SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
Sector: Information Technology
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Information Technology
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for SNPS
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNPS | President and Chief Executive Officer; President, CEO and Director | 55 | ["multiple decades of chip design, applications engineering, sales, product management and development experience","instrumental to the strategic innovation and transformative growth of Synopsys","CEO since 2024","President since 2021","COO (2020-2024)","led the Company’s EDA Design business unit","oversaw all digital and custom products","Establish the strategic direction and drive value creation of Synopsys","Represent the face of Synopsys to various stakeholders","Set meaningful and measurable operating and strategic goals for the company","Drive operational execution","Build and guide a highly capable and dynamic leadership team","Establish a strong performance management culture","Serve as primary interface between management and the Board","Provide regular updates and information to the Board on key issues","Review organizational structure needs and develop ongoing management succession plans","Assist the Compensation Committee in assessing the performance of the leadership team","Anticipate and mitigate potential risks to Synopsys"] | [] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Mr. Ghazi brings multiple decades of chip design, applications engineering, sales, product management and development experience to Synopsys. He has been instrumental to the strategic innovation and transformative growth of Synopsys since joining the Company in 1998 as an applications engineer, advancing through a series of leadership roles before his appointment as CEO in 2024 and as President in 2021. Prior to becoming CEO, he served as COO beginning in 2020, leading all business units, sales and customer success, strategic alliances, marketing and communications at Synopsys. Mr. Ghazi has also led the Company s EDA Design business unit, overseeing all digital and custom products that make up Synopsys largest business. In that role, he spearheaded the launch of several groundbreaking solutions. Prior to Synopsys, Mr. Ghazi was a design engineer at Intel, where he started his nearly 30-year long career in the industry. Career Highlights Synopsys President (since 2021) and CEO (since 2024) COO (2020-2024) GM EDA business unit (2016-2020) Various roles in applications engineering and sales (1998-2016) Intel Design Engineer (1996-1998)