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News Release from: Zenasis Technologies
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 12 July 2005
Harmon takes top job
Zenasis Technologies has named EDA industry veteran Dennis Harmon as its President and Chief Executive Officer.
Zenasis Technologies has named EDA industry veteran Dennis Harmon as its President and Chief Executive Officer Harmon will oversee all daily operations to drive the company's aggressive growth strategy
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 14 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Former CEO and cofounder Jay Roy remains on as Chairman and Chief Technology Officer, overseeing the technology roadmap and product strategy for the company.
Harmon joins Zenasis with more than 20 years of management experience in the electronic design automation industry.
Most recently he was cofounder and CEO of Synchronicity (recently acquired by MatrixOne), the leading provider of design management and collaboration solutions for the global semiconductor industry.
Prior to Synchronicity, Harmon held various corporate management positions at Viewlogic Systems (acquired by Synopsys), including heading up the company's worldwide strategic accounts and corporate applications organisations.
"We are pleased to have such a high quality executive as Dennis join the Zenasis team", said Jay Roy, Chairman and CTO of Zenasis.
"His extensive experience in corporate development and proven leadership abilities will complement Zenasis' existing strengths".
"Dennis also brings a deep understanding of the challenges faced by companies designing leading edge semiconductor products".
"Under his management, the company will continue to execute its aggressive technology leadership strategy, expand its customer base, and strengthen its position as a market leading provider of design optimisation solutions for the global semiconductor industry".
"I am excited to be joining Zenasis at this stage in its development, coming off a very positive Design Automation Conference and anticipating the latest release of the company's flagship product ZenTime", said incoming CEO Harmon.
"Jay and his outstanding team are backed by a very strong board of directors and investors, including strategic investor TSMC".
"They have built a strong customer base and partnership network, and have developed very unique and powerful design optimisation products to enable semiconductor product-development teams to more rapidly achieve design performance targets and shorten time to market".
"I look forward to working with the team to take Zenasis to the next stage in its development".
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