Ochs Joins mental images as VP Business Development, Sales
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FRANCISCO, CA and BERLIN, Germany, June 25, 2008 - mental images, a global
leader in rendering software and visualization tools for animators, visual
effects artists and professionals who create high quality imagery, today
announced they have appointed Randy Ochs as Vice President of Business
Development and Sales for North America. He will also join the company’s
executive team.
Ochs brings nearly 25 years of experience in MCAD,
visual product lifecycle, communications and collaboration software to
mental images. He has held executive management positions at some of the
foremost producers of 3D CAD, Digital Design Communications Solutions and
PCM/PLM software suites at such companies as Right Hemisphere, Actify, Agile
Software, PTC/InPart Design, Autodesk and IBM/CADAM. In this role, Ochs will
be responsible for leading the company’s North America Business Development,
Sales and Solution Consulting team.
“Randy’s extensive experience in field operations, sales management and
marketing of 3D visualization and collaboration software solutions makes him
an ideal addition to the mental images executive team,” said Rolf Herken,
mental images’ President, CEO and CTO. “He has cultivated many long-standing
relationships with key executives and partners from many of the market
segments important to mental images as we gain market awareness and
penetration for RealityServer here in North America.”
Ochs has extensive background across numerous industries including
aerospace, automotive, industrial automation, high tech, manufacturing, and
consumer goods.
“I have long admired the mental images team and the strong customer
loyalty and install base they have created Worldwide with their technology,”
said Ochs. “This is an exciting time in the industry and I look forward to
joining such a visionary team that has the potential to shake up the 3D
Visualization and Collaboration world.”
Prior to joining mental images, Ochs served as the Vice President of
Strategic Alliances and Worldwide Channels for Right Hemisphere, a leading
provider of enterprise visual product communication and collaboration
solutions, where he developed strategic relationships with Adobe’s Field
Sales Teams, Microsoft and worked with channel partners such as RAND, CENIT
NA and PROSTEP.
Ochs holds a Computer Science degree from Hancock College.
About mental images
mental images, founded in 1986, is the recognized international leader in
providing component and platform software for the creation, manipulation and
visualization of 3D content. Its world leading rendering and other
technologies are used by the entertainment, computer-aided design,
architecture, scientific visualization, and other industries that require
sophisticated images primarily as part of their software products and
application services.
mental images is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NVIDIA Corporation with
headquarters in Berlin, Germany, a subsidiary in the United States, mental
images, Inc., and a subsidiary in Melbourne, Australia, mental images Pty..
mental images has a multinational staff of top qualified engineers
exclusively dedicated to basic research and development in the area of 3D
graphics and 3D Web Applications and Services technologies. For more
information, visit
www.mentalimages.com.
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