Sergio Salsedo

Focus PLM began as a self-financed start-up. We reached break-even in the first year; then the company has achieved a compound growth rate greater than 20% per year and it has been profitable the last ten years in a row. Focus PLM is Gold Partner for Aras Corp (http://www.aras.com) and adopts Aras Innovator as its framework for complete PLM solutions. We also develop and sell our own innovative software products for process improvement and system integrations, and we provide consultancy services on PLM infrastructures to customers in Italy and Europe. Since 2017 we developed a tight collaboration with the Finnish company Fulvisol which distributes our products in Finland and in other nordic countries. We have recently established a partnership with Vection (https://www.vection.com.au/), a multinational company that creates 3D Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality solutions, to design and offer solutions that integrate the power of VR/AR technologies and PLM. As the company CEO, I am responsible for defining the strategy of Focus PLM and to oversee its implementation and the achievement of the company operational and financial goals. I also manage directly A&F, and the establishment and development of international technical and sales partnerships.