PTC Executive Team
Dedicated to Improving Your Product Development
James E. Heppelmann
President and Chief Executive Officer
James (Jim) Heppelmann is the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of PTC and is responsible for driving PTC’s global business strategy and operations. Previous to his appointment as CEO, Mr. Heppelmann served as PTC’s president and chief operating officer, responsible for managing the operating business units of the company including R&D, Marketing, Sales, Services, and Maintenance. He also serves on PTC’s Board of Directors.
Experience
Mr. Heppelmann previously served as executive vice president, software products, and chief product officer at PTC with responsibility for overall product direction, including coordination of PTC product vision and strategy, product design and development, and product marketing and management.
Mr. Heppelmann has worked in the information technology industry since 1985 and has extensive experience developing and deploying large-scale product development systems within the manufacturing marketplace. Prior to joining PTC, Mr. Heppelmann was co-founder and chief technical officer of Windchill Technology, a Minnesota-based company acquired by PTC in 1998. Before co-founding Windchill Technology, Mr. Heppelmann served as chief technical officer at Metaphase Technology. Mr. Heppelmann had worked at Control Data Corporation (now known as Syntegra) for seven years until the company formed Metaphase in 1992.
Mr. Heppelmann travels extensively to customer sites around the globe and speaks regularly at product development and manufacturing industry forums on topics such as PLM, global product development, and gaining competitive advantage through product development process improvement. He has also been published and quoted in numerous business and trade media, including The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg Television.
Mr. Heppelmann serves as a member of the national FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) executive advisory board, and is a member of the Dean’s advisory board at the University of Minnesota College of Science & Engineering.
Education
Mr. Heppelmann attended University of Minnesota, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with an emphasis on computer-aided design.
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Jeffrey D. Glidden
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jeffrey Glidden is the executive vice president and CFO at PTC. In his current position, Mr. Glidden is responsible for PTC’s worldwide Accounting, Financial Planning and Analysis, Tax and Treasury, Investor Relations, and Information Technology.
Experience
Mr. Glidden joined PTC from Airvana Incorporated where he served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer from 2005 - 2010. Prior to joining Airvana, Mr. Glidden was employed by RSA Security Inc., an e-security company specializing in user authentication systems and encryption technology, where he was Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations from July 2002 to December 2005, Chief Financial Officer from September 2002 to December 2005, and Treasurer from October 2002 to December 2005. Before joining RSA Security, Mr. Glidden was Chief Financial Officer of Stream International, Inc., a provider of outsourced customer care services, from April 1997 to July 2002.
Education
Mr. Glidden holds a B.S. in industrial economics from Union College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
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Barry F. Cohen, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President, Strategy
Barry F. Cohen, Ph.D. is the executive vice president of strategy at PTC. In this position, Dr. Cohen is responsible for PTC’s corporate development, packaging and pricing, acquisition strategy, market strategy, and the cross-functional strategy council. Dr. Cohen also leads PTC’s customer support, global education, services partners and the human resources organizations.
Experience
Dr. Cohen joined PTC in January 1998 when PTC acquired Computervision. Prior to the acquisition, he served with Computervision for four years as senior vice president for human development and organizational productivity. Before joining Computervision, Dr. Cohen was the president of Possibilities Inc., an executive consulting firm specializing in organizational change and executive coaching, where he served for thirteen years.
Dr. Cohen has authored or co-authored several books on leadership and organizational change, including The Wellness Sourcebook, Ethical Leadership, Leadership Myths and Realities, and The Possibilities Economy: New Capital Development. He has also published many professional articles and a series of training manuals.
Education
Dr. Cohen earned his doctorate in logic and philosophy of science from the State University of New York @ Buffalo.
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Robert D. Ranaldi
Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Distribution
Robert “Bob” Ranaldi is executive vice president of worldwide sales and distribution at PTC. In this role he is responsible for driving PTC’s global direct and indirect sales channel strategies, increasing sales operational efficiencies and accelerating market growth.
Experience
Since joining PTC as a sales representative in 1998, Mr. Ranaldi has held a variety of sales leadership positions, both domestic and international, directly contributing to the company’s growth. Mr. Ranaldi most recently served as divisional vice president for PTC’s North American Commercial Business. He previously served as country manager in Northern Europe as well as vice president for PTC’s SMB business in North America.
Prior to joining PTC, Ranaldi was in sales at Boston Scientific Corporation.
Education
Mr. Ranaldi attended Westfield State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree.
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Anthony Paul DiBona
Executive Vice President, Global Maintenance Support
Anthony (Tony) DiBona is the executive vice president of Global Maintenance Support at PTC. In his current position, Mr. DiBona is responsible for PTC Global Maintenance Support. He has been with PTC since 1998 and in that time has served as vice president, global business partner group, and vice president for major account sales.
