Baan appoints Catherine Sigmar as VP and Managing Director for the UK

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(2003), "Baan appoints Catherine Sigmar as VP and Managing Director for the UK", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 50 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/acmm.2003.12850dab.016

Baan appoints Catherine Sigmar as VP and Managing Director for the UK

Baan appoints Catherine Sigmar as VP and Managing Director for the UK

Baan, the leading enterprise application provider for industrial enterprises and part of Invensys plc., has appointed Catherine Sigmar as VP and managing director in the UK (Plate 1). The UK is a key focus area for growth and delivery development within Baan. In this new role, she will be responsible for maximising new sales opportunities from the industrial enterprise market and for increasing the value that Baan UK's existing installed customer base derives from its Baan software investment.

Catherine Sigmar was previously vice president of world wide operations for Baan, where she helped to develop the company's new worldwide solution sales and delivery organisation. Prior to taking the global role, Catherine Sigmar was VP of operations for the America where she played a key role in the Baan America business.

Plate 1

Catherine's appointment is part of Baan's new global sales organisation, led by Susan Heystee, Executive Vice President, worldwide solution sales and delivery. It was established to develop global sales initiatives and add new capability in more than 60 countries to support the increasing number of industrial companies operating internationally.

Before joining Baan, Catherine Sigmar worked for SSA for 6 years in an international legal role, based primarily in the US with regular visits to the company's European headquarters in the UK. Prior to SSA, she worked in the foreign tax department at Pricewaterhouse Coopers in Chicago for 3 years, dealing exclusively with European companies and US companies with a major European presence.

Catherine Sigmar joined Baan in 1997 as Counsel to Baan USA where she was responsible for developing the licensing process, assisting in license negotiation and training the sales team. Her role expanded to include Canada and South America, and soon grew to VP and Senior Corporate Counsel charged with managing a broad range of legal services in the America. In 2001, she became VP Operations for the America, extending her sales support and experience throughout the America. In this role, she has helped the company pursue its goals in the America over the last 2 years.

Catherine Sigmar has an undergraduate degree from Queens University in Canada, an LLB from University of Western Ontario, Canada and a JD from Kent Law School (IIT) in Chicago, USA.

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