Times are a changing at Dassault systems as they appoint Bertrand Sicot the new CEO of SolidWorks. Taking effect January 1st, SolidSmack has an interview with Jeff Ray on the change, including this little paragraph:
He wants to makes sure that all barriers to growth are removed and that the company is positioned to continue to grow. He’s not interested in being the CEO of a 2 billion dollar software company. He wants to be a CEO of a 4, and then 8 and beyond company. He’s one of those rare people who is very, very comfortable not only reassessing things, but also talking about what the future can be and look like. It’s just a natural part of that.
But then Bertrand chimed in later with this:
With the demonstration at SolidWorks World last year, you know what we’ve been working on, so there is nothing new per se, but those initiative are still alive and more than ever these new technologies are really promising. So, as far as going in a different direction from where Jeff has taken the company, it’s going to be a evolution, not a revolution.
Here’s hoping SolidWorks remains the great product it is without being crushed under the mad dash to become a “8 billion dollar software company”.
via Jeff Ray Promoted… Bertrand Sicot Takes Over as SolidWorks CEO. [Interview] – SolidSmack.com.
