MUNDELEIN, Illinois, March 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Utopia, Inc. a global leader in enterprise data lifecycle management (EDLM) solutions, announced today the appointment of Hani J. Obeid as their managing director for Southeast Europe and Middle East (SEEME). Obeid has a rich background in general management, sales, strategic management consulting, technology, and e-commerce globally.

Obeid began his career as a senior management consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers, moving on to be a senior solutions program manager for a global B2B e-commerce company and then a principal consultant for a global management consulting firm. Obeid has a deep understanding of the EDLM business from working on projects requiring data mapping, business process improvements, data governance, as-is scenarios, and implementation of best practices.

We are very pleased to welcome Hani to our management team and look forward to his solid leadership, said Arvind J. Singh, president CEO of Utopia. Hani has a proven track record as a strategic leader with exceptional first-hand knowledge of the data business. Our customers today want reliable information from their applications in order to drive better business results and reduced expenses. Singh added, the SEEME region is a very strategic market for us and we know Hani will be working closely with our customers and partners to drive further growth in the region.

I am excited to join a world class global team who is passionate about helping customers optimize their existing technology investments through improved decision making, said Obeid. Utopia solves an age-old problem around data quality and offers perhaps one of the most robust and comprehensive solutions I have ever seen. The uniqueness comes from combining people, process, and technology with a lifecycle management approach to data. Utopia has an impressive list of customers in the region and an unmatched reputation for delivering quality work on time and on budget.

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Utopia, Inc. is a global services and consulting firm focused exclusively on enterprise data. Utopia's solutions help customers migrate and transform data for ERP Go-Lives, BI/BW projects, MA, and other strategic initiatives. The company's offerings include data assessments, data strategy, data migration, data quality, and data governance services.

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