This includes a large proportion of educational licenses. has sold over 3.5 million licenses of SolidWorks worldwide. Gian Paolo Bassi replaces Bertrand Sicot, who is promoted Vice President Sales of Dassault Systèmes’ Value Solutions sales channel.ĭS Solidworks Corp. The current CEO is Gian Paolo Bassi from Jan 2015. SolidWorks was headed by John McEleney from 2001 to July 2007 and Jeff Ray from 2007 to January 2011.
SolidWorks currently markets several versions of the SolidWorks CAD software in addition to eDrawings, a collaboration tool, and DraftSight, a 2D CAD product. Under his leadership, SolidWorks grew to a $100 million revenue company.
Jon Hirschtick stayed on board for the next 14 years in various roles. In 1997 Dassault, best known for its CATIA CAD software, acquired SolidWorks for $310 million in stock. Operating later from Concord, Massachusetts, SolidWorks released its first product SolidWorks 95, in November 1995. Initially based in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States, Hirschtick recruited a team of engineers with the goal of building 3D CAD software that was easy-to-use, affordable, and available on the Windows desktop. Hirschtick used $1 million he had made while a member of the MIT Blackjack Team to set up the company. SolidWorks Corporation was founded in December 1993 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate Jon Hirschtick.
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