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title: THE BPD Blog | Richard Donaldson
description: Richard is the Managing Director for EMEA operations. Richard joined BPD Zenith in 2009 as a Maximo Consultant, after 7 years in the Nuclear Industry and 5 years in the Utilities Industry. He went on to become the Maximo Custodian for many of BPD’s North Sea Oil & Gas clients, eventually joining SMT as Delivery Manager, before becoming Sales Manager. Throughout his tenure, he has always ensured a high level of quality is maintained across our delivery team and that our customers are happy with their Maximo services. As CEO, he now oversees all EMEA business operations while retaining a ground level approach with clients and the team. He has been an IBM Champion since 2023, is an advocate for the IAM and is always keen to support companies to get the very most from their Enterprise Asset Management Investment.
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