Bentley Systems Welcomes James Lee as Chief Operating Officer
Bentley Systems Welcomes James Lee as Chief Operating Officer Also Consolidating Product Development and Technology Strategy Under Chief Technology Officer Julien Moutte Press Release James Lee joins Bentley Systems as Chief Operating Officer. (Image of James Lee, 2023, courtesy of Bentley Systems) January 12, 2025 EXTON, Pa., January 13, 2025 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced the appointment of James Lee as Chief Operating Officer. Lee joins Bentley from Google, where he served as General Manager for startups and artificial intelligence at Google Cloud. Prior to joining Google in 2020, Lee spent 12 years at SAP, including as Chief Operating Officer for SAP Ariba and Fieldglass, and as Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of Sales for SAP Greater China. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia, and is based in the Pacific Northwest. Lee will strengthen Bentley’s cross-functional alignment across planning and execution, will drive operational excellence, and will oversee China, Japan, and portfolio development including growth initiatives such as Bentley Asset Analytics. Nicholas Cumins said, “I am excited to welcome James, a world-class operational leader,