- Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) has announced that Jason Schmitt has joined the company as the general manager of the Software Integrity Group
Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS) has announced that Jason Schmitt has joined the company as the general manager of the Software Integrity Group and member of the senior executive team. And Schmitt is a seasoned leader with a proven track record of deep technical knowledge, product development, and go-to-market strategy and implementation thus providing valuable insight into emerging and rapidly changing cybersecurity challenges.
Synopsys is known as the “Silicon to Software” partner for innovative companies developing the electronic products and software applications we depend on every day. And as the world’s 15th largest software company, Synopsys has a long history of being a global leader in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP and is growing its leadership in software security and quality solutions.
Schmitt brings over 20 years of experience in security and enterprise product development and management. And most recently, Schmitt was CEO of Aporeto, an innovative SaaS/cloud company that was purchased by Palo Alto Networks in December of 2019.
Before Aporeto, he was vice president and general manager of Enterprise Security Products at Hewlett Packard where he led all aspects of the ArcSight security operations and Fortify application security businesses. And Schmitt has also held leadership roles at Barracuda Networks, Steelbox Networks, Ariba, SPI Dynamics, and Accenture.
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“We are excited to have someone of Jason’s caliber and recognized ability to grow and scale cybersecurity businesses. Our Software Integrity business is an acknowledged leader in the emerging software security and quality testing market, with more than $300 million of revenue and the broadest portfolio available today. We look forward to Jason’s leadership in taking the business to the next level, scaling towards our next objective of $500 million to $1 billion.”
— Chi-Foon Chan, co-CEO of Synopsys
“It is a privilege to join Synopsys and extend a long history of innovation and market leadership. As application security transitions to meet the velocity and requirements of DevOps, the unmatched breadth of the Synopsys portfolio and talented team uniquely position Synopsys to help our customers with today’s security challenges and to expand our leadership.”
— Jason Schmitt, general manager of the Software Integrity Group
