David L. Dutton is appointed as CEO of Silvaco

Silvaco has announced appointment of David L. Dutton as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Thomas Sher as Vice President (VP) of Finance and Stanley Jones as Director of Human Resources (HR). “Dave’s demonstrated passionate leadership, Tom’s financial acumen and Stan’s talent development expertise are great additions to complement an already strong management team,” said Pesic. “The transition to the next-generation of leadership is complete, and the new revitalized executive team now has the deep technical knowledge and diverse industry experience to support Silvaco’s robust global market expansion goals and drive the company toward its next phase of innovation and growth.” “Silvaco’s complete design flows dominate in the flat panel display (FPD) market, the company is a leader in the technology computer aided design (TCAD) space and holds a strong position in the analog mixed signal (AMS) and power design arenas,” said Dutton. “The new executive team plans to leverage Silvaco’s technology legacy to reinforce our leading positions in these segments, as well as penetrate and expand into larger markets, to optimize the company’s growth opportunities.” A 30-year semiconductor industry veteran, Dutton most recently served as a principal in management consulting firm CEO to CEO. From 2001 to 2013, Dutton served as President and CEO of NASDAQ-listed semiconductor equipment co...