Willem-Jan Scholten Appointed as New CEO of BlueCielo ECM Solutions

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This Leadership Handover Further Strengthens the International Growth Ambitions of BlueCielo ECM Solutions

Rijswijk, The Netherlands – January 11, 2013 - (PressReleasePoint) - The Supervisory Board of BlueCielo Group BV is pleased to announce the appointment of Willem-Jan Scholten as CEO with effect from January 1, 2013. The appointment of Willem-Jan Scholten as new CEO of BlueCielo ECM Solutions, a fast growing leader in the field of Asset Information Management and Engineering Content Management software solutions, shows BlueCielo’s commitment to the further strengthening of its international growth strategy.

Willem-Jan Scholten assumes the CEO position from Rainer Puittinen, who has been CEO of BlueCielo since 2011. Having lived two years away from his family, Rainer Puittinen decided to step down as CEO and return to Finland following the recent acquisition of BlueCielo by Benelux private equity firm Gilde Equity Management. The Supervisory Board thanks Rainer Puittinen for his valuable contribution to the successful development of BlueCielo during his time as CEO.

About Willem Jan Scholten
Willem-Jan Scholten has a background in leading international software businesses for many years. He has gained prior experience with, amongst others, Oracle Corporation, Business Objects and Digital Equipment Corporation. At Oracle, he led the successful integration and growth of Moniforce - a Dutch software business that was sold to Oracle in 2007 - as well as most recently the integration of the SUN Benelux operations.

About BlueCielo ECM Solutions
BlueCielo ECM Solutions is a world leader in sophisticated software solutions in Asset Information Management (AIM) and Engineering Content Management (ECM) software solutions for Owner/Operators, and engineering document control for engineering, procurement and construction projects (EPC, AEC). With over 300,000 satisfied users worldwide, BlueCielo’s independent AIM and ECM solutions integrate with virtually all mainstream document management systems, enterprise content management systems and operational business control systems, such as for maintenance, engineering and project management. One of the first to develop software to manage engineering data, documents and drawings, BlueCielo has been a software technology pioneer since 1983, with unique, unparalleled in-depth knowledge in the field of ECM. For more information, visit www.bluecieloecm.com.

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