiastic team, is an exciting opportunity for me. Simpleware's cutting edge and robust technology offers a solid basis to attract new customers in existing and new industries as the company expands its global presence."
The appointment comes at a time of major growth for Simpleware, with the company having expanded its market presence in 2014 in South America, Asia, Europe and the U.S. Simpleware are now expecting to significantly develop its international reach in 2015 and 2016.