ANN ARBOR, MI, Nov 4, 2015 – CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm is pleased to announce that Anders Romare, vice president and head of Engineering Applications at Airbus will make a keynote presentation at PLM Road Map for the Global Automotive Industry. This one-day event will be held on 24 November at the Sofitel Bayerpost, Munich, Germany.

The presentation, ARAS – the Airbus “PDM Light” Backbone, will provide attendees with an overview of the area of usage for this new “PDM light” backbone within Airbus as well as the rationale behind choosing ARAS as a provider of the solution. Furthermore, the experiences from the first wave of deployment will be shared along with the first experience of the key feature in the business model – the upgrade subscription.

Anders Romare has a long experience of product development and product life cycle management (PLM) primarily from the automotive industry and the aerospace industry. He currently holds the position of vice president and head of engineering applications within Airbus. His responsibility includes all IS/IT systems needed to support the development process (Engineering) within Airbus and includes CAD, PDM, CAE, and other engineering related systems. In addition, he is also responsible for the “end-to-end” PLM solution portfolio across all processes within the Airbus IS/IT organization.

PLM Road Map 2015 for the Global Automotive Industry is the must-attend event for automotive industry executives (OEMs and suppliers) and PLM practitioners – providing independent education and a collaborative networking environment where ideas, trends, experiences, and relationships critical to the automotive industry germinate and take root. The theme for this year’s event is “Automotive’s High Tech Revolution.”

For more information, visit: http://www.cimdata.com/en/education/plm-conferences/2015-plmrm-auto