The ESD Alliance closes the month of May with news that Simon Segars, CEO of Arm, is chair of our recently elected 10-member Governing Council. 
The council unanimously nominated him to the position, and we’re pleased that he is our new chair. We have plenty to accomplish moving forward with an exciting new set of programs and initiatives, especially as ES Design West kicks off in July. His knowledge, expertise, leadership and sound advice is welcome and valued.
Simon leads our Governing Council, a mix of long-time members and three newcomers, who will serve a two-year term. New Governing Council members are Dr. Raik Brinkmann, president and CEO of OneSpin Solutions, Dr. Prakash Narain, president and CEO of Real Intent and David Dutton, CEO of Silvaco.
Returning Governing Council members are:
- Aart de Geus, chairman and co-CEO of Synopsys, Inc.
- Dean Drako, president and CEO at IC Manage
- John Kibarian, president and CEO of PDF Solutions, Inc.
- Walden C. Rhines, CEO Emeritus of Mentor, a Siemens Business
- Lip-Bu Tan, CEO of Cadence Design Systems
- Bob Smith, Executive Director of ESD Alliance
