SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
Sector: Information Technology
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Sector: Information Technology
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Director information for SNPS
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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| SNPS | Lead Independent Director | 75 | ["Chief Executive Officer (Retired)","Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Visier, Inc.","Deep expertise in the software sector","Former CEO of Business Objects","Extensive board and cybersecurity experience","Co-Founder & Chairman of Visier","President and COO of Symantec Corporation","25 years at IBM Corporation in various roles","Establish agenda for regular Board meetings","Review and advise on schedule of regular Board meetings","Serve as chair of regular Board meetings when the Executive Chair is unavailable","Call executive sessions of the independent directors","Provide feedback from executive sessions to management","Serve as liaison between the CEO and the independent directors","Participate in the annual performance evaluation of the CEO","Facilitate dialogue between the independent directors and management","Consult with stockholders at management's request"] | ["Compensation Committee"] | 2026 |
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| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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| TDC | Independent Director | 75 | ["Cloud technology, data analytics, and/or software expertise", "Leadership experience", "Financial/Accounting literacy", "Global business experience", "Sales, marketing, or branding background", "Talent management and/or succession planning", "Artificial Intelligence (AI and/or the governance of AI)", "Cloud Technology", "Data Analytics and Software", "Leadership Experience", "Financial / Accounting Literacy", "Global Business", "Sales, Marketing or Branding Background", "Talent Management and/or Succession Planning", "AI and/or the governance of AI"] | ["Compensation and People"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Mr. Schwarz has deep expertise in the software sector as former CEO of Business Objects, an enterprise software company, specializing in business intelligence, where he doubled the company s size and profitability through seven strategic acquisitions and led its transformational merger with SAP, successfully overseeing the integration and global expansion of SAP s business intelligence business. Moreover, Mr. Schwarz offers extensive board and cybersecurity experience, having served as a director of Teradata Corporation since 2010 and as a director of Avast PLC from 2011 to 2022, including as Chairman, where he guided Avast PLC s $8.6 billion sale to NortonLifeLock (now Gen Digital). In addition, Mr. Schwarz provides insight into intelligence technologies as the Chairman of Visier, a human resources analytics company, where he previously served as CEO and advanced the company s artificial intelligence applications while scaling its global operations. Career Highlights Visier Inc. Co-Founder & Chairman (since 2010) CEO (2010-2020) SAP Division CEO (Business Objects) (2008-2010) Business Objects CEO (2005-2008) Symantec Corporation (now Gen Digital Inc.) President and COO (2001-2005) Reciprocal Inc. President and CEO (2000-2001) IBM Corporation 25 years in various roles, culminating with General Manager, Industry Solutions Board Experience Teradata Corporation (since 2010) Avast PLC (2011-2022) SuccessFactors (2010-2011) Verity (2003-2005)