BMC Software names head of European operations

Business Wire, Jan 4, 1995

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 1994--BMC Software Inc. Wednesday announced that former Data Switch Corp. and Siemens Nixdorf USA executive Gerd Ordelheide has joined the company as senior vice president of European operations.

In that capacity, Ordelheide is responsible for managing the sales, support, administrative and development activities for all of BMC Software's European subsidiaries, distributors and agents.

"We have found the ideal person to take our European operations to the next level of performance," said Max Watson, chairman, president and chief executive officer for BMC Software. "As we continue our commitment to achieving a greater balance between domestic and international revenue, Gerd offers the right mix of qualifications to help achieve that goal.

"His unique blend of experience in mainframe, client/server and networking solutions brings to BMC Software a high degree of focus on new ways of doing business. This focus not only enriches the management of our European operations, but also complements our company's hard-earned reputation for quality."

Ordelheide joins BMC Software with more than twenty years of technology experience. He held a variety of positions within IBM Germany and IBM Canada. Ordelheide also served in several management positions at Siemens Nixdorf (formerly Nixdorf) in Germany and the United States, the last as executive vice president of Siemens Nixdorf USA. In 1993, Ordelheide joined Data Switch Corp., a supplier of high-speed availability equipment and networks to Fortune 1000 companies across 40 countries. While there, Ordelheide had responsibility for developing international operations in Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

"My start in the technology market was in the software area. Since that time, I have continued to follow this dynamic area and those companies who succeed there. As a leading provider of system software tools, BMC Software is a company that I have long admired for the quality behind the name. I look forward to focusing on the software market with BMC Software and am confident that my diversified skill set will prove beneficial to the company and its European operations," said Ordelheide.

BMC Software's international operations contributed 39 percent of total revenues for fiscal 1994.

BMC Software's international offices are located in Paris; Frankfurt, Germany; Milan, Italy; Tokyo; Copenhagen, Denmark; Madrid, Spain; Melbourne, Australia; Camberley, England and Nieuwegein, Netherlands. BMC Software has independent agents located in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Uruguay and Venezuela.

BMC Software Inc. is a leading developer and vendor of systems software solutions that enable critical business processing. Headquartered in Houston, the company currently offers more than 60 products worldwide that help manage and increase the efficiency of complex computing environments consisting of servers, databases, applications, networks and data communication systems. These include IBM's DB2, IMS, CICS, VTAM and SNA systems in addition to numerous open system platforms. BMC Software is an IBM(a) Business Partner and member of many open systems alliances and ISV programs.

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