In addition to guiding the marketing strategy in the West, Rona will also work to forge even stronger relationships with Zuken's headquarters in Japan to bring together Western and Eastern strategies.  This will enable Zuken to deliver a globally synchronized offering for companies in Asia, Europe and the Americas.  To meet the challenges of growth within Zuken, Rona will support senior management with developing the organization for the future.

Rona brings to Zuken a wide range of experience from different IT related industry sectors in a variety of roles.  This combination enables him to take a holistic approach as to how Zuken can best meet the diverse demands of companies facing a wide range of challenges in their design processes.

Rona began his career as a pre-sales consultant assisting sales reps selling UNIGRAPHICS MCAD and PLM software at McDonnell Douglas Information Systems, where he proceeded to progress to a position as Central European Pre-Sales Support Manager for UNIGRAPHICS and IMAN.  He then moved into various business development and marketing manager roles at Hewlett Packard, Parametric Technology GmbH and then to the BMW Group IT Consulting Company, Softlab GmbH.  Before joining Zuken, Rona worked as a freelance consultant taking on, project management and interim management projects for business development and marketing.  During this time he worked for a range of companies in the manufacturing and IT sectors, carrying out strategic marketing projects, operational marketing, alliance management, business development, product management and sales support.

About Zuken:

Zuken works globally with leading companies to optimize their electrical and electronic engineering design and related manufacturing processes through the provision of leading-edge software and consulting services.  The company's unique combination of proven experience, technological expertise and agility creates best in class solutions.  Zuken's transparent working practices and belief in integrity in all aspects of business produce long lasting and successful customer partnerships.

Zuken's robust market position is reinforced by an established position in the industry with over 30 years experience, and solid financial foundations.  As a stable multinational company, listed on Tier 1 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Zuken is able to remain focused on being a long-term innovation and growth partner.  The security of an investment by partnering with Zuken is further reinforced by the company's people - the foundation of Zuken's success.  Coming from a wide range of industry sectors, specializing in many different disciplines and advanced technologies, Zuken's people are able to relate to and understand each company's unique requirements.

For more information about Zuken visit www.zuken.com