Experience
Prior to joining PTC, Mr. DiBona served at Data General Corporation where he
managed the U.S. Sales organization. Before joining Data General in 1989, he
spent eleven years with Unisys Corporation.
Mr. DiBona is currently a trustee of the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council. He also serves as chairman of the Graduate Advisory Council at Bentley College.
Education
Mr. DiBona holds a master's in business administration from Bentley College,
where he also earned an undergraduate degree, bachelor of science, business
management.
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Rob Gremley
Executive Vice President, Product Development & Corporate Marketing
Rob Gremley is executive vice president, Product Development and Corporate Marketing at PTC. In this role, Mr. Gremley has responsibility for providing leadership and oversight of PTC’s research and development organization and for executing PTC's global brand strategy, marketing campaigns and worldwide marketing operations.
Experience
Prior to his role in global marketing, Mr. Gremley was senior vice president of MCAD sales programs, responsible for developing and implementing sales programs focused on driving Pro/ENGINEER sales in the mid-market. Additionally, Mr. Gremley has served as vice president of global services, responsible for PTC's global services line of business, including consulting and education services.
Prior to PTC, Mr. Gremley was a design engineer at Kollsman Manufacturing Company.
Education
Mr. Gremley earned both a master of science and a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1988 and 1986, respectively.
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Brian Shepherd
Executive Vice President, PLM and SCM
Brian Shepherd is executive vice president, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Supply Chain Management (SCM) market segments at PTC. In this role, Mr. Shepherd has responsibility for the leadership and financial management of PTC’s PLM and SCM market segments including market analysis, solution definition, solution marketing, and strategic business and customer development activities.
Experience
Mr. Shepherd most recently served as executive vice president of product development for PTC. In this role, Mr. Shepherd was responsible for product management, design, development, testing, and delivery for PTC’s Windchill® product lifecycle management software and the Creo™ design and visualization family of products. Since joining PTC in 1996, Mr. Shepherd has held positions in product management for simulation products and the MCAD product portfolio. Prior to PTC, Mr. Shepherd served for ten years at Nortel Networks as a member of the scientific staff and a manager of product integrity.
Mr. Shepherd is a frequent speaker at industry events worldwide such as National Manufacturing Week, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Research Development and Design Expo, the Product Development Summit, the Innovation Leadership Summit and the Global OEM Automotive Meeting. He has spoken on the importance and future of product development and product lifecycle management to thousands of product development professionals around the world.
Education
Mr. Shepherd attended University of Michigan, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. He also participated in post-baccalaureate studies in management science at North Carolina State University. Mr. Shepherd is a registered Professional Engineer.
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Bill Berutti
Executive Vice President, ALM & SLM Segments
Bill Berutti is executive vice president, Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and Services Lifecycle Management (SLM) segments at PTC. In this role, Mr. Berutti has responsibility for the leadership and financial management of PTC's ALM and SLM market segments including market analysis, solution definition, solution marketing, and strategic business and customer development activities.
Experience
Mr. Berutti was most recently responsible for PTC’s Business Unit strategy. He previously served as the Divisional Vice President & General Manager of the Arbortext Business Unit. Since joining PTC in 1996, Mr. Berutti has held several additional positions. Prior to his Arbortext role, Mr. Berutti was the Corporate Vice President of Corporate Development, where he was responsible for defining strategy and executing plans for enhancing PTC’s growth opportunities through acquisitions and partnerships. Other roles included Senior Vice President of Marketing and Vice President for the automotive industry solutions group.
Prior to joining PTC, Mr. Berutti was a Regional Director for Wallace Computer Services Corp.
Mr. Berutti has been quoted in various trade and information technology publications, such as IndustryWeek and MSI Magazine. He also serves as a board member of the not for profit organization, City Year.
Education
Mr. Berutti attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in business and marketing.
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Marc Diouane
Executive Vice President, Global Services & Partners
Marc Diouane is the executive vice president for global services and partners at PTC. In this position he is responsible for PTC’s consulting services and operations, worldwide strategic software, hardware and services partnerships and alliances and PTC University offerings.
Experience
Since joining PTC 16 years ago, Mr. Diouane has held managerial positions in all of the company’s key worldwide regions. He most recently served as Senior Divisional Vice President of international sales, EMEA & APAC. In this role he was responsible for leading the PTC sales organization throughout Europe and Asia. Prior to his current role, he was responsible for leading the EMEA sales and services organization as divisional vice president, EMEA, a position he assumed in 2005.
Between 1994 and 2005 Marc Diouane led sales teams in France, Japan, Italy and the Worldwide Services Business Development organization located in US. Mr. Diouane has tremendous international experience in all the geographies.
