Luxology Taps Industry Veteran Bob Bennett for VP of Marketing
Bennett to Lead Expansion of the modo Community; Brings Over 15 Years Experience in Computer Graphics Software Development and Marketing at Leading Companies
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June 27, 2006
San Mateo, Calif. - June 27, 2006 -
Luxology® LLC, an independent technology company developing
next-generation 3D content creation software, today announced
that Bob Bennett has joined the team as Vice President of
Marketing. An active player in the 3D software field for over
15 years, Bennett has held key positions at leading software
developers such as Alias Systems, Microsoft and Autodesk.
Joining Luxology's notorious team of industry gurus,
Bennett's exceptional level of skill and experience will
expand Luxology's core knowledge and provide a driving force
in modo's market expansion.
"We are pleased to welcome our old friend and industry
superstar, Bob Bennett, to our closely knit team here at
Luxology," said Brad Peebler, president of Luxology. "Bob
joins us at a key time when modo is coming into its own as a
uniquely powerful 3D artist tool, and we are elated to have
him help accelerate the acceptance of modo across many
markets."
"As a modo enthusiast myself, I appreciate the opportunity to
spread the word about how this software provides an
experience that is fun and productive at the same time," said
Bob Bennett. "The modo phenomenon has a generous and open
community at its core and I feel privileged to be a part of
it."
An industry veteran in the computer graphics software field,
Bob Bennett has had product management responsibilities for
more than 20 software products over the course of the last 15
plus years. Bennett joined Autodesk in the late 1980s and
launched the award-winning Autodesk Animator and Autodesk 3D
Studio - two pioneering products that helped establish the PC
as a serious graphics platform. In the mid 1990s, Bennett
joined Microsoft and worked on multimedia authoring tools in
the Internet Platform and Tools group. Following that,
Bennett joined Alias Systems and was part of the team that
worked on the Academy-Award winning Maya software. In his
latest position, Bennett was a co-General Manager at Alias
and had business responsibility for several product lines
including StudioTools, MotionBuilder and Maya.
About modo
Built on an ultra clean modo code base, modo 201 is an
innovative 3D modeling, painting and rendering software
designed to work smoothly in conjunction with other leading
2D and 3D software applications. modo 201 accelerates the
creation of world-class models, associated color and normal
maps, and ultra high-quality renderings in a modern workflow
customized to enhance productivity for 3D artists working in
game development, film visual effects, video production,
graphic arts and design visualization.
About Luxology
Based in San Mateo, Calif., Luxology® LLC is an independent
technology company developing next-generation 3D content
creation software that enhances productivity via
artist-friendly tools powered by a modern underlying
architecture. Founded in 2002 by Allen Hastings, Stuart
Ferguson and Brad Peebler, Luxology is home to some of the
top 3D engineering expertise in the industry. For more
information on Luxology, its flagship product modo, and the
active modo community, please visit www.modo3d.com.
modo is a registered trademark of Luxology LLC., in the USA
and/or other countries. All products or brand names mentioned
are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
holders.
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