SAN DIEGO--- Accelrys Announces the Appointment of Rohit Shyam as Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy
Accelrys, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACCL) a leading provider of scientific business intelligence solutions announced today the appointment of Rohit Shyam as Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy.
Most recently, Mr. Shyam served as Partner, Senior Strategy Expert, and Solution Director for Computer Sciences Corporation in the Global Health Solutions sector. In his role at Computer Sciences Corporation Mr. Shyam developed and delivered solutions that addressed industry trends and challenges in pharmaceuticals, biotech, agri-biotech and medical devices.
Prior to joining Computer Sciences Corporation, Mr. Shyam was a Principal at IBM, where he helped launch its life sciences practice. He also led strategic consulting initiatives as a Principal at Booz Allen Hamilton and has had success as a start-up company entrepreneur.
Commenting on Mr. Shyam’s appointment, Mark J. Emkjer, Accelrys’ President and Chief Executive Officer, said: “Accelrys is at the point where we need someone to focus full time on corporate development, mergers and acquisitions and strategy. Rohit’s background and expertise in the life science market and understanding of the applications of business intelligence software make him an excellent choice for this role.”
Mr. Shyam holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from Lehigh University and an M.B.A. from The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
About Accelrys, Inc.
Accelrys develops and commercializes scientific business intelligence software for the integration, mining, analysis, modeling and simulation, management and interactive reporting of scientific data. Our solutions are used by biologists, chemists, materials scientists, and information technology professionals for product design as well as drug discovery and development. Our technology and services are designed to meet the needs of today’s leading research and development organizations including leading commercial, government and academic organizations. Many of the largest pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, and petroleum companies worldwide use our solutions. Accelrys is headquartered in San Diego, California. For more information about Accelrys, visit its website at http://www.accelrys.com/