People: Mentor Graphics Corp (MENT.O)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Walden Rhines

66 2000 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

Gregory Hinckley

66 2008 President, Chief Financial Officer, Director

L. Don Maulsby

61 1999 Senior Vice President - World Trade

Richard Trebing

57 2011 Chief Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller

Dean Freed

54 1995 Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary

Brian Derrick

49 2002 Vice President - Corporate Marketing

Michael Vishny

48 2011 Vice President - Human Resources

Peter Bonfield

68 2010 Lead Independent Director

Kevin McDonough

61 1999 Independent Director

Patrick McManus

72 2003 Independent Director

David Schechter

37 2011 Independent Director

Joe Reinhart

Vice President - Corporate Development and Investor Relations

Biographies

Name Description

Walden Rhines

Dr. Walden C. Rhines is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Mentor Graphics Corporation. Dr. Rhines was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from 1993 to 2000. He is currently a director of TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (manufacturer of semiconductors), and served as a director of Cirrus Logic, Inc. (manufacturer of semiconductors) from 1995 to 2009. Dr. Rhines is currently in his fifth term as chair of the Electronic Design Automation Consortium. He is also a board member of the Semiconductor Research Corporation. He has previously served as chair of the Semiconductor Technical Advisory Committee of the Department of Commerce, and as a member of the boards of directors of the Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (CBEMA), SEMI-Sematech/SISA (a semiconductor equipment suppliers board), University of Michigan National Advisory Council, Lewis and Clark College and SEMATECH. Prior to joining Mentor, Dr. Rhines was Executive Vice President, Semiconductor Group of Texas Instruments Incorporated from 1987 to 1993. During a 21-year career at Texas Instruments, he held numerous executive and management positions. He was co-inventor of a patented invention that is fundamental to solid state lighting and DVDs.

Gregory Hinckley

Mr. Gregory K. Hinckley, CPA., is President, Chief Financial Officer, Director of Mentor Graphics Corporation. Mr. Hinckley has been President of the Company since 2000, and was Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company from 1997 to 2000. He continued to function as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer from 2000 to July 2007, and again became the Chief Financial Officer in December 2008. He is a director of Intermec, Inc. (a provider of integrated system solutions), Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a server board, chassis and server systems supplier), and SI Bone, Inc. (a privately held medical device company). Until 2007, Mr. Hinckley was also a director of Amkor Technology, Inc. (a provider of semiconductor packaging and test services). Prior to joining Mentor, Mr. Hinckley was Vice President, and then Senior Vice President, of VLSI Technology, Inc. (a semiconductor company) from 1992 to 1997.

L. Don Maulsby

Mr. L. Don Maulsby is Senior Vice President - World Trade of Mentor Graphics Corporation. From 1998 to 1999, he was president of Tri-Tech and Associates, a manufacturer’s representative firm.

Richard Trebing

Mr. Richard P. Trebing is Chief Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller of Mentor Graphics Corporation. He joined Mentor Graphics in 1989 and has held various positions in finance and accounting, most recently as the company's senior director of finance. Prior to his tenure at Mentor Graphics, Trebing served as financial planning and analysis manager at OECO Corporation, and production planning manager and financial analyst at Spectra Physics Corporation. Trebing holds a Bachelor of Science from Ohio State University and an MBA from University of Oregon.

Dean Freed

Mr. Dean MacLean Freed is Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of Mentor Graphics Corporation.

Brian Derrick

Mr. Brian M. Derrick is Vice President - Corporate Marketing of Mentor Graphics Corporation. From 2000 to 2001 he was Vice President and General Manager of Physical Verification Division. Since 2008, Mr. Derrick has served as a director of Calypto Design Systems, Inc., a sequential analysis technology company.

Michael Vishny

Mr. Michael H. Vishny has been appointed as Vice President - Human Resources of Mentor Graphics Corp. Prior to that, he was a senior HR executive at US Robotics, Inc., Gateway Computers, S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. and the A.C. Nielsen Company. He was the Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Conexant Systems, Inc. from 2002 to 2011.

