New Face, New Name Coming to UGS
UGS PLM Software announced today that Tilo Brandis, who was appointed President when UGS became a division of Siemens Automotive and Drives,must step down from the position due to family health issues in his native Germany. Brandis had started to relocate to UGS HQ in Plano, Texas, but is returning to Germany.
Tilo Brandis,
outgoing
UGS PLM Software
president
Brandis will be replaced by Dr. Helmuth Ludwig, who joins UGS PLM Software from Siemens Systems Engineering, a division of A&D, where he has served as president since 2002. As created when UGS merged with Siemens, the office of president reports to UGS CEO Tony Affuso, and is responsible for overseeing the integration of UGS into Siemens. Ludwig has already started relocating to Plano.
Helmuth Ludwig,
incoming
UGS PLM Software
president
UGS also announced to its staff today that effective October 1, 2007 the name of the division will change from "UGS PLM Software," to "Siemens PLM Software." The name "UGS" will continue to be used in front of product suite names.
More details later today at CADCAMNet.
