Dassault Systèmes announces leadership changes at SOLIDWORKS

Source: Dassault Systèmes. Bassi.

Dassault Systèmes, the 3DEXPERIENCE company, has appointed Gian Paolo Bassi Chief Executive Officer of its 3D design software brand SOLIDWORKS.

Bassi will spearhead the development of SOLIDWORKS’ future product and technology strategies designed for the desktop and the cloud and the continued collaboration with the brand’s user community. He replaces Bertrand Sicot, who has been promoted to Vice President Sales of Dassault Systèmes’ Value Solutions sales channel.

“Behind every great brand is great talent, and Gian Paolo and Bertrand have been architects of change for SOLIDWORKS,” said Bernard Charlès, President and CEO of Dassault Systèmes. “SOLIDWORKS has developed into a comprehensive portfolio for intuitive, integrated 3D design, simulation, electrical design, product data management and technical communication and continues to thrive thanks to engineering ingenuity and user collaboration. We look forward to continued success for SOLIDWORKS under Gian Paolo’s leadership and to strong value solutions channel sales growth from Bertrand’s extensive sales experience.”

Bassi joined Dassault Systèmes in 2011 as SOLIDWORKS Vice President Research and Development. He led the development of the brand’s cloud applications, SOLIDWORKS Mechanical Conceptual and SOLIDWORKS Industrial Conceptual, to provide users with a 3D modelling environment with online data storage and social collaboration on Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

Prior to joining Dassault Systèmes’ SOLIDWORKS brand, he was Founder and CTO of RIWEBB, which produces technology for the mechanical and architectural design automation industry. He was also previously VP and CTO of ImpactXoft, where he filed three of his five patents in functional modeling.

Bertrand Sicot, former CEO of SOLIDWORKS, is now Dassault Systèmes’ Vice President Sales of its Value Solutions sales channel, its indirect sales network of over 500 partners in 36 countries. Sicot joined SOLIDWORKS in 1997 as Regional Sales Manager for Western Europe and Scandinavia and has held many high-level sales positions for SOLIDWORKS, including Executive Vice President of Sales.