Industry veterans bring expertise in product
development, lifecycle management and predictive analytics
STUTTGART, Germany, June 19,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Makersite, a software company
pioneering a new approach to automated lifecycle analysis and
supply chain management, today announced the hiring of Vatsan
Govindarajan as Chief Technology Officer and Bram de Bot as
Director of Data. These hires represent a milestone in Makersite's
growth and exemplify the company's vision to transform the future
of sustainable product design, sourcing and manufacturing.
Vatsan Govindarajan joins Makersite with more than 20 years of
experience in product development in Supply Chain and Product
Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions and in corporate strategy and
transformation. He previously served at SAP as Senior Vice
President of PLM and Engineering . With his knowledge of the
industry, Vatsan's leadership will further accelerate Makersite's y
technology roadmap .
"Joining Makersite as CTO has been an energizing experience,"
Vatsan said. "Makersite is leading companies into the future of
sustainable supply chains and product development, and I find it
both meaningful and exciting to be with a company helping
manufacturers across industries make better and more sustainable
decisions."
Bram de Bot brings a strong background in spatial data analytics
and data integration to Makersite. As senior director of data
capture and ingestion at HERE Technologies, he led four global
teams focused on the collection and integration of spatial data
into the HERE databases. As Director of Data at Makersite, he'll
oversee the management and growth of Makersite's global supply
chain database.
"Makersite's data capabilities are industry-leading and have
already been hugely impactful for accelerating product and supply
chain decisions," Bram said. "It is an honor to begin this role as
Makersite's director of data, and to help drive the expansion of
Makersite's advanced data solutions for our customers."
"The hiring of Vatsan and Bram marks a significant step in
Makersite's journey to create a clearer view of the world's
manufacturing supply chains and enable more sustainable product
design through artificial intelligence, technology and data," said
Neil D'Souza, founder and CEO of
Makersite. "These additions to our team help to fuel the trajectory
of our organization, as well as allow us to advance our
industry-leading supply chain database."
About Makersite GmbH
Makersite is a pioneering Product Lifecycle Intelligence
platform that helps product teams to manage product sustainability,
supply chain risk, cost, and compliance in real-time, all in one
place. We combine manufacturers' product and supply chain data,
held within multiple systems, with our own data foundation made up
of 140 material, process and supplier databases to create a digital
twin of their products and their supply chain, allowing teams to
collaborate more effectively so that they can design, source and
manufacture better products up to 50x faster than traditional
methods. With a global workforce and a customer base including
Microsoft, Schaeffler, Cummins and Vestas, Makersite's goal is
simple: Make better products, faster. To learn more about how we
transform the process of deciding what to make, which suppliers to
buy from and which material to use from months to minutes, watch
our demo here or visit makersite.io. Source smarter,
design greener, collaborate faster.
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