Tesla Motors’ Paul Thomas, to Keynote at CIMdata’s PLM Road Map for the Automotive Industry

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Nov. 17, 2015 - PRLog -- CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm is pleased to announce that Paul Thomas, Senior Manager for Vehicle Engineering at Tesla Motors, will make a keynote presentation at PLM Road Map™ for the Global Automotive Industry. This one-day event will be held on 24 November at the Sofitel Bayerpost, Munich, Germany. Additional keynotes will be made by Anders Romare, Vice President and Head of Engineering Applications at Airbus, and Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata.

The presentation, PLM – Who needs it? will provide attendees with an engineering-based, IT-outsider’s perspective on the value of PLM for automotive development. This discussion will examine how PLM capability relates to Tesla’s portfolio of automotive and non-automotive products throughout its history. Special emphasis will be given to the relationship between PLM and Tesla’s culture of innovation.

Paul Thomas has a long experience in the automotive industry. He is currently Senior Manager for Vehicle Engineering at Tesla Motors, a position he has been in for 18 months. He joined Tesla Motors after spending over 16 years with the luxury car maker, Aston Martin Lagonda.

PLM Road Map 2015 for the Global Automotive Industry is the must-attend event for automotive industry executives (OEMs and suppliers) and PLM practitioners—providing independent education and a collaborative networking environment where ideas, trends, experiences, and relationships critical to the automotive industry germinate and take root. The theme for this year’s event is “Automotive’s High Tech Revolution.”

For more information, visit: http://www.cimdata.com/en/education/plm-conferences/2015-...


About CIMdata

CIMdata, a leading independent worldwide firm, provides strategic management consulting to maximize an enterprise’s ability to design and deliver innovative products and services through the application of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. Since its founding in 1983, CIMdata has delivered world-class knowledge, expertise, and best-practice methods on PLM solutions. These solutions incorporate both business processes and a wide-ranging set of PLM-enabling technologies.

CIMdata works with both industrial organizations and providers of technologies and services seeking competitive advantage in the global economy. In addition to consulting, CIMdata conducts research, provides PLM-focused subscription services, and produces several commercial publications. The company also provides industry education through PLM certificate programs, seminars, and conferences worldwide. CIMdata serves clients around the world from offices in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. To learn more about CIMdata’s services, visit our website, www.CIMdata.com; follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/CIMdataPLMNews ; or contact CIMdata at: 3909 Research Park Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA; Tel: +1 734.668.9922; Fax: +1 734.668.1957; or at Oogststraat 20, 6004 CV Weert, The Netherlands, Tel: +31 (0) 495.533.666.