Congratulations are in order for
Aart de Geus, Synopsys' CEO.
Last week, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group honored him with its
Spirit of Silicon Valley Lifetime Achievement Award.
Read all about it in
San Jose Mercury News - Takahashi: Synopsys leader's quiet impact.
I had the pleasure of attending the awards banquet, since my company purchased a table.
The keynote speaker for the luncheon was California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. It's the first time I've seen and heard "Ahnold" live, and he is quite impressive. He is very charismatic and his answers to audience questions made a great deal of sense. Of course, sound bites are easy and the devil is in the details when enacting policies and making hard choices. Voters are not easy to please. (We'll have our cake and eat it too, please.)
But enough of the Governator. For Aart, there was a fine tribute video shown with testimonials from business and community leaders. Aart was gracious and humble in his acceptance, noting all the contributions from his family, the Synopsys Foundation, and his colleagues in the Leadership Group.
Aart has been a true leader in the local community and Synopsys has been especially strong supporting Education and Science Fairs. Congratulations on a well deserved honor!
1 comment:
Hey John - that sounds like a lot of fun. I like to tell the story about when I met Ahnold - we shared a ride in the gondola at Mammoth one day, maybe 25 years ago... my friend was so starstruck, Arnold and his friends had a huge laugh on us - and as for Mr. De Geus, well apparently he was in our facility a few days ago, but unfortunately didn't get to see him... I hear he plays a mean guitar. Would've been fun to jam! ;-)
JMF
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