Chris Groves joined Centric Software,Inc. in May 1997 as President and Chief Executive Officer. Before coming to Centric Software, Groves was Vice President and General Manager of Computervision’s Workgroup Products business unit in Boston from 1991 to 1996 where he drove the growth of the company’s market-leading product data management software, including 3D assembly and visualization tools.The business unit served customers in the aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing industries. Chris Groves also held executive positions within Computervision’s marketing, operations and indirect sales organizations. Previously, he held various executive engineering and management roles at cellular pioneer Novatel Communications from 1984 to 1991, including Senior Vice President of Product Development and Vice President of Manufacturing. Chris began his career as a research and development manager at Mitel Semiconductor from 1978 to 1984. He received a BS in Engineering Physics from the University of Toronto and is a graduate of the Executive PDM Program at Harvard Business School.