Jaech comes onboard

An Alibre product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Apr 14, 2003

Jeremy Jaech has joined the board of directors at Alibre.

Jeremy Jaech has joined the board of directors at Alibre.

Jaech is best known as cofounder of Aldus Corp and Visio Corp, which he also led as President and CEO.

Aldus launched an era of desktop publishing in 1985 through its introduction of PageMaker software, an application that allows users to mix type and graphics on the same page.

Jaech managed the development of all Aldus products through 1989.

In 1990, Jaech and two others founded Visio Corp, which introduced software that enabled information-technology professionals and engineers to diagram, visualise, document and share ideas including flowcharts, organisation charts and office layouts.

Microsoft acquired Visio in 2000 and Jaech became Vice President of the Visio Division for Microsoft Corp.

His technology background includes the development of a computer-aided design system for the Boeing 777 in the early 1980s.

A native of the Northwest USA, Jaech holds degrees in maths and computer science from the University of Washington.

Jaech also serves on the board of directors for RealNetworks, Pivotal Corp, Vizx Labs and Performant.

"I'm very impressed with Alibre's software and people", said Jaech.

"It has a great future as a leader in the CAD software industry.

I look forward to contributing to its success".

"We're very pleased that Jeremy has joined our board", said J Paul Grayson, Alibre President and CEO.

"His experience in successfully guiding software companies with his strong technical background and personal interest in CAD and technical graphics will be welcome as we continue our innovation in the CAD industry".

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