Progress Software has announced that Mark Armstrong will take the position of VP and managing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), is a global software company that aims to simply the development, deployment and management of business applications on any platform or device.
In his new role, Armstrong will be responsible for driving business across the region to ensure its successful growth and the achievement of its business goals.
Commenting on his new role, Armstrong said he is "looking forward to the challenge of being able to offer more and more organisations the means to be able to leverage cloud, mobile and other technologies for impactful business applications that can be deployed and accessed on whichever platform they choose."
Boasting more than 25 years of technology and software sales experience, Armstrong has worked in the areas of strategic business development and the development of new market opportunities. Prior to joining Progress Software Corporation in 2008, he was sales and marketing director at LexisNexis Visualfiles and also served as managing director of B2BSolutionsOnline.
Andy Zupsic, senior VP, Global Field Operations, at Progress Software, said: "Our customers and partners throughout the EMEA region are facing the challenge of having to develop and deploy applications faster than ever before and are turning to Progress technologies to rapidly turn their business ideas into reality. Mark’s extensive experience with Progress and our customers and partners will be invaluable as we build these relationships further and engage new partners in the region with our innovative solutions."
