Bentley Systems Welcomes James Lee as Chief Operating Officer
Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) has announced the appointment of James Lee as Chief Operating Officer. Lee joins from Google, where he served as General Manager for startups and artificial intelligence at Google Cloud. His prior experience includes 12 years at SAP, where he held COO positions for SAP Ariba, Fieldglass, and SAP Greater China.
The company is also consolidating its product development under Chief Technology Officer Julien Moutte. As a result, the Chief Product Officer role has become redundant, leading to Mike Campbell's departure from the company. This restructuring aims to better align product execution with technology strategy, particularly focusing on infrastructure AI opportunities.
Lee will be responsible for strengthening cross-functional alignment, driving operational excellence, and overseeing operations in China, Japan, and portfolio development, including Bentley Asset Analytics initiatives.
Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) ha annunciato la nomina di James Lee come Chief Operating Officer. Lee proviene da Google, dove ha ricoperto il ruolo di General Manager per startup e intelligenza artificiale in Google Cloud. La sua esperienza precedente include 12 anni in SAP, dove ha ricoperto posizioni di COO per SAP Ariba, Fieldglass e SAP Greater China.
L'azienda sta anche consolidando lo sviluppo dei prodotti sotto la direzione del Chief Technology Officer Julien Moutte. Di conseguenza, il ruolo di Chief Product Officer è diventato ridondante, portando all'uscita di Mike Campbell dall'azienda. Questa ristrutturazione mira a migliorare l'allineamento tra l'esecuzione dei prodotti e la strategia tecnologica, concentrandosi in particolare sulle opportunità AI per l'infrastruttura.
Lee sarà responsabile del rafforzamento dell'allineamento interfunzionale, della guida dell'eccellenza operativa e della supervisione delle operazioni in Cina, Giappone e dello sviluppo del portafoglio, comprese le iniziative di Bentley Asset Analytics.
Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) ha anunciado el nombramiento de James Lee como Director de Operaciones. Lee se une a la compañía proveniente de Google, donde se desempeñó como Gerente General para startups e inteligencia artificial en Google Cloud. Su experiencia previa incluye 12 años en SAP, donde ocupó cargos de COO para SAP Ariba, Fieldglass y SAP Greater China.
La empresa también está consolidando su desarrollo de productos bajo la dirección del Director de Tecnología Julien Moutte. Como resultado, el rol de Director de Producto se ha vuelto redundante, lo que ha llevado a la salida de Mike Campbell de la compañía. Esta reestructuración tiene como objetivo alinear mejor la ejecución del producto con la estrategia tecnológica, centrándose particularmente en las oportunidades de IA para la infraestructura.
Lee será responsable de fortalecer la alineación interfuncional, impulsar la excelencia operativa y supervisar las operaciones en China, Japón y el desarrollo de cartera, incluidas las iniciativas de Bentley Asset Analytics.
벤틀리 시스템즈 (Nasdaq: BSY)는 제임스 리를 최고 운영 책임자(Chief Operating Officer)로 임명했다고 발표했습니다. 리는 구글에서 스타트업과 인공지능을 총괄하는 제너럴 매니저로 근무하다가 합류했습니다. 그의 이전 경력으로는 SAP에서 12년 근무한 경험이 있으며, SAP 아리바, 필드글래스, SAP 그레이터 차이나의 COO 직책을 맡았습니다.
회사는 또한 줄리엔 무트 최고 기술 책임자(CTO) 아래에 제품 개발을 통합하고 있습니다. 그 결과, 최고 제품 책임자 역할은 중복되었고, 이는 마이크 캠벨의 퇴사로 이어졌습니다. 이번 조직 개편은 제품 실행과 기술 전략 간의 더 나은 정렬을 목표로 하며, 특히 인프라 AI 기회에 중점을 두고 있습니다.
리가 맡게 될 주요 직무는 교차 기능적 정렬을 강화하고 운영 우수성을 추진하며, 중국, 일본에서의 운영과 포트폴리오 개발, 벤틀리 자산 분석 이니셔티브를 감독하는 것입니다.
Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) a annoncé la nomination de James Lee au poste de Directeur des opérations. Lee rejoint l'entreprise après avoir été Directeur général des start-ups et de l'intelligence artificielle chez Google Cloud. Son expérience antérieure comprend 12 années chez SAP, où il a occupé des postes de COO pour SAP Ariba, Fieldglass et SAP Greater China.
L'entreprise consolide également son développement produit sous la direction du Directeur technologique Julien Moutte. Par conséquent, le rôle de Directeur produit est devenu redondant, conduisant au départ de Mike Campbell de l'entreprise. Cette restructuration vise à mieux aligner l'exécution des produits avec la stratégie technologique, en se concentrant particulièrement sur les opportunités d'IA en matière d'infrastructure.
Lee sera responsable de renforcer l'alignement interfonctionnel, de promouvoir l'excellence opérationnelle et de superviser les opérations en Chine, au Japon ainsi que le développement du portefeuille, y compris les initiatives de Bentley Asset Analytics.
Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) hat die Ernennung von James Lee zum Chief Operating Officer bekannt gegeben. Lee kommt von Google, wo er als General Manager für Startups und künstliche Intelligenz bei Google Cloud tätig war. Seine vorherige Erfahrung umfasst 12 Jahre bei SAP, wo er COO-Positionen für SAP Ariba, Fieldglass und SAP Greater China innehatte.
Das Unternehmen konsolidiert auch die Produktentwicklung unter der Leitung von Chief Technology Officer Julien Moutte. Infolgedessen ist die Rolle des Chief Product Officer überflüssig geworden, was zum Ausscheiden von Mike Campbell aus dem Unternehmen geführt hat. Diese Umstrukturierung zielt darauf ab, die Produktumsetzung besser mit der Technologie-Strategie in Einklang zu bringen, insbesondere mit einem Fokus auf Infrastruktur-AI-Möglichkeiten.
Lee wird verantwortlich sein für die Stärkung der interfunktionalen Ausrichtung, die Förderung operativer Exzellenz sowie die Überwachung der Operationen in China, Japan und die Portfolioentwicklung, einschließlich der Initiativen von Bentley Asset Analytics.
- Strategic appointment of experienced COO from Google Cloud with AI expertise
- Organizational streamlining to accelerate AI innovation and product development
- Consolidation of product development under CTO for better alignment with technology strategy
- Departure of Chief Product Officer indicates significant organizational restructuring
- Elimination of CPO role could potentially disrupt existing product development processes
Insights
The appointment of James Lee as COO represents a strategic pivot towards AI-driven operations and cloud infrastructure. Lee's background at Google Cloud's AI division and SAP's enterprise solutions suggests Bentley Systems is positioning itself for significant technological transformation. His experience managing operations in Greater China is particularly valuable given Bentley's expansion plans in the Asian market.
The consolidation of product development under CTO Julien Moutte, eliminating the CPO role, indicates a streamlined approach to technology integration and product strategy. This restructuring appears designed to accelerate AI implementation across Bentley's infrastructure engineering software portfolio, potentially leading to enhanced operational efficiency and product innovation.
For infrastructure software companies, the ability to integrate AI effectively is becoming a critical differentiator. Lee's dual expertise in enterprise software and AI positions Bentley to potentially capture significant market share in the evolving infrastructure engineering software space.
The organizational restructuring at Bentley Systems reveals a clear strategic focus on AI integration and technological advancement. Lee's appointment brings valuable expertise from both the startup ecosystem and enterprise software sector, suggesting a potential acceleration in Bentley's innovation pipeline, particularly in infrastructure AI applications.
The consolidation under CTO Moutte signals a more agile approach to product development, potentially reducing time-to-market for new features and improving technological integration across the product suite. This streamlined structure could give Bentley a competitive advantage in responding to market demands and technological shifts in the infrastructure engineering software sector.
The emphasis on infrastructure AI and Bentley Asset Analytics indicates a strategic push towards data-driven infrastructure management solutions, which could open new revenue streams and market opportunities.
Also consolidating product development and technology strategy under Chief Technology Officer Julien Moutte
James Lee joins Bentley Systems as Chief Operating Officer. (Image of James Lee, 2023, courtesy of Bentley Systems)
Prior to joining Google in 2020, Lee spent 12 years at SAP, including as Chief Operating Officer for SAP Ariba and Fieldglass, and as Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of Sales for SAP Greater China. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of
Lee will strengthen Bentley’s cross-functional alignment across planning and execution, will drive operational excellence, and will oversee
Nicholas Cumins said, “I am excited to welcome James, a world-class operational leader, to Bentley. His energy and experience managing operations and investment initiatives at SAP and Google will be instrumental to Bentley as we continue to scale up and drive our ambitious growth agenda.”
To accelerate innovation and better align product execution with technology strategy, Bentley also announced that the responsibility for product development has been consolidated under Chief Technology Officer Julien Moutte. As a result, the Chief Product Officer role has become redundant, and by mutual agreement Mike Campbell will leave the company.
“I would like to thank Mike for his leadership and many accomplishments as Chief Product Officer during the last two years, and wish him much success in his future endeavors,” Cumins added.
“Streamlining our organizational reporting structure and consolidating product development under Julien puts us in a stronger position to capture the many growth opportunities that we have opened up with infrastructure AI and that are incremental to our core business and consistent momentum. Without a doubt, AI is our generation’s paradigm shift and has huge potential for improving infrastructure delivery and performance.”
Reporting to Cumins, alongside Lee and Moutte, are Chief Revenue Officer Brock Ballard, corporate functions including Marketing, Finance, Legal, and Colleague Success, as well as Seequent, Bentley’s subsurface company.
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About Bentley Systems
Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) is the infrastructure engineering software company. We provide innovative software to advance the world’s infrastructure – sustaining both the global economy and environment. Our industry-leading software solutions are used by professionals, and organizations of every size, for the design, construction, and operations of roads and bridges, rail and transit, water and wastewater, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, mining, and industrial facilities. Our offerings, powered by the iTwin Platform for infrastructure digital twins, include MicroStation and Bentley Open applications for modeling and simulation, Seequent’s software for geoprofessionals, and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud encompassing ProjectWise for project delivery, SYNCHRO for construction management, and AssetWise for asset operations. Bentley Systems’ 5,200 colleagues generate annual revenues of more than
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