Mr. Diouane regularly speaks at key business and manufacturing industry events. His key areas of expertise are Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), digital value chain integration, gaining competitive advantage through product development process improvement and global product development.
Education
Mr. Diouane earned a Master’s degree from the Bordeaux Business School and also has a university Degree in Electronic and Automation.
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Justin Teague
Divisional General Manager, MCAD Segment
Justin Teague is divisional general manager, Mechanical CAD (MCAD) segment at PTC. In this role, Mr. Teague has responsibility for the leadership and financial management of PTC's MCAD market segment including market analysis, solution definition, solution marketing, and strategic business and customer development activities.
Experience
Mr. Teague most recently served as the divisional vice president and general manager of PTC’s Creo™ design and visualization family of products, responsible for execution of the global growth and profitability of the business. He previously served as SVP and General Manager of the CoCreate worldwide sales and services business as well as General Manager of the worldwide Relex business unit. In this role Mr. Teague was responsible for the overall P&L performance and management of all the cross functional organizations including R&D, sales, services, marketing and support.
Mr. Teague has been with PTC for 13 years and has held several vice president positions within PTC’s operations and sales organizations including Vice President Sales Operations. Mr. Teague lived in London for PTC in an expat assignment as Vice President Sales UK & Ireland. His experience spans a broad range of industry sectors such as retail, footwear & apparel, aerospace and defense, high tech electronics and medical devices.
Prior to joining PTC, Mr. Teague held various sales positions at The Learning Company, a leading educational and consumer software company.
Education
Mr. Teague attended Providence College where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with a minor in finance.
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Aaron C. von Staats
Corporate Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Aaron von Staats is corporate vice president, general counsel & secretary for PTC. In this position, Mr. von Staats is responsible for worldwide legal matters, including corporate governance, securities, compliance, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, technology licensing, litigation, employment, real estate, contracts and corporate maintenance.
Experience
Mr. von Staats joined PTC in 1997 and was appointed General Counsel in 2003. Prior to joining PTC, Mr. von Staats was in private practice at the Boston law firm Palmer & Dodge LLP. He began his legal career as a law clerk for the Honorable Paul J. Liacos, Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Mr. von Staats serves as PTC’s representative on the Board of Directors of the Business Software Alliance. He is also a director of the Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston. He is a member of the Association of Corporate Counsel, the New England Corporate Counsel Association and the Boston Bar Association.
Education
Mr. von Staats attended Boston College Law School, where he earned his juris doctor. He received a bachelor of arts from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
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Mark Hodges
Divisional Vice President & Chief Customer Officer
Mark Hodges is a divisional vice president and the Chief Customer Officer for PTC. In this role Mr. Hodges acts as the advocate and “voice of the customer” to the executive team and has responsibility for managing cross functional initiatives focused on the continuous improvement of customer satisfaction and loyalty. Mr. Hodges also has direct responsibility for PTC’s customer support organization which operates from ten geographically distributed locations and provides 24 by 7 technical support delivered by over 300 dedicated service professionals to more than 30,000 customers worldwide.
Additionally Mr. Hodges has been serving as the cross functional leader for the company’s business strategy and operations in China. As the General Manager for China he was responsible for the opening of PTC’s Asia Pacific headquarters in Shanghai and the oversight of a corporate globalization strategy that led to significant growth in employee population and the transition of core business functions to that location.
Experience
Mr. Hodges has worked within PTC for more than 20 years and has held a variety of senior positions in Sales, Marketing and Services related to CAD and PLM solutions. He has worked with many of the company’s largest customers and has played an active role as the liaison for the PTC User Board of Directors in North America.
In addition he has chaired the PTC Operations Council, an advisory group established to ensure successful delivery of the company’s operating plan, and introduced corporate escalation processes used to identify critical customer issues and to drive prioritized cross functional resolution.
Education
Mr. Hodges earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Mechanical Engineering and a post graduate Diploma in Management Studies (DMS).
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Tom Kearns
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
Tom Kearns is Chief Information Officer at PTC. In his role, Mr. Kearns is responsible for setting the strategic direction of Information Technology and ensuring it is aligned with the corporate and functional goals of the business. In addition, he is responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining global information technology services throughout the company.
Experience
Prior to PTC, Mr. Kearns was CIO at BostonCoach, a division of Fidelity Investments for 4 years. Before joining BostonCoach, Mr. Kearns spent 11 years with Reebok International where he held several senior IT positions including Vice President of Global Infrastructure. Mr. Kearns began his career with Arthur Young, now Ernst and Young and Touche Ross, now Deloitte and Touche as a management consultant specializing in information technology.
Education
Mr. Kearns attended Boston College where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Marketing.
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