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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