MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,
Sept. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced the appointment of
Jeannine Sargent to its board of
directors, effective today. Ms. Sargent is an experienced corporate
executive and board member, with a background in global business
and product strategy, engineering, operations, and sales and
marketing. Prior to her current investment advisory roles with a
focus on industries ranging from artificial intelligence to energy
and sustainability, she served as president of Innovation and New
Ventures at Flex, where she was responsible for worldwide
innovation, global design and engineering, new product businesses
and corporate venture investments. Before joining Flex,
Ms. Sargent was CEO of Oerlikon Solar, a leading provider of
end-to-end thin film solar photovoltaic solutions, and of Voyan
Technology, which supplied software and silicon solutions for
the broadband communication and semiconductor equipment
industries.
"Jeannine is an accomplished business leader and advisor with a
compelling breadth of experience and impact," said Aart de Geus, chairman and co-CEO of Synopsys.
"Her demonstrated expertise in leading-edge technology and business
development, operations, complex ecosystems and global markets will
be of high value as a complement to the strong board we have at
Synopsys."
Ms. Sargent is currently a member of the boards of Fortive, a
diversified industrial technology company, and Proterra, a
privately held leader in commercial electric vehicle technology. At
Fortive, she is chair of the Audit committee and serves on the
Compensation and Nominating & Governance committees. Ms.
Sargent was also a director at Cypress Semiconductor, where she
served on the Compensation and Nominating & Governance
committees.
"I'm excited about the opportunities that Synopsys has in EDA
and semiconductor IP, in light of today's hyperscalers and the dawn
of quantum computing, and in the Software Integrity business, as
the need for security testing continues to accelerate," Sargent
said. "I'm honored to join such a capable and committed team."
She graduated magna cum laude from Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Science
degree in chemical engineering and holds certificates from the
executive development programs at the MIT
Sloan School of Management, Harvard
University, and Stanford
University.
About Synopsys
Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) is the Silicon to
Software™ partner for innovative companies developing
the electronic products and software applications we rely on every
day. As the world's 15th largest software company,
Synopsys has a long history of being a global leader in electronic
design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP and is also growing
its leadership in software security and quality solutions. Whether
you're a system-on-chip (SoC) designer creating advanced
semiconductors, or a software developer writing applications that
require the highest security and quality, Synopsys has the
solutions needed to deliver innovative, high-quality, secure
products. Learn more at www.synopsys.com.
Editorial Contact:
Simone
Souza
Synopsys, Inc.
650-584-6454
simone@synopsys.com
Investor Contact:
Lisa L.
Ewbank
Synopsys, Inc.
650-584-1901
Synopsys-ir@synopsys.com
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