BRUCE R. CHIZEN - Corporate Board Profile

SYNOPSYS INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2014-02-14	Mr. Chizen has been a member of our Board of Directors since April 2001. He is currently an independent consultant and has served as Senior Adviser to Permira Advisers LLP since July 2008 and Venture Partner with Voyager Capital since July 2009. From November 2007 to November 2008, Mr. Chizen served as a strategic adviser to Adobe Systems Incorporated, a provider of design, publishing and imaging software for print, Internet and dynamic media production. From December 2000 to November 2007, he served as Adobes Chief Executive Officer and served as its President from April 2000 to January 2005. He previously held various other positions at Adobe dating to 1994. Mr. Chizen has served on the board of directors of Oracle Corporation since July 2008 and served on the board of directors of Adobe from December 2000 to April 2008. Mr. Chizen has significant expertise in the management of complex global organizations. As the former Chief Executive Officer of Adobe, Mr. Chizen provides our Board with executive-level insight into the challenges associated with operating in a high technology industry and a multi-billion dollar company. Additionally, Mr. Chizen brings significant financial, product management and marketing expertise, which he gained through various leadership positions at Adobe. Mr. Chizen also provides extensive public company board experience to our Board.
2015-02-13	Mr. Chizen has been a member of our Board of Directors since April 2001. He is currently an independent consultant and has served as Senior Adviser to Permira Advisers LLP since July 2008 and Venture Partner with Voyager Capital since July 2009. From November 2007 to November 2008, Mr. Chizen served as a strategic adviser to Adobe Systems Incorporated, a provider of design, publishing and imaging software for print, Internet and dynamic media production. From December 2000 to November 2007, he served as Adobes Chief Executive Officer and served as its President from April 2000 to January 2005. He previously held various other positions at Adobe dating to 1994. Mr. Chizen has served on the board of directors of Oracle Corporation since July 2008, the operating committee of the privately held Ancestry.com LLC since January 2013, and served on the board of directors of Adobe from December 2000 to April 2008. Mr. Chizen has significant expertise in the management of complex global organizations. As the former Chief Executive Officer of Adobe, Mr. Chizen provides our Board with executive-level insight into the challenges associated with operating in a high technology industry and a multi-billion dollar company. Additionally, Mr. Chizen brings significant financial, product management and marketing expertise, which he gained through various leadership positions at Adobe. Mr. Chizen also provides extensive public company board experience to our Board.
2016-02-12	Mr. Chizen has been a member of our Board of Directors since April 2001. He is currently an independent consultant and has served as Senior Adviser to Permira Advisers LLP since July 2008 and Venture Partner with Voyager Capital since July 2009. From November 2007 to November 2008, Mr. Chizen served as a strategic adviser to Adobe Systems Incorporated, a provider of design, publishing and imaging software for print, Internet and dynamic media production. From December 2000 to November 2007, he served as Adobes Chief Executive Officer and served as its President from April 2000 to January 2005. He previously held various other positions at Adobe dating to 1994. Mr. Chizen has served on the board of directors of Oracle Corporation since July 2008, the operating committee of the privately held Ancestry.com LLC since January 2013, and served on the board of directors of Adobe from December 2000 to April 2008. Mr. Chizen has significant expertise in the management of complex global organizations. As the former Chief Executive Officer of Adobe, Mr. Chizen provides our Board with executive-level insight into the challenges associated with operating in a high technology industry and a multi-billion dollar company. Additionally, Mr. Chizen brings significant financial, product management and marketing expertise, which he gained through various leadership positions at Adobe. Mr. Chizen also provides extensive public company board experience to our Board.
2017-02-17	Mr. Chizen has been a member of our Board of Directors since April 2001. He is currently an independent consultant and has served as Senior Adviser to Permira Advisers LLP since July 2008 and Venture Partner with Voyager Capital since July 2009. From November 2007 to November 2008, Mr. Chizen served as a strategic adviser to Adobe Systems Incorporated, a provider of design, publishing and imaging software for print, Internet and dynamic media production. From December 2000 to November 2007, he served as Adobe’s Chief Executive Officer and served as its President from April 2000 to January 2005. He previously held various other positions at Adobe dating back to 1994. Mr. Chizen has served on the board of directors of Oracle Corporation since July 2008, the operating committee of the privately held Ancestry.com LLC from January 2013 to May 2016, and the board of directors of Adobe from December 2000 to April 2008. Mr. Chizen has significant expertise in the management of complex global organizations. As the former Chief Executive Officer of Adobe, Mr. Chizen provides our Board with executive-level insight into the challenges associated with operating in a high technology industry and a multi-billion dollar company. Additionally, Mr. Chizen brings significant financial, product management and marketing expertise, which he gained through various leadership positions at Adobe. Mr. Chizen also provides extensive public company board experience to our Board.
2018-02-16	Mr. Chizen has been a member of our Board of Directors since April 2001. He is currently an independent consultant and has served as Senior Adviser to Permira Advisers LLP since July 2008 and Venture Partner with Voyager Capital since July 2009.
2019-02-15	Mr. Chizen has been a member of our Board of Directors since April 2001. He is currently an independent consultant and has served as Senior Adviser since July 2008 and PGO Partner since June 2018 with Permira Advisers LLP, and Venture Partner with Voyager Capital since July 2009. From November 2007 to November 2008, Mr. Chizen served as a strategic adviser to Adobe Systems Incorporated, a provider of design, publishing and imaging software for print, Internet and dynamic media production. From December 2000 to November 2007, he served as Adobe’s Chief Executive Officer and served as its President from April 2000 to January 2005. He held various other positions at Adobe dating back to 1994. Mr. Chizen has served on the board of directors of Oracle Corporation since July 2008, and he previously served on the board of directors of Adobe from December 2000 to April 2008.
2020-02-18	Mr. Chizen has been a member of our Board of Directors since April 2001. He is currently an independent consultant and has served as Senior Adviser since July 2008 and PGO Partner since June 2018 with Permira Advisers LLP, and Venture Partner with Voyager Capital since July 2009. From November 2007 to November 2008, Mr. Chizen served as a strategic adviser to Adobe Systems Incorporated, a provider of design, publishing and imaging software for print, Internet and dynamic media production. From December 2000 to November 2007, he served as Adobe’s Chief Executive Officer and served as its President from April 2000 to January 2005. He previously held various other positions at Adobe dating back to 1994. Mr. Chizen has served on the board of directors of Oracle Corporation since July 2008, and he previously served on the board of directors of Adobe from December 2000 to April 2008.
2021-02-18	BRUCE R. CHIZEN \| AGE: 65 DIRECTOR SINCE: 2001 Synopsys Board Committees: •Compensation •Governance Current Public Company Directorships: •Oracle Corporation Fiscal 2020 Compensation Bruce R. Chizen: $299,959
2022-02-23	BRUCE R. CHIZEN \| AGE: 66 Synopsys Board Committees: •Compensation Committee •Governance Committee Current Public Company Directorships: •ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. •Informatica Corporation •Oracle Corporation Professional Experience •Has served as a member of our Board of Directors since April 2001. •Currently an independent consultant and has served as Senior Adviser since July 2008 and PGO Partner since June 2018 to Permira Advisers LLP, and Venture Partner with Voyager Capital since July 2009. •Served as a strategic adviser to Adobe Systems Incorporated, a provider of design, publishing and imaging software for print, Internet and dynamic media production from November 2007 to November 2008. •Served as Adobe’s Chief Executive Officer from December 2000 to November 2007 and served as its President from April 2000 to January 2005. •Previously held various other positions at Adobe dating back to 1994. •Served on the board of directors of Adobe from December 2000 to April 2008. •Has served on the board of directors of Oracle Corporation since July 2008, board of directors of ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. since November 2014, and board of directors of Informatica Corporation since August 2015. Relevant Skills Mr. Chizen has significant expertise in the management of complex global organizations. As the former Chief Executive Officer of Adobe, Mr. Chizen provides our Board of Directors with executive-level insight into the challenges associated with operating a multi-billion dollar company in a high technology industry. Additionally, Mr. Chizen brings significant financial, product management and marketing expertise, which he gained through various leadership positions at Adobe. Mr. Chizen also provides extensive public company board experience to our Board of Directors.
2023-02-17	Bruce R. Chizen, 67 Senior Adviser and PGO Partner, Permira Advisers LLP Venture Partner, Voyager Capital Synopsys Board Committees: Compensation Committee, Governance Committee
2024-02-16	Bruce R. Chizen \| Independent DIRECTOR SINCE: 2001 Age: 68 SYNOPSYS BOARD COMMITTEES: Compensation Committee For fiscal 2023, we paid non-employee directors an annual retainer of $125,000 for serving on our Board. We paid an additional retainer of $30,000 to our Lead Independent Director, $40,000 to the chair of the Audit Committee, $25,000 to each of the chair of the Compensation Committee and the chair of the Governance Committee, $15,000 to the other members of the Audit Committee, and $10,000 to the other members of the Compensation Committee and Governance Committee. The following table sets forth a summary of the compensation paid to our non-employee directors for services in fiscal 2023: Bruce R. Chizen 140,000 174,705 — 314,705
2025-02-14	Bruce R. Chizen \| Independent DIRECTOR SINCE: 2001 Age: 69 SYNOPSYS BOARD COMMITTEES: Compensation Committee CURRENT PUBLIC COMPANY DIRECTORSHIPS: ChargePoint Holdings, Inc., Informatica Corporation, Oracle Corporation PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Has served as a member of our Board of Directors since April 2001. Currently an independent consultant and has served as Senior Adviser since July 2008 and PGO Partner since June 2018 to Permira Advisers LLP. Served as Venture Partner with Voyager Capital from July 2009 to May 2023. Served as a strategic adviser to Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe), a provider of design, publishing and imaging software for print, Internet and dynamic media production from November 2007 to November 2008. Served as Adobe’s Chief Executive Officer from December 2000 to November 2007 and as its President from April 2000 to January 2005. Previously held various other positions at Adobe dating back to 1994. Has served as a member of the boards of directors of Oracle Corporation since July 2008, ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. since December 2014, and Informatica Corporation since August 2015. RELEVANT SKILLS Mr. Chizen has significant expertise in the management of complex global organizations. As the former Chief Executive Officer of Adobe, Mr. Chizen provides our Board of Directors with executive-level insight into the challenges associated with operating a multi-billion dollar company in a high technology industry.