WILSONVILLE, Ore., Feb. 22,
2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ:
MENT), a leader in electronic hardware and software solutions,
today announced that Yukio Tsuchida
has been engaged as the president and managing director of Mentor
Graphics Japan Co., Ltd. He will be responsible for leading the
local sales and technical organizations and developing and
executing the company's business strategy in Japan.
During 32 years in the IT industry, Mr. Tsuchida has held
numerous executive leadership roles in sales, marketing, product
management and country general management. He was most recently the
director of Asia Pacific Industry Sales with Autodesk, where he ran
the sales and technical support organizations for AEC industry
accounts in the Asia Pacific
region. Prior to Autodesk, he was the president and managing
director of Xyratex Japan Co., Ltd., the Japanese branch of a
UK-based data storage solutions company.
Mr. Tsuchida spent 22 years at IBM in a succession of
increasingly responsible and senior sales leadership roles. These
included managing large Japanese automotive and telecommunications
accounts at IBM Japan and IBM Corporation in the U.S., and product
sales and marketing organizations for enterprise servers and data
storage in the Systems and Technology Group at IBM. He has a B.S.
in Material Engineering from Yokohama National
University.
"Tsuchida-san has experience in country management, global large
enterprise account development and sales execution, plus in-depth
knowledge of the automotive market gained over 15 years of
experience in that industry," said Walden
C. Rhines, chairman and CEO of Mentor Graphics. "We look
forward to his leadership of Mentor's Japan organization."
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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