Peter Bonfield

Sir Peter L. Bonfield is Lead Independent Director of Mentor Graphics Corporation. Mr. Bonfield has been a self-employed international business advisor since 2002 and has been Chairman of NXP Semiconductor N.V. (a semiconductor company) since 2006. He served as Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer of British Telecommunications PLC (a provider of telecom services) from 1996 to 2002 and before that served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ICL plc (a UK-based information technology company). Sir Peter is a director of Sony Corporation (a worldwide provider of electronics, games, music, movies and financial services), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (a manufacturer of semiconductors), Telefonak-tiebolaget LM Ericsson (a telecommunications equipment manufacturer), and Actis LLP (a private equity investor in emerging markets). He previously served as a director of AstraZeneca PLC (a pharmaceuticals company) from 1995 to 2007. He is a senior advisor to N.M. Rothschild London and a member of the advisory boards of the Longreach Group and New Venture Partners. He also serves as an advisor to Apax Partners LLP and a board mentor to CMi. He has received numerous honors for his contributions to business, including a knighthood, and is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Kevin McDonough

Mr. Kevin C. McDonough is Independent Director of Mentor Graphics Corporation. Mr. McDonough has been President of Kammstone LLC (a consulting firm providing services to the electronics industry) since 2002. He served as a director of Caustic Graphics, a startup in computer graphics from 2007 until it was sold in 2010. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of ChipData, Inc. (an internet service company) from 1999 to 2002. Vice President and General Manager of National Semiconductor Corporation (a manufacturer of electronic components) from 1997 to 1999 and Senior Vice President of Engineering of Cyrix Corporation (a manufacturer of microprocessors) from 1989 to 1997. Mr. McDonough spent 15 years in various semiconductor design and product development roles at Texas Instruments, where he was an inventor on 23 patents.

Patrick McManus

Mr. Patrick B. McManus is Independent Director of Mentor Graphics Corporation since 2003. Mr. McManus has been self-employed as a private investor since 1987. He was Chief Financial Officer of Charles Schwab Corporation from 1984 to 1987, and Chief Financial Officer of various companies prior to 1984 including Univest, Pacific Express Airlines, Acurex Solar Corporation and Itel Corporation. Earlier in his career, he was controller of the African and Middle East division of Singer Corporation.

David Schechter

Mr. David S. Schechter is Independent Director of Mentor Graphics Corporation. Mr. Schechter currently is responsible for co-executing a small/mid cap investment strategy across all industries as a Portfolio Manager of the Sargon Portfolio for Icahn Capital LP, the entity through which Carl C. Icahn manages third party investment funds. Prior to April 2010, Mr. Schechter served as a Managing Director for Icahn Capital LP and in a variety of investment advisory roles for Mr. Icahn since 2004, providing investment and strategic advice across multiple industries, asset classes, and geographies. Mr. Schechter serves on the board of directors of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., a natural and organic food and personal care products company, and Federal-Mogul Corporation, an automotive and industrial equipment supplier. With respect to each company mentioned above, Carl C. Icahn, directly or indirectly, either (i) controls the company or (ii) has an interest in the company through the ownership of securities. Mr. Schechter previously served as a director of WCI Communities, Inc., a homebuilding company, XO Communications, a telecommunications company, BKF Capital Group, Inc., an investment advisory business and WestPoint International, Inc., a manufacturer of bed and bath home fashion products. Prior to joining Mr. Icahn in January 2004, Mr. Schechter served as a Vice President of Global Special Situations at Citigroup, a unit responsible for making proprietary investments in distressed situations.

Joe Reinhart

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Walden Rhines

3,905,270

Gregory Hinckley

3,184,800

L. Don Maulsby

1,499,080

Richard Trebing

--

Dean Freed

700,374

Brian Derrick

858,753

Michael Vishny

--

Peter Bonfield

--

Kevin McDonough

--

Patrick McManus

--

David Schechter

--

Joe Reinhart

--
As Of 30 Jan 2012

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

Walden Rhines

2,263,946 3,480,252

Gregory Hinckley

1,508,095 1,860,185

L. Don Maulsby

364,229 680,086

Richard Trebing

0 0

Dean Freed

165,857 2,605,101

Brian Derrick

121,000 1,053,149

Michael Vishny

0 0

Peter Bonfield

0 0

Kevin McDonough

0 0

Patrick McManus

0 0

David Schechter

0 0

Joe Reinhart

0 0
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