ANDOVER, MA, Feb 5, 2026 – Aras has named Przemek Berendt senior vice president of engineering and AI transformation. The company also appointed Vijay Raman as vice president of product acceleration. Aras said the hires will help scale product development and advance its SaaS delivery model. They will also push Aras’ AI product strategy forward.
With more than 20 years in software engineering leadership, Berendt has led teams across enterprise and growing companies. He built Volvo Cars’ R&D center in Krakow to more than 200 engineers focused on advanced vehicle platforms. He founded Talent Alpha and supported Luxoft’s growth from $100 million to $900 million in revenue. His experience also includes product and engineering roles at Procter & Gamble. Berendt earned an MSc in computer science from DePaul University and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School’s program for Leadership Development.
“Aras has built an innovative PLM platform designed to support AI-driven product development,” said Berendt. “The priority now is enabling product teams to collaborate more effectively and use AI to turn insight into better products.”
Raman has led projects across generative AI, SaaS, and cloud platforms, with a focus on portfolio growth and platform scale. He has led cross-functional teams across product, engineering, and go-to-market functions. His background includes overseeing P&Ls of more than $175M, launching new platforms, and leading M&A integrations at ibi and TIBCO.
“Aras is uniquely positioned at the intersection of PLM, cloud transformation, and AI-driven innovation, with a strong foundation of customer trust and a highly extensible platform,” said Raman. “Scaling SaaS and AI capabilities and accelerating product delivery are key to driving adoption and measurable business impact.”
“Product development organizations are facing a level of complexity that traditional PLM architectures were never designed to handle,” said Leon Lauritsen, CEO of Aras. “Przemek and Vijay will help us build on Aras’ AI-ready foundation by scaling innovation and accelerating how insight and impact are delivered to teams.”
Source: Aras
About Aras
Aras Corp., founded in 2000 by Peter Schroer, provides product lifecycle management and digital thread solutions. The company is based in Andover, Mass., with additional offices in Japan, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Italy. Its primary offering, the Aras Innovator platform, is a low-code system designed to support product development and lifecycle management across industries such as aerospace and defense, automotive, electronics, manufacturing, energy, life sciences, shipbuilding and medical devices. The platform enables users to access product data and manage processes across disciplines, spanning the full product lifecycle and extended supply chain. Aras employs approx. 650 people worldwide, and serves more than 350 global customers.