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Centric Software Inc.

is in the Business Services Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$10.0M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Founded in 1989, Centric Software is a leading provider of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions for fashion and other fast-moving consumer industries. Thousands of users in multiple industries trust Centric solutions to speed new products to market, drive margin improvement, enhance global collaboration, and ensure compliance across a global supply chain. Focusing on the needs of fast moving consumer goods segments, such as apparel, footwear, gifts and novelties, office products, et al., Centric PLM solutions uniquely incorporate line planning, global sourcing, calendar management, and product specification in one platform to improve collaboration and empower global teams for wholesale, retail, and consumer goods companies. Centric Software has strategic alliances with best-in-class technology partners, system integrators (SI's) and value added resellers (VARs), allowing the company to develop and deliver unique program and product lifecycle solutions that address industry-specific problems. The company is backed by prestigious investment firms including Oak Investment Partners, BancBoston Ventures (Bank of America), Boston Capital Ventures and Masthead Venture Partners. Headquartered in San Jose, California, Centric Software is a global organization with offices across North America and Europe.

President & Chief Executive Officer
Chris Groves
Number of Employees 42
Contact Information

50 Las Colinas Ln

San Jose, California 95119-1212

www.centricsoft...

(408) 574-7802

NAICS Code Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services: 541611

Recent Events

  • Klim USA Selects PLM, Sourcing from Centric Software

    9/01/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

News & Analysis

centric software inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Chris Groves President & Chief Executive Officer
Ravi Rangan Chief Technical Officer
David Guercio Executive Vice President, Sales and Client Services
Jack Leahey Executive Vice President, Sales & Services
Ray Hein Executive Vice President, Market Strategy & Business Dev
Bruce Winegarden Vice President for Consumer Electronics
Rajneesh Chopra Vice President, Product Development
Ronald S. Watson Vice President, Product Management
Alice Goff Senior Controller
Alex von der Goltz Director
Brian D Owen Director
Jack Shields Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Ren Riley Board of Directors
Warren Riley Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Centric Software Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer Current
Centric Software Inc. Owner Current
Computer Vision Former
Centric Corporation Former
Centric Software Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Toronto BASc in Engineering Physics Former
Harvard Business School Former

Ravi brings real-world PLM implementation experience in enterprise scale product structure / configuration management, search-based applications and process-driven system integration/design automation in the automotive, aerospace, high technology and medical device industries. Ravi Rangan was the CTO of Product Sight Corporation, a company he co-founded to address process-aware product lifecycle applications for the PLM market. He previously served as a WW Corporate Director for SDRC's ExperTeam program (now UGS), and worked as the Founding Technical Director of SDRC's Enterprise Solution Center and on-site Metaphase solution architect with The Boeing Company's "Define and Control Aircraft Configuration/ Manufacturing Resource Management (DCAC/MRM) Program", consulting with various business process/ IT architecture teams and providing leadership to the architecture, design, and implementation phases of the program. He has published extensively, organized symposia, panels and tutorials in the areas of business process modeling, systems architecture, design automation, and information/ knowledge management. He serves on the Exec. Steering Committee of ASME CIE Division, and is a founding member of the ASME's JCISE editorial board, and a reviewer for several journals. Ravi completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (specializing in engineering information management) from Georgia Tech. in 1990.

Organization Position Status
Centric Software Inc. Chief Technical Officer Current
Product Sight Corporation Cto Former

Organization Position Status
Centric Software Inc. Executive Vice President, Sales and Client Services Current
Santa Clara University MBA Former
Santa Clara University Bsc Degree In Finance Former

Organization Position Status
Centric Software Inc. Executive Vice President, Sales & Services Current
Aspen Technology, Inc. Senior Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
Centric Software Inc. Executive Vice President, Market Strategy & Business Dev Current

Organization Position Status
Centric Software Inc. Vice President for Consumer Electronics Current
Point Control Executive Vice President Former
Point Control Co-Founder Former

Organization Position Status
Centric Software Inc. Vice President, Product Development Current
Intergraph Corporation Software Analyst, Consultant Former

