N(i)² opens offices in Paris and appoints Cyprien Godard as Director of Business Development, EMEA
Montréal (Québec), Canada - June 18th, 2007 - N(i)², a provider of next generation technology for the operation and management of shared IT Infrastructures today announced the appointment of Cyprien Godard as Director of Business Development for EMEA. This nomination is accompanied by the opening of a new N(i)² office in Paris, increasing the company's market presence in the region. Godard brings to N(i)² 15 years of experience in market development and new technology initiatives. From this office he will direct sales activities for the following countries: France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Poland, Albania, Turkey, Bulgaria, Israel, as well as the Maghreb region.
Godard comes to N(i)² after most recently serving Planview as Marketing Director for the EMEA region. During this period he built a team of skilled and goal oriented people across Europe while interacting with US headquarters to localize business development strategies. Prior to working with Planview, Godard held the position of Business Development Director, Sales Executive, for Valista (iPIN). There he has contributed to grow Valista's European market share by participating to strategic projects (SFR, Vodafone, Visa, BT, Alcatel) using Disrupting Innovation in the telecommunications and financial services industries. He also worked at GE Healthcare Systems in Marketing and Sales positions for innovative solutions.
"Cyprien brings dynamism and hands on experience in market development of emerging technologies", said Joseph Hatchuel, President and CEO of N(i)². "His understanding of our customers' needs in key areas such as data center management and network resource management is equally matched by his knowledge of available technologies. His addition to the sales force brings great value to our EMEA presence", adds Hatchuel.
Cyprien Godard started his career as a research assistant at Stanford Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at Stanford University where he earned his Masters of Science in Computer Science. Godard also earned a Master of Science in Engineering from the Engineering School of Lille, HEI.
About N(i)² N(i)² develops and markets new generation technology for the operation and management of IT Infrastructure and IT service support. The N(i)² Suite is an integrated product line that shares a common knowledge-based CMDB platform to offer unprecedented synergy between ITIL based processes. N(i)² was founded in 2003 by the creators of the industry leading physical inventory management software, N&SP, aimed at the telecom service provider market.
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