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Rajeev Madhavan Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Rajeev Madhavan has served as Magma's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since he co-founded the company in 1997, and also served as president until 2001. Prior to founding Magma, he co-founded and served as President and CEO of Ambit Design Systems, Inc. and co-founded and served as Director of Engineering of LogicVision, Inc. Madhavan received a bachelor's degree in electronics and communication from KREC, Surathkal, India, and a master's degree in electrical engineering from Queen's University, Ontario, Canada.
Roy E. Jewell President & Chief Operating Officer
Roy Jewell joined Magma in 2001 as Chief Operating Officer, later assuming the additional role of President. From 1999 to 2001 Jewell served initially as the CEO of Clarisay, Inc. a company he co-founded. From 1998 to 1999 Jewell was a member of the executive staff at Avant! Corporation, a provider of software products for integrated circuit designs. From 1992 to 1998 Jewell was president and CEO of Technology Modeling Associates, Inc. Jewell previously served in various marketing positions at TMA, and prior to joining TMA in 1988 he served in various technical and management positions at Texas Instruments. Jewell received bachelor's and master's degrees in physics from the University of South Florida, and a master's degree in management and administration science from the University of Texas in Dallas.
Premal Buch General Manager and Corporate Vice President Design Implementation Business Unit
Dr. Premal Buch manages Magma's Design Implementation Business Unit, responsible for Magma’s Talus design implementation product line, as well as analysis, low-power, formal verification, and structured and programmable solutions. Dr. Buch joined Magma in 1997 as one of the first members of Magma’s engineering team and has served at Magma in various technical and management positions since. He received a bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Birla Institute of Technology & Science in Pilani, India, and master’s and doctorate degrees in computer-aided design from the University of California, Berkeley.
Carl Burrow Vice President, Sales – North America, Europe and India
Carl Burrow joined Magma in 2003 as part of the company’s acquisition of EDA startup Aplus Design Technology, where he served as vice president of Worldwide Sales. In his current position he is responsible for managing the sales organization in North America, Europe, Israel and India. Prior to Magma, Burrow spent 9 years with Actel Corporation, during a period of revenue growth from startup to $226 million and the company's initial public offering. His roles there included serving as Vice President of Worldwide Marketing and acting Vice President of Worldwide Sales, as well as other sales management roles. Before that he worked for 8 years in Texas Instruments' Semiconductor Division, where he began as a product marketing engineer and eventually served as a district sales manager. He has over 27 years of experience in the EDA and Semiconductor industries and holds a master's degree in Business Administration from Amberton University in Dallas and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Anirudh Devgan General Manager and Corporate Vice President Custom Design Business Unit
Anirudh Devgan joined Magma in 2005 and manages Magma’s Custom Design Business Unit, responsible for FineSim SPICE and FineSim Pro circuit simulation products; SiliconSmart library characterization; Quartz DRC and Quartz LVS physical verification products; and the Titan analog/mixed-signal products. He spent 12 years at IBM in various management and technical positions at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, IBM Server Division, IBM Microelectronics Division and IBM Austin Research Lab. Devgan, named an IEEE Fellow in 2006, was the recipient of DAC's Best Paper Award in 2005, the IEEE William J. McCalla Best Paper Award in 2003, IBM Microelectronics Division's Excellence Award in 2001, the 2000 IBM Corporate Award, and the IBM Outstanding Innovation Award and IBM Outstanding Research Accomplishment Award, both in 1999. He has served on program committees for various international conferences including DAC, ICCAD, ASP-DAC, VLSI Design and ISQED. Devgan has published more than 70 research papers and has 24 U.S. patents on various aspects of electronic design automation and circuit design. Devgan received a B. Tech. degree in electrical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and M.S. & Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
Noriaki Kikuchi President, Magma KK
Noriaki Kikuchi joined Magma in 2010 as President of Magma KK, Magma's Japanese subsidiary. Kikuchi most recently was President of Japan operations for Brion Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of ASML, overseeing sales, field application engineering and customer service. Previously he was President of Tera Systems Japan, and also held senior sales and field operations positions with Synopsys Japan and Seiko Instruments Inc. Kikuchi holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in management from Chuo University in Tokyo.
Ankush Oberai General Manager and Vice President Fab Analysis Business Unit Ankush Oberai manages Magma's Fab Analysis Business Unit, responsible for Magma’s yield analysis product line. Oberai joined Magma in 2006 when Magma acquired Knights Technology, where he served as Vice President and General Manager. His prior experience includes 3 years at Silvar-Lisco, where he managed Application Engineering, Sales and Marketing. He also served 3 years at NCA Corporation in a range of engineering and sales roles. Oberai holds an MSEE degree from the University of Central Florida and a BSEE degree