Charles C. “Chuck” Grindstaff is executive vice president, Products, and Chief Technology Officer for Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division. Grindstaff is in charge of strategic product direction as well as the company’s Merger and Acquisition strategy, The team he leads is responsible for all Siemens PLM Software products, including creation, improvement, competitiveness and quality.

Grindstaff began his association with UGS in 1978, when he joined the Unigraphics Solutions research and development team, holding various leadership positions. Unigraphics Solutions was engaged in the sales, service and development of software technology to support the automation of product engineering and manufacturing engineering processes.

Grindstaff left Unigraphics in 1988 to revolutionize the application of digital processes for film-making. As president and CEO of Waveframe, Grindstaff developed and manufactured digital signal processing systems for high-end motion picture applications. He was recently awarded a Scientific and Engineering Award from the Motion Picture Academy of the Arts and Sciences for this ground breaking work and its long-term impact on the industry.