Corporate Board Profile
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| 2022-02-23 | JOHN G. SCHWARZ | AGE: 71 Synopsys Board Committees: •Governance Committee Current Public Company Directorships: •Avast PLC •Teradata Corporation Professional Experience •Has served as a member of our Board of Directors since May 2007. •Currently the Chairman of Visier, Inc, a business analytics cloud-based software firm, and served as its co-founder and Chief Executive Officer from May 2010 to May 2020. •Previously served on the executive board of SAP AG from March 2008 to February 2010. •Was the Chief Executive Officer of Business Objects S.A., a provider of business intelligence software and services, from September 2005 through its acquisition by SAP in January 2008, and served as the Chief Executive Officer of SAP’s Business Objects unit through February 2010. •Served on Business Objects’ board of directors from January 2006 until its acquisition in January 2008. •Has also served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of NortonLifeLock Inc. (f.k.a. Symantec Corporation) and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Reciprocal Inc. •Previously spent 25 years at IBM Corporation, where he was most recently General Manager of IBM’s Industry Solutions Unit. Relevant Skills As the former Chief Executive Officer of Business Objects S.A., Mr. Schwarz led a large international software company and brings to our Board of Directors extensive management expertise and knowledge of the software industry. Furthermore, Mr. Schwarz provides significant cybersecurity experience to our Board through his previous role at NortonLifeLock Inc. and his current roles at Avast PLC and Visier, Inc. Mr. Schwarz understands the complexities of leading a global organization and operating in international markets. Mr. Schwarz also provides our Board of Directors with public company board experience. |
| 2023-02-17 | John G. Schwarz, 72 Chief Executive Officer (Retired), Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Visier, Inc. Synopsys Board Committees: Compensation Committee (Chair) |
| 2024-02-16 | John G. Schwarz | Independent DIRECTOR SINCE: 2007 Age: 73 SYNOPSYS BOARD COMMITTEES: Compensation Committee (Chair) 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: John G. Schwarz 143,750 174,705 — 318,455 |
| 2025-02-14 | John G. Schwarz | Independent | Lead Independent Director DIRECTOR SINCE: 2007 Age: 74 SYNOPSYS BOARD COMMITTEES: Compensation Committee CURRENT PUBLIC COMPANY DIRECTORSHIPS: Teradata Corporation FORMER PUBLIC COMPANY DIRECTORSHIPS HELD IN LAST FIVE YEARS: Avast PLC PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Has served as a member of our Board of Directors since May 2007. Currently the Chairman of Visier, Inc., a business analytics cloud-based software firm, and served as its co-founder and Chief Executive Officer from May 2010 to May 2020. Previously served on the executive board of SAP AG from March 2008 to February 2010. Was the Chief Executive Officer of Business Objects S.A., a provider of business intelligence software and services, from September 2005 through its acquisition by SAP in January 2008, and served as the Chief Executive Officer of SAP’s Business Objects unit through February 2010. Served on Business Objects S.A.'s board of directors from January 2006 until its acquisition in January 2008. Has also served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Symantec Corporation (now Gen Digital Inc.) and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Reciprocal Inc. Previously spent 25 years at IBM Corporation, where he was most recently General Manager of IBM’s Industry Solutions Unit. Has served as a member of the board of directors of Teradata Corporation since September 2010. Previously served as a member of the board of directors of Avast PLC from December 2011 to September 2022, including as Chairman from 2014 to September 2022 upon completion of its merger with NortonLifeLock, Inc. (now Gen Digital Inc.). Chairman of the board of directors of Mambu BD, a Netherlands based finance software technology company, since April 2024. RELEVANT SKILLS As the former Chief Executive Officer of Business Objects S.A., Mr. Schwarz led a large international software company and brings to our Board of Directors extensive management expertise and knowledge of the software industry. Furthermore, Mr. Schwarz provides significant cybersecurity experience to our Board of Directors through his previous roles at Symantec Corporation (now Gen Digital Inc.) and Avast PLC as well as his current role at Visier, Inc. Mr. Schwarz also provides insight into artificial intelligence technology as Visier, Inc. is a leading enterprise artificial intelligence analytics firm. Mr. Schwarz understands the complexities of leading a global organization and operating in international markets. Mr. Schwarz also provides our Board of Directors with public company board experience. |
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| 2013-03-06 | John G. Schwarz, 62, is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Visier Inc., ... The Compensation and Human Resource Committee has three members, Messrs. Ringler, Schwarz and Stavropoulos... 2012 Director Compensation Table John G. Schwarz Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: 64,092 Stock Awards: 251,898 Total: 315,990 |
| 2014-03-06 | John G. Schwarz, 63, is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Visier Inc... The Compensation and Human Resource Committee has three members, Messrs. Ringler, Schwarz and Stavropoulos... 2013 Director Compensation Table shows total $307,173. |
| 2015-03-05 | John G. Schwarz, 64, is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Visier Inc. ... The Compensation and Human Resource Committee has four members, Ms. Bacus and Messrs. Ringler, Schwarz and Stavropoulos ... 2014 Director Compensation Table: John G. Schwarz, Total: $306,516. |
| 2016-03-04 | Mr. Schwarz, age 65, is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Visier Inc. ... The Compensation and Human Resource Committee has four members, Ms. Bacus and Messrs. Ringler, Schwarz and Stavropoulos. ... The Executive Committee has four members, Messrs. Koehler, Lund, Ringler, and Stavropoulos. ... 2015 Director Compensation Table ... John G. Schwarz ... Total 315,418 |
| 2017-03-01 | Mr. Schwarz, age 66, is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Visier Inc., ... He joined our board in September 2010. |
| 2018-03-07 | John G. Schwarz, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Visier Inc., age 67, Director since 2010. Director. Board Committee Membership: Executive Committee, Compensation and Human Resource Committee (Chair). 2017 Director Compensation Table: Total $328,792. |
| 2019-03-13 | Mr. Schwarz, age 68, is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Visier Inc. ... He joined our board in September 2010. |
| 2020-03-20 | Mr. Schwarz, age 69, is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Visier Inc. He joined our board in September 2010. The Compensation and Human Resource Committee has four members, including Mr. Schwarz. The CEO Search Committee has four members, including Mr. Schwarz. The 2019 Director Compensation Table shows Mr. Schwarz's total compensation as $334,238. |
| 2021-03-18 | Mr. Schwarz, age 70, is the founder and Chairman of the Board of Visier Inc... He joined our board in September 2010. 2020 Director Compensation Table shows John Schwarz total compensation as $319,580. Board Committee Membership shows Mr. Schwarz served on Compensation and Human Resource Committee. |
| 2022-03-23 | Board of Directors John G. Schwarz 71 Director 2021 Director Compensation Table John Schwarz 70,000 fees earned in cash 274,365 stock awards 344,365 total |
| 2023-03-22 | John G. Schwarz, age 72, Director since 2010. Compensation Table shows $270,541 total compensation in 2022. |
| 2024-03-26 | Mr. Schwarz, age 73, is the co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Visier Inc.... He joined our board in September 2010. |
| 2025-03-27 | John G. Schwarz Age 74 Independent Director Joined in 2010 Committees: Compensation and People 2024 Director Compensation Table: $70,000 fees earned in cash, $235,033 stock awards, total $305,033. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-02-03