Technology Innovator Awards 2017

14 Corporate Vision / Technology Innovator Awards 2017 including CEO Craig Livingston, who sets the company’s strategic direction and oversees all operations. Before joining Arena, Craig served as vice president and general manager of the SME Solutions division of PLM provider Agile Software. Responsible for the division’s global operations, he oversaw the development, distribution and support of PLM solutions for small to mid-sized manufacturing businesses. His success in that role helped propel Agile to strong growth and a successful acquisition by Oracle. He is supported by Wenxiang Ma, EVP Engineering and CTO, who is responsible for all Arena product: development, quality assurance and customer support. Wenxiang also manages all cloud infrastructure operations and oversees technology directions. Prior to joining Arena, Wenxiang worked as senior director of development at Oracle, where he managed the overall development of the next- generation Oracle Fusion PLM across worldwide development centers. Before that, as general manager of China Development Center at Agile Software, Wenxiang played an instrumental role in the initial center launch and daily operations while leading a successful acquisition transition by Oracle. Overall, Umesh Malhotra is proud of how far Arena has come, and discusses the importance of winning this prestigious award and what it means to the firm’s oncoming success. “This award is a great validation of both the direction and the work that we have been doing to help companies successfully deliver great products faster and at a lower cost. Specifically with regards to the awards for Arena Quality, we are particularly proud, as that capability has resonated strongly with our customers because, in today’s competitive global market, mandatory compliance has become ever more rigorous. The strict requirements of FDA regulations, ISO quality standards, OSHA, SOC and SOX place massive burdens on companies that they must meet. Disparate paper-based and spreadsheet quality management processes are error-prone, become disconnected, and fail to scale for your global product supply chain. “For product-centric organizations in industries such as high-tech and medical devices, it is absolutely paramount to adhere to current good manufacturing practices (cGMPs). By welding in QMS to the Arena unified product development platform, Arena makes that possible thanks to our product-centric approach. “Alongside this, as our growth accelerates, the United Kingdom, in particular, has become an even more significant market for Arena. So, the visibility from this kind of recognition should help increase our footprint there. With no language barrier and a thirst for innovation, those in the UK are increasingly coming across the pond to investigate alternatives to give them a leg up on their competition. “Moving forward, Arena’s plans are continuing with the speed and alacrity their market leading development has become renowned for with their consistent innovation and new capabilities to broaden its all-in-one product development platform’s reach. Expect to see Arena increasingly displace large legacy on-premises PLM vendors in the enterprise as their CFOs learn of the enormous dollar savings which can be enjoyed as well as the markedly increased go forward flexibility.” Company: Arena Solutions Inc Contact: Umesh Malhotra Job Title: Demand Generation, Senior Director Contact Email: [email protected] Address: 989 E. Hillsdale Blvd, Suite 250 Foster City, California, 94404, USA Phone: 001650 513 3500