Software AG Appoints Paul Orme-Smith as CEO of Software AG USA, Inc.
February 28 2012 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Software AG today announced it has appointed Paul Orme-Smith
as CEO North America for its fully-owned subsidiary, Software AG
USA, Inc., headquarted in Reston, Virginia. The company also named
him a member of the Group Executive Board. This move reflects the
vital importance of North American operations to Software AG as the
company increases its investments in the USA.
Paul Orme-Smith, President & CEO
North America, member of the Group Executive Board, Software AG
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Among the key initiatives for Orme-Smith is the expansion of
Software AG’s presence and customer base on the West Coast. As part
of this, Software AG is relocating key elements of its Research
& Development, Product Marketing and Merger & Acquisition
functions to the area. His other priorities include: the creation
of a new Federal unit to secure more business with the U.S.
government sector, and the development of a new national sales team
focused on the Life Sciences industry to build on recent successes
with Software AG’s supply chain visibility solutions.
With leadership abilities spanning nearly two decades with
Software AG, Orme-Smith was most recently President North America
Sales and now adds CEO and board member to his credentials. Prior
to those appointments he was Senior Vice President of Sales
responsible for the field sales force focused on Adabas and Natural
customers throughout the U.S.
“The U.S. market is very important to our growth strategy and
our future success,” said Karl-Heinz Streibich, CEO of Software AG.
“The appointment of Paul to this very important position solidifies
our commitment to building an innovative and highly recognizable
software company in the U.S. We remain committed to our customers
and to delivering the best-in-class technology they have come to
expect.”
About Software AG
With more than 1,000 U.S.-enterprise customers and 800
employees, Software AG's U.S. operation contributes one third of
the company's total revenue and is Software AG's largest market
presence and R&D location. Software AG has operated nationwide
in the U.S. since 1973 through a fully-owned subsidiary, Software
AG USA Inc., which is headquartered in Reston, Virginia –
also an R&D hub for the company’s core data management and
integration technologies. R&D labs for the development of
Software AG’s webMethods product suite – offering SOA
integration and BPM solutions – include facilities in San
José/Silicon Valley, Seattle and Denver. For more information,
visit www.softwareag.com/us.
Software AG is the global leader in Business Process Excellence.
Our 40 years of innovation include the invention of the first
high-performance transactional database, Adabas; the first business
process analysis platform, ARIS; and the first B2B server and
SOA-based integration platform, webMethods. We offer our customers
end-to-end business process management (BPM) solutions delivering
low Total-Cost-of-Ownership and high ease of use. Our
industry-leading brands, ARIS, webMethods, Adabas, Natural,
CentraSite and IDS Scheer Consulting, represent a unique portfolio
encompassing: process strategy, design, integration and control;
SOA-based integration and data management; process-driven SAP
implementation; and strategic process consulting and services.
Software AG had revenues of €1.1 billion in 2011 and has more
than 5,500 employees serving 10,000 enterprise and public
institution customers across 70 countries. Our comprehensive
software and services solutions allow companies to continuously
achieve their business results faster. The company is headquartered
in Germany and listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (TecDAX, ISIN
DE 0003304002 / SOW).
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