Bertrand Sicot , Executive Vice President of Sales

As Executive Vice President of Sales, Bertrand Sicot directs SolidWorks’ global growth strategies by ensuring that the regional sales, education sales, and VAR development teams have the resources they need. Bertrand joined SolidWorks in 1997 as the regional sales manager for France, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. He significantly increased business in these regions and earned a promotion to country manager for Western Europe in 1999 where he was responsible for all sales operations in Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Spain, and Portugal. In 2004, he was promoted to Vice President, North American Sales and was promoted into his current position in 2007. Bertrand began his career at IBM France, and was a branch sales manager for Computervision France before joining SolidWorks. Bertrand holds an engineering degree from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers.