Before joining Lectra, Adams helped position Camstar and Apriso among the leading independent Manufacturing Execution System (MES) solution providers. As vice president of Sales, Americas and Europe at Camstar, he promoted the launch of the life sciences practice, which grew to 80% of annual revenues.

 

In his position as vice president of sales at Apriso, he developed the business in several existing and new markets, including Automotive, Industrial Equipment, Aerospace & Defense, and Medical Device manufacturers. Following the company's acquisition by Dassault Systèmes, Adams was promoted to vice president for the Americas and was in charge of the Delmia brand.

 

He holds a degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also has served on the board of the Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA) International.

 

Lectra is a world leader in the automotive field, with more than 65% of the market share in fabric cutting rooms for car seats and interiors, as well as in airbag cutting. The company's goal is to develop its activity in leather seat and interior cutting, where it has recently introduced new technology solutions with unequaled performance.

 

In the fashion industry, Lectra is notably recognized for its design and patternmaking solutions. Its comprehensive offer for collection development reaches beyond conventional PLM solutions, particularly by integrating the entire range of its computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software.

 

Lectra's value proposition in the furniture market is especially strong today, with 3D/2D development software, as well as fabric and leather cutting room solutions, which are the most advanced on the market.

 

Source: Lectra