Mike Salari

ESI Group SA engages in the design, development, and supply of end-to-end virtual prototyping software and solutions. It operates through the following geographical segments: Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas. It provides reliable and customized solutions anchored on predictive physics modeling and virtual prototyping expertise to allow industries to make the right decisions at the right time, while managing their complexity. It acts principally in automotive & land transportation, aerospace, defense and naval and heavy industries. The company was founded by Alain Loriot de Rouvray, Jacques Dubois, Iraj Farhoomand, and Eberhard Haug in 1973 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Part of ANSYS, Inc., ICEM CFD Engineering designs and manufactures software for pre- and post-processing of CFD. The company is based in Berkeley, CA. ICEM CFD Engineering was acquired by ANSYS, Inc. on August 31, 2000 for $12.22 million.

ESI North America, Inc. provides virtual prototype software. The firm offers engineering, consultation and process automation services. It provides its services to the aeronautical, automotive, education, electronics and government. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI.