Celum Opens UK Headquarters Under The Direction Of Rick Coope

Online, December 20, 2010 (Newswire.com) - In winter 2010, celum, the leading developer of Digital Asset Management solutions, is coming to the UK. Our UK sales professional Rick Coope, a seasoned media specialist, will be responsible for site management and customer support in the UK, Benelux, Middle East, and Africa.

Rick Coope, 56, started his sales career at Agfa in the late 1970s. Throughout his career of over 30-year, he has been a leading strategist in UK, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa.

Coope has strong convictions and plenty of positive enthusiasm about the celum product line: "celum is Europe's leader and innovation driver in DAM, and it ranks among the absolute top players worldwide. celum's offers tailor-made solutions to individual customers as well as a web-based solution, offering DAM in the cloud."

As a sales professional Coope is especially interested in South Africa and the Middle East as areas for potential growth. "A comprehensive data and media management system, which helps to automate tedious work processes, reduce costs, and achieve greater flexibility in day-to-day operations, is as essential in the new, high-tech regions as for companies in the European market."

Before coming to celum, Coope was the European Sales Director of Northern Plains Inc. DAM and built up the markets of Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region. Michael J. Kraeftner, CEO of celum: "With Rick Coope, we have found the ideal person to lead the UK site, and we are pleased to have won a profound market strategist for our celum team."