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Aspen Technology Names Gérard Simon Senior Vice President EMEA Sales
London, U.K. - November 06, 2001-Aspen Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AZPN) today announced it is strengthening its senior management ranks with the appointment of Gérard Simon as Senior Vice President of Sales for Europe, Middle-East and Africa (EMEA). Before joining AspenTech, Simon served as Executive Vice President and COO of Evolutionary Technologies International, a leading data-integration software company. In his new position at AspenTech, Simon will assume direct responsibility for the sales and business support organisation in the EMEA region.
"Our global sales organisation is dedicated to reinforcing AspenTech's leadership in the process industries, with strong revenue growth and excellent customer service," says Diane Albano, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, AspenTech. "Gérard Simon has an outstanding track record in growing technology businesses with leading global accounts and we believe his experience and leadership will help drive the continued success of our EMEA sales organisation."
Based at AspenTech's newly expanded European headquarters in La Hulpe, Belgium, Simon has over 20 years of experience in sales and management leadership within the technology sector in both Europe and North America, and has demonstrated his ability to expand market opportunities, increase sales and revenue with major blue-chip customers, and develop strong and dynamic sales teams.
His previously held positions include various Marketing and Sales Management roles for Hewlett Packard; Area Director - Western Europe, Pansophic; Managing Director (France), Bachman; and subsequently, Vice President Europe, then Executive Vice President and COO of Evolutionary Technologies International. He holds an MBA in Business Economics from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP).
Simon takes over the responsibility for EMEA sales from Michael Böettcher, who takes on the new role of Senior Vice President, Global Accounts, as part of AspenTech's new global accounts organisation.
About AspenTech
Aspen Technology, Inc. is a leading supplier of integrated software and solutions to the process industries. The company's Aspen ProfitAdvantage(tm) solution enables companies to identify and maximise profit opportunities throughout their entire value chain -- from the supply of raw materials, through the production of goods, to the delivery of final products to customers. The Asppen ProfitAdvantage solution encompasses engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and e-business collaboration technologies, providing the tools that enable manufacturers to design, optimise and execute business processes in real time. Over 1,200 leading process companies already rely on AspenTech's 20 years of process industry experience to increase revenues, reduce costs and improve capital efficiency. AspenTech's customers include: Air Liquide, AstraZeneca, Bayer, BASF, BP, Chevron, Dow Chemical, DuPont, Equistar, Exxon Mobil, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Mitsubishi Chemical, and Unilever. For more information, visit http://www.aspentech.com.
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