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News Release
Stage-GateŽ,
Inc. welcomes Michel Delifer as Vice President, Sales
ANCASTER, ONTARIO, CANADA – Monday, OCTOBER 20, 2003
– Stage-Gate
Inc.(SGI) is very pleased to announce the appointment of
Michel Delifer to the newly created position of Vice President,
Sales. Michel brings over 20 years of experience in
sales, sales management and IT consulting to lead the new
initiative of aggressive market growth and penetration.
His long track record in the development of enterprise solutions
and information technologies includes interfacing with some
of the finest R&D centers in the world.
Prior to joining Stage-GateŽ, Michel was a sales manager
with MSC.Software, the world leader in physics-based
analysis tools used by manufacturing companies to validate
their design and enhance their product development and PLM
processes.
Also, he was a national sales executive with Sopheon,
SGI's strategic partner and provider of Accolade, the Process
Modeler automating the Stage-GateŽ methodology.
During the 1990's he served as International Sales &
Marketing Director for Cincom Systems. Based in Lyon,
France and responsible for sales and operations for the
document solutions group in Europe and the Middle East,
Michel oversaw the company's international expansion and
the formation of international offices and reseller channels
in the US, Canada and ten European countries. He had
responsibility for over three hundred European clients.
Michel has been a speaker at many international conferences,
(US, Europe and Middle East) presenting technology-based
solutions in three languages.
Michel lives in Georgia, USA, with his wife and daughter.
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About Stage-Gate Inc.
Stage-Gate Inc., a member company of the Product Development Institute, is
mandated very specifically to enable product innovators to become better product
innovators. Our international team of Product Innovation Experts and Consultants
are mentored by Dr. Cooper and Dr. Edgett and understand the complex challenges
organizations face. We help companies achieve product innovation through our
world-class products and services.
Through its close working relationship with the Product Development Institute,
Stage-Gate Inc. has access to the world’s most comprehensive research
into best practices in Product Innovation. This research has led to some of
the most important discoveries in the innovation field; such as, Stage-Gate®,
the NewProd™ Studies, and the concept of Portfolio Management.
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