BlueCielo Appoints Patrick CW Hansen as Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing

Software business veteran to spearhead BlueCielo's global growth and branding of its popular InnoCielo engineering content management software suite

Rijswijk, The Netherlands (PRWEB) November 26, 2007 -- BlueCielo ECM Solutions (formerly Cyco Software), a leading global software company offering Engineering Content Management (ECM) solutions, today named Patrick CW Hansen as its Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing.

Based at the company's Rijswijk headquarters in the Netherlands, Hansen will be responsible for the further roll-out of BlueCielo's commercial strategy across its various key vertical markets which span the utilities, oil and gas, petrochemical, government, pharmaceutical, discrete and process manufacturing, and other industries.

Hansen's primary focus will be on implementing and enhancing BlueCielo's commercial strategy and global accounts approach, initially for the EMEA region, and later also for the Americas. As Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing, Hansen will also spearhead BlueCielo's global marketing drive, and further strengthen the company's overall market position and recognition.

"Hansen's accomplished commercial background, combined with his solid experience in content management and understanding of what customers need, will be valuable assets in helping us meet the increasing demand for the best ECM solutions," says Martijn Janmaat, BlueCielo's President and CEO.

With over 15 years' experience in international technology markets, Hansen joins BlueCielo from Mobius, a provider of enterprise document management software, where he was the Senior Director for Continental Europe. Prior to that he was Vice President of Channel EMEA for FileNet where he played an integral role in the strategic alliance formed between FileNet and McLaren Software. Soon after attaining an Economics degree, Hansen embarked on his distinguished career with various commercial management positions at COSA, BancTec BV and JetForm Corporation.

"My appointment to the position of Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing with BlueCielo not only represents an exciting new challenge but also marks another step forward in my professional career," says Hansen. "With its ambitious growth plans, excellent portfolio of solutions and new go-to-market strategy, I'm convinced that BlueCielo will capture a leading role in the global ECM arena, both technically and commercially."

BlueCielo's flagship ECM solutions InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise and InnoCielo TeamWork are used in multiple vertical markets worldwide by companies such as Bluewater, EDF Energy, Entergy Nuclear, ExxonMobil, Finnish Rail, the Franke Group, Hewlett Packard, Huntsman, Met-Mex Penoles, Petrobras, Pfizer, RWE, Shell and many more.

About BlueCielo ECM Solutions:

BlueCielo ECM Solutions (formerly Cyco Software) provides Engineering Content Management and Application Integration solutions for multiple vertical industries including energy, oil & gas, petrochemical, government, pharmaceutical, and discrete and process manufacturing. BlueCielo has more than two decades of industry experience with over 275,000 users in 50+ countries worldwide. The company has offices in the USA, UK, Russia, Germany and the Netherlands, together with an extensive global network of established partners. BlueCielo ensures a high level of service and support on a truly worldwide scale for its leading software solutions, InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise and InnoCielo TeamWork (formerly AutoManager Meridian and AutoManager TeamWork). For more information, please visit http://www.bluecieloecm.com, or call (800) 323 2926 ext 111 (Toll-free from USA), +1 404 634 3302 (Americas) or +31 (0)70 413 3700 (EMEA).

BlueCielo, InnoCielo, Cyco and AutoManager are registered trademarks of BlueCielo ECM Solutions. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. © 2007 BlueCielo ECM Solutions. All rights reserved.

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