Press Release
MSC.Software Announces Appointment of John Howaniec as Senior Vice President, Americas Sales Operations
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- July 25, 2005 -- MSC.Software Corp. (OTC: MNSC) the leading global provider of Virtual Product Development (VPD) solutions, including simulation software and services, today announced the appointment of John Howaniec, an experienced enterprise software executive, as the new senior vice president, Americas sales operations. Mr. Howaniec's responsibilities at MSC.Software will include sales and customer support in the Americas.
Mr. Howaniec joins MSC.Software with more than 20 years of enterprise software experience and was most recently president and CEO of Cohesia, an early stage enterprise software company. Prior to Cohesia, Mr. Howaniec was regional president at EDS, where he was responsible for the sales, services, and marketing of the UGS PLM line of enterprise software products in the Americas. Prior to EDS, Mr. Howaniec held executive positions at Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC), including that of vice president, eastern region operations, vice president of operations, Metaphase Technology Division and Regional manager of PDM sales. While at SDRC, Mr. Howaniec was essential to the product development and market deployment of enterprise Product Data Management (PDM) solutions.
"John is an accomplished industry expert who brings valuable experience evolving a company into an enterprise solutions provider," said Bill Weyand, chairman and CEO, MSC.Software. "His expertise will be a key success factor as we continue to advance our business from engineering tools to enterprise solutions. John's sales and customer relationship skills as well as his ability to develop strategic alliances with key accounts will be valuable assets as we gain traction in the Americas. The management team and I are pleased to welcome John to the team."
About MSC.Software Corporation
MSC.Software (OTC: MNSC) is the leading global provider of simulation software and services, that helps companies make money, save time and reduce costs associated with designing and testing manufactured products. MSC.Software works with thousands of companies in hundreds of industries to develop better products faster by utilizing information technology, software, services and systems. MSC.Software employs more than 1400 people in 23 countries. For additional information about MSC.Software's products and services, please visit www.mscsoftware.com.
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