Anark Names Chris Garcia Senior Vice President, Business Development
Boulder, CO, January 22, 2009: Anark Corporation, leading provider of automated 3D CAD transformation and visualization solutions today 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.
Garcia is a distinguished executive from the mechanical design and manufacturing software industry, where he has extensive experience in global operations management, software product development, and new business development. 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 world class 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.
About Anark: Anark Corporation provides powerful enterprise software and solutions to manufacturing organizations that need to cost-effectively utilize their 3D CAD data and other graphics assets for visualization, simulation, CAE, and supply-chain data exchange.
Anark helps market leaders such as Boeing, Cessna, Pratt & Whitney, Lockheed Martin, and NVIDIA unlock the potential of their 3D assets to save money, accelerate product development, and to collaborate and communicate more effectively and securely.
For more information please visit: www.anark.com.
Press Contact:
Lauren Koziel
Anark Corporation
303-545-2592
Email: lauren.koziel@anark.com
