George Shanks has been appointed CEO of Dezineforce, the provider of advanced design optimisation tools. Former CEO Dr Peter Collins moves to commercial director and will continue to serve on the board.
Shanks has more than 25 years’ experience building successful companies. In 1998 he co-founded Rubus, an Internet consultancy, and helped the company grow from initial start-up to more than 300 people in just over two years. Most recently he was CEO of JacobsRimell, a company he led to growth and profit over a four-year period, culminating in the successful sale of the company to a public industry player.
Chairman of dezineforce, Dr Uday Phadke, said: 'Dezineforce has successfully developed its service delivering it to customers across several target sectors in high-tech engineering. Peter Collins has led the company through this initial phase with tremendous energy and laid the foundation for its future growth. George Shanks is a successful and experienced executive whose unparalleled leadership expertise will drive the company through the next stage of its development.'
Shanks added: 'There is a very talented team behind Dezineforce whose groundbreaking technology gives our innovative solutions a considerable edge as engineering organisations look to make real use of design optimisation techniques. I am delighted to join the company at this time and look forward to working with the team to deliver step change benefits for our customers by transforming the way design engineers work.'