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Organization Position Status
Product Intelligence, Inc. Current
Prime Computer, Inc. Former
Texas Instruments Incorporated Former
Computer Vision Former
PDM Company Inc. Former
University of Southampton B.Sc. (Honors) Degree In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Centric Software Inc. Senior Controller Current
New Focus Accounting Manager Former
Centric Software Inc. Administrative Former
Centric Corporation Former
San Jose State University BS Degree In Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Thor Technologies, Inc. Observor Current
Centric Software Inc. Director Current
MIT Sloan School of Management MBA Current
Oracle Corporation professional services and technical sales Former
Techgnosis professional services and technical sales Former
Signiant, Inc. Observor Former
Brown University Computer Science graduate Former

Organization Position Status
Masthead Venture Partners General Partner Current
Tizor Advisor Current
Packet Design, Inc. Director Current
Centric Software Inc. Director Current
MapInfo Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
MapInfo Corporation President Former
Digital Equipment Corporation SeniorManagement Position Former
Raptor Systems Advisor Former
CA SeniorManagement Position Former
Oracle Corporation SeniorManagement Position Former
Rulestream Corporation Chairman, Rulestream and General Partner, Masthead Venture Partners Former
Tizor Director Former
Raptor Systems Director Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania MBA Degree Former
Boston College BS Degree In Mathematics and Computer Science Former

Organization Position Status
Boston Capital Ventures General Partner Current
Exa Corporation Director Current
Impactxoft Co Director Current
Centric Software Inc. Director Current
Computer Vision Chief Executive Officer Former
Computervision Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Computervision Corporation President Former
Computer Vision President Former
Digital Equipment Corporation senior vice president Former
Centric Software Inc. General Partner Former
Digital Equipment Corporation field engineer Former
Digital Equipment Corporation field engineer Former
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Doctorate of Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Oak Investment Partners General Partner Current
Cobalt Llp Actively Involved Current
Aventail Corporation Actively Involved Current
Fastclick Actively Involved Current
Aspect Software, Inc. Actively Involved Current
Com Shop, Inc. Actively Involved Current
Parlano, Inc. Board Member Current
Talisma Corporation Board Member Current
iCrossing, Inc. Director Current
Centric Software Inc. Board of Directors Current
Digital Media Group, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Bsg Alliance Board of Directors Current
Ngen Compensation Board of Directors Current
Iconixx Corporation Board of Directors Current
Ngenera Board of Directors Current
Robertson, Stephens & Company Senior Associate Former
ValueClick, Inc. Former
Dartmouth College B.A. In Government Former

Mr. Riley is currently the President of NPO Solutions, a management consulting firm specializing in strategic planning for the nonprofit sector with local, regional, and national clients. Warren Riley gained his experience in both the private and nonprofit sectors where he has specialized in strategic planning, operations planning, budgeting, staff development, market planning, and fundraising. For several years, he was with the firm KPMG Peat Marwick, where he provided consulting services to a variety of social service agencies, arts and advocacy organizations, associations, schools, and universities. His book on strategic planning, The Resource Development System, is a "bible" to leaders throughout the nonprofit sector. Mr. Riley holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Dartmouth College and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Stanford University.

Organization Position Status
Npo Solutions President Current
Global Safe Haven Network President and Founder, Npo Solutions Current
Oak Investment Partners General Partner Current
iCrossing, Inc. Current
U.S. Auto Parts Current
Demand Media, Inc Current
Aspect Software, Inc. Current
Com Shop, Inc. Current
Mobitv, Inc. Current
Johnston and Company Current
Centric Software Inc. Board of Directors Current
U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Oak Investment Partners Associate Former
Robertson, Stephens & Company Senior Associate Former
ValueClick, Inc. Former
Limelight Networks, Inc. Former
Stanford University Masters of Business Administration Degree Former
Stanford University Bachelor of Arts Degree In Economics Former
Dartmouth College Bachelor of Arts Degree In Economics Former

Executive News

  • Klim USA Selects PLM, Sourcing from Centric Software

    CADWire - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • Klim USA Selects PLM, Sourcing from Centric Software

    Supply and Demand Chain Executive - 8/28/09 - View Story