PRESS RELEASE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Following the CEO transition plan beforehand introduced by Bentley Programs, Integrated (Nasdaq: BSY), Nicholas Cumins right now takes cost as CEO. Cumins succeeds Greg Bentley, the eldest of the 5 brothers who based Bentley Programs, who turns into Government Chair of its Board of Administrators.
Cumins is the primary CEO within the firm’s 40-year historical past who will not be a Bentley member of the family, marking a big milestone within the firm’s growth. The Bentley brothers redefined what was then computer-aided design (CAD) software program after they developed MicroStation as a groundbreaking engineering software platform. 4 many years of innovation and greater than 120 acquisitions later, Bentley Programs is the main supplier of infrastructure engineering software program, with its infrastructure digital twin options used to design, construct, and function vital infrastructure around the globe.
The transition to Cumins’ management comes at a vital time for infrastructure sectors. There should not sufficient engineers to perform the work required to attain world sustainability targets whereas additionally adapting getting old infrastructure weak to the consequences of local weather change.
Cumins unveiled Bentley’s imaginative and prescient for infrastructure resilience, noting that engineering corporations and asset owner-operators want to software program to assist them overcome the constraints of scarce expertise.
“Infrastructure is at a watershed second. Regardless of the huge capital funding in infrastructure initiatives and jobs publish pandemic, a lot extra stays to be executed to make infrastructure extra resilient. Our means to bridge that hole will actually decide the standard of life for generations to come back. Thankfully, a paradigm shift in software program is reshaping the panorama. AI-powered digital twin options are unlocking the worth of information throughout the infrastructure lifecycle.”
For instance, Bentley’s AI options are already remodeling the way in which organizations are monitoring the well being of roads, bridges, dams, water networks, and telecommunications towers.
“Each owner-operator on the earth is in search of a less complicated and simpler strategy to perceive the situation of their belongings. Suppose what the ability and potentialities of AI indicate for enhancing asset efficiency and making infrastructure extra resilient. That is the second for our technology to use its ingenuity and construct upon the legacy of innovation to proceed advancing the world’s infrastructure for higher high quality of life.”
Earlier than his promotion to CEO, Cumins served as Bentley Programs’ COO from January 2022. He joined Bentley Programs as Chief Product Officer in September 2020 previous to the corporate’s IPO. Beforehand he was Normal Supervisor of SAP Advertising and marketing Cloud and served as Chief Product Officer of Scytl, a platform for on-line voting, and as Senior Vice President of Product with OpenX, a pioneer in programmatic promoting. Earlier than OpenX, he had already served in a wide range of senior roles at SAP, together with product administration, company technique, and enterprise growth. Cumins is a twin French and U.S. citizen and relies in France.
