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Senior AEC Executive Tim Bates Joins Newforma Team
Bates to Oversee Newforma's Market Development and Partnerships in EMEA
| Source: Newforma, Inc.
MANCHESTER, NH--(Marketwire - March 5, 2009) - Newforma® Inc., a software company
addressing the project information management (PIM) needs of the design and
building industry, today announced that Tim Bates, a seasoned technology
executive with over 25 years of AEC-related experience, has joined Newforma
as director of EMEA operations, reporting to Vic Sanchez, Newforma vice
president of global sales and service. Tim will be located in England and
have responsibility for all sales and service-related activities in Europe
and the Middle East, including responsibility for Newforma's recently
announced reseller partnership with Océ (UK) Limited.
Prior to joining Newforma, Tim was technical director of Excitech Ltd,
Autodesk's largest reseller partner in the UK. He was also a member of the
CE Avanti Committee and secretary of the UK AEC Community Group, and has
published several CPD-approved articles on technology-related topics in the
Excitech Design Productivity Journal. Prior to joining Excitech, Tim
founded and managed his own Autodesk dealership, T B Design Systems, based
in Bristol, England.
"We are extremely pleased to have such a seasoned AEC executive join our
team," said Sanchez. "I have had the pleasure of working with Tim in the
past, and I am confident that he has the experience and domain expertise to
drive Newforma's market expansion programs in the highly successful and
influential EMEA marketplace."
"Newforma has capitalized on the growing demand for better project
information solutions with their market-leading software, Newforma Project
Center," said Bates. "I am excited to be joining Newforma at this moment
when their business is poised to grow dramatically, and I look forward to
introducing Newforma to firms and partners in the UK, Ireland, and the
Middle East who are seeking solutions that will help them operate more
efficiently and effectively despite headcount reductions and economic
upheaval. It is the perfect solution for these difficult times."
About Newforma
Newforma is a software company serving architecture, engineering,
construction and owner/operator (AECO) organizations worldwide. Its mission
is to develop and market software solutions which significantly improve the
productivity of the building project team by streamlining work processes,
reducing exposure from errors and omissions, improving coordination and
communication, and enabling greater repeatability of project success.
Newforma® Project Center, Newforma's flagship product, creates a more
productive environment for project managers and the project team by
organizing project information, facilitating information sharing, and
enabling more effective project process. Newforma Project Center is
currently implemented on over 120,000 projects in industry-leading AECO
firms. For more information about Newforma, visit www.newforma.com or phone
+1 (603) 625-6212.
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