SAN BRUNO, CA--(Marketwired - Oct 30, 2013) - Aconex, provider of the world's most widely used project collaboration solutions for the construction, infrastructure, power, mining, and oil and gas industries, has appointed Blaine Mathieu as chief marketing officer. Reporting to Aconex CEO Leigh Jasper, Mathieu is responsible for the company's global marketing functions, including strategy, product marketing, demand generation, online marketing, and communications.
Mathieu brings to Aconex more than 25 years of management experience in marketing, product management, sales and business development, operations, and acquisitions. Previously, he was chief products officer at Mindjet, where he led go-to-market and product planning for the company's transition to a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business model. He also served as chief marketing officer at Lyris, a leading provider of SaaS integrated marketing automation solutions.
"Adding Blaine Mathieu to the Aconex senior management team is a major win," said Jasper. "We look forward to his experienced leadership as marketing works with sales and product management to advance our go-to-market strategy and increase our competitive advantage. Blaine will be an important catalyst to help drive the next phase of our growth."
Prior to Lyris, Mathieu was general manager and vice president, product and strategy, for digital media at Corel Corporation, where he drove integration teams for two acquisitions and helped the company complete a successful initial public offering. Previously, he worked in research and planning at Adobe Systems and as a senior internet analyst at Gartner.
Mathieu holds an M.B.A. degree in Strategy from Athabasca University and a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Marketing from the University of Alberta. He founded and ran his first software company while still in his teens.
About Aconex
Aconex provides the world's most widely used SaaS platform for managing information, processes and people throughout the lifecycle of construction and engineering projects across multiple industries. The Aconex suite of solutions -- secure, neutral and centralized -- enables owners, contractors and project managers to reduce the cost and risk inherent in capital projects of all sizes and improve efficiency, productivity and accountability for all project participants. Aconex has served projects valued at more than US$800 billion, with over 430,000 users. Clients include nine of the world's top ten EPC/EPCM firms, 23 of the 25 largest global design firms, and nearly all Fortune 500 construction and engineering companies. For more information and examples of Aconex in action, see www.aconex.com/. Follow Aconex on Twitter at @aconex and on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/aconex.
Contact Information:
Aconex Contact:
Tod Bottari
Communications Director
+1 650 731 3309
