Pavan Kumar Appointed Managing Director - Altair Engineering India
TROY, Mich., (March 15, 2006) - Bangalore based Altair Engineering has announced the appointment of Pavan Kumar as Managing Director - Altair Engineering India. He will oversee the operations of Altair in India and ASEAN.
Pavan Kumar brings over 16 years of vast experience in Engineering Software,Services and Hardware sales in areas such as manufacturing, simulation and analysis from companies such as Autodesk, SGI, Onward and OMC, along with expertise in varying sales models such as direct, channel, institutional and government.
Pavan Kumar holds an engineering degree in Industrial and Production Engineering. Prior to joining Altair Engineering, Pavan Kumar had been with AutoDesk India as Director, Manufacturing solutions - SAARC region.
According to Executive Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Nelson Dias, "It is a previlege to have Pavan Kumar on board, his vast experience in distributed team management involving channel partners across India and resources in the US and the Asia Pacific region will be a added advantage for Altair Engineering."
About Altair Engineering
Through product design consulting, advanced engineering software and high performance computing technologies, Altair Engineering increases innovation for clients around the globe. Founded in 1985 and privately held with offices throughout 11 countries, Altair's unparalleled knowledge and expertise in product development and manufacturing extend throughout North America, Europe and Asia. As the developer of Altair® HyperWorks® - The Engineering Framework for Product DesignTM, Altair is the leading provider of high-end, open CAE software solutions for modeling, visualization, optimization and process automation. The company’s grid computing software, PBS ProTM, is a workload management solution for high performance computing environments, LINUX clusters and desktop cycle harvesting that delivers an ROI within one year. For detailed information about Altair, visit
www.altair.com .