The engineering design software manufacturer Autodesk has announced the appointment of Huang Zhiming as its new general manager for the Greater China area, where he will be in charge of the sales and marketing.

Huang joined Autodesk in 1998 and has served the company for over ten years. His previous positions in the company included Greater China director for sales and marketing of solutions; sales director in the largest development region in Asia; and director for industry sales expansion in Asia Pacific. Before taking the new position, Huang was the general manager for Autodesk Taiwan. Before joining Autodesk, Huang held several positions in Acer and IBM in Taiwan, focusing on the engineering and sales sectors.

Autodesk is an American multinational corporation that focuses on 2D and 3D design software for use in architecture, engineering and building construction, manufacturing, and media and entertainment. Autodesk was founded in 1982 by John Walker, a coauthor of early versions of the company's flagship CAD software product AutoCAD, and twelve others. It is headquartered in San Rafael, California. Now, over ten million professionals in 185 countries are using Autodesk products to save time and money, gain competitive advantage, and change the way ideas are brought to life.