Trac Pham Chief Financial Officer $5M. About Synopsys. Schwarz has served as chief executive officer (CEO) of Business Objects for nearly two years. Mr. Schwarz has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Manitoba, a Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Toronto, and an honorary PhD from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia."I have had a number of opportunities to serve on top-notch boards, but I have chosen to join Synopsys' board because of the outstanding reputations of its members and management, as well as the synergies between Synopsys and Autodesk," said Mr. Castino. John has tremendous operating experience in technology companies and today is CEO of the world's leading business intelligence player in enterprise software."Mr. Castino has been senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) for Autodesk, Inc. for the past five years. Aart J. de Geus Co, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors $10M. Synopsys' Board of Directors originally approved the stock repurchase program in 2002 and has periodically replenished the program as funds are spent. Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) today announced that its Board of Directors has replenished its existing stock repurchase authorization to $500 million. The program does not obligate Synopsys to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and the program may be suspended or terminated at any time at Synopsys' discretion.This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements related to the timing and extent of any stock repurchases, and our planned deployment of capital. 2019; CC. The program does not obligate Synopsys to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and the program may be suspended or terminated at any time at Synopsys' discretion.

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Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) is the Silicon to … He spent the first 25 years of his career at IBM, where he had various technical and general management assignments. "I look forward to contributing to the company's continued financial success as an independent member of the Board and the Audit Committee." Inc., a major electronic design automation company, serving as its chief executive officer for seven years and then as executive chairman. In 1997, Mr. Jones co-founded Tensilica Inc., a privately held technology IP company that developed and licensed high performance embedded processing cores. AD. Synopsys is a registered trademark of Synopsys, Inc. Any other trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned in this release are the intellectual property of their respective owners."The appointment of these two outstanding professionals brings valuable expertise to an already strong Board," said Aart de Geus, chairman and CEO of Synopsys, Inc. "In addition to their excellent business experience and judgment, their vision, values and enthusiasm will serve Synopsys and its stakeholders well.

Synopsys assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement contained in this press release. Other prior experience includes a role as controller for Chiron Corporation. See the breakdown of the total annual compensation for Roy Vallee for being a board member of SYNOPSYS INC, as well as other members of the Board of Directors for SYNOPSYS INC Average pay of disclosed executives at Synopsys. In this role, he has responsibility for finance, purchasing, information technology, business development and investor relations.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced the appointment of Chrysostomos L. "Max" Nikias to its Board of Directors, effective July 11, 2011.