Date: 23/01/2009

IAR Systems names Matthias Stumpf as MD for Central Europe

IAR Systems has appointed Matthias Stumpf as Managing Director for Central Europe, with responsibility for all sales, marketing and operational activities in Central Europe. Stumpf's main role at IAR Systems is to establish a proven key account management and generate broader awareness of the company in Central Europe. He will also work to target the company's vertical markets in the automotive, industrial automation, telecom, consumer and medical sectors, developing new partnerships to provide innovative solutions and services to a wide range of customers.

"Compilers, operating systems and design & verification tools are fundamental software technologies for every developer in the embedded systems market. IAR Systems has the core products and technical knowledge to offer unique COTS solutions to complex requirements of embedded systems", said Matthias Stumpf. "I am very excited by the tremendous opportunities opening up for IAR Systems innovative software technologies in the embedded systems market, and I look forward to the challenges of developing and managing the Central European operations."

A 40-year-old computer scientist, Matthias Stumpf, joins IAR Systems from iSYSTEM where he was Key Account Sales Manager. Prior to joining iSYSTEM, he held various management positions at Wind River and QNX Software Systems.