WILSONVILLE, Ore., July 6,
2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT)
today announced that on June 15,
2016, the company's shareholders elected Dr. Cheryl L. Shavers to the company's board of
directors.
Dr. Shavers currently serves as chief executive officer of
Global Smarts, Inc., an advisory services and strategy firm, which
she founded in 2001 to assist companies and government agencies to
manage growth opportunities and the innovative process.
Additionally, she is a Distinguished Dean's Professor at the Leavey
School of Business at Santa Clara
University. Dr. Shavers is also a director on the
board of Rockwell Collins, Inc. serving on the company's Nominating
and Governance Committee, and chairing its Technology/Cybersecurity
Committee.
"We welcome Dr. Shavers to the Mentor board," said Walden C. Rhines, chairman and CEO of Mentor
Graphics. "Her extensive experience in the semiconductor industry,
U.S. government technology policy and direction of a major
military/avionics corporation will provide helpful perspectives and
direction for our company."
Dr. Shavers was Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology for
the U.S. Department of Commerce from November 1999 to February
2001 after having previously served as its Under Secretary
designate. Prior to that, she held a variety of roles at Intel
Corporation, including director of Emerging Technologies and sector
manager of the Microprocessor Products Group for Intel Capital.
She has served on the board of ATMI, a semiconductor
materials company acquired by Entegris, and of E.W. Scripps
Company. She served as non-executive chairman of BitArts Ltd., a
digital security company, from 2001 to 2003.
Dr. Shavers holds a B.S. degree in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in
Solid State Chemistry from Arizona State
University and was awarded an honorary Master's degree in
Engineering Management from California Polytechnic State
University. She is also a registered patent agent with the Patent
and Trademark Office of the Department of Commerce.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation is a
world leader in electronic hardware and software design solutions,
providing products, consulting services and award-winning support
for the world's most successful electronic, semiconductor and
systems companies.
Established in 1981, the company reported revenues in the last
fiscal year of approximately $1.18
billion. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W.
Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon
97070-7777. World Wide Web site: http://www.mentor.com.
(Mentor Graphics and Mentor are registered trademarks of Mentor
Graphics Corporation. All other company or product names are the
registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective
owners.)
For more information, please contact:
Suzanne Graham
503-685-7789
suzanne_graham@mentor.com
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