DR. AART J. DE GEUS

Corporate Board Profile

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SYNOPSYS INC

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2024-02-16	Dr. Aart J. de Geus \| Executive Chair of the Board of Directors DIRECTOR SINCE: 1986 Age: 69 As Executive Chair, Dr. de Geus can leverage his longstanding relationships to streamline Board and management communications and focus our Board’s attention on, among other things, risk management and the most critical strategic matters. Director Compensation Highlights 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: Roy Vallee 170,000 174,705 — 344,705 ... (similar format for other directors)
2025-02-14	Dr. Aart J. de Geus \| Executive Chair of the Board of Directors DIRECTOR SINCE: 1986 Age: 70 CURRENT PUBLIC COMPANY DIRECTORSHIPS: Applied Materials, Inc. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Co-founded Synopsys, serving as a member of our Board of Directors since our inception and as Chair of our Board of Directors from 1986 to 1992 and from 1998 until his transition to Executive Chair of our Board of Directors in January 2024. Has held a variety of positions since the inception of Synopsys in December 1986, including President, Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Senior Vice President of Marketing. Dr. de Geus served as our Chief Executive Officer from January 1994 to December 2023. From May 2012 to April 2022, he shared the position of co-Chief Executive Officer with Dr. Chi-Foon Chan. Has served as a member of the board of directors of Applied Materials, Inc. since July 2007. RELEVANT SKILLS As a co-founder of Synopsys, Dr. de Geus led Synopsys for over 35 years and is considered a pioneer in the electronic design automation (EDA) industry. Dr. de Geus brings to our Board of Directors a unique and thorough understanding of our technology, business, industry and culture. Under his leadership, Synopsys has substantially diversified its business, including closing well over 100 M&A transactions. Dr. de Geus provides strong executive leadership and vision, maintains a global network of customer and industry relationships and has served as the keynote speaker at innumerable conferences and industry events. Dr. de Geus also provides our Board of Directors with public company board experience.

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2024-02-16

Dr. Aart J. de Geus | Executive Chair of the Board of Directors DIRECTOR SINCE: 1986 Age: 69 As Executive Chair, Dr. de Geus can leverage his longstanding relationships to streamline Board and management communications and focus our Board’s attention on, among other things, risk management and the most critical strategic matters. Director Compensation Highlights 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: Roy Vallee 170,000 174,705 — 344,705 ... (similar format for other directors)

2025-02-14

Dr. Aart J. de Geus | Executive Chair of the Board of Directors DIRECTOR SINCE: 1986 Age: 70 CURRENT PUBLIC COMPANY DIRECTORSHIPS: Applied Materials, Inc. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Co-founded Synopsys, serving as a member of our Board of Directors since our inception and as Chair of our Board of Directors from 1986 to 1992 and from 1998 until his transition to Executive Chair of our Board of Directors in January 2024. Has held a variety of positions since the inception of Synopsys in December 1986, including President, Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President of Engineering and Senior Vice President of Marketing. Dr. de Geus served as our Chief Executive Officer from January 1994 to December 2023. From May 2012 to April 2022, he shared the position of co-Chief Executive Officer with Dr. Chi-Foon Chan. Has served as a member of the board of directors of Applied Materials, Inc. since July 2007. RELEVANT SKILLS As a co-founder of Synopsys, Dr. de Geus led Synopsys for over 35 years and is considered a pioneer in the electronic design automation (EDA) industry. Dr. de Geus brings to our Board of Directors a unique and thorough understanding of our technology, business, industry and culture. Under his leadership, Synopsys has substantially diversified its business, including closing well over 100 M&A transactions. Dr. de Geus provides strong executive leadership and vision, maintains a global network of customer and industry relationships and has served as the keynote speaker at innumerable conferences and industry events. Dr. de Geus also provides our Board of Directors with public company board experience.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-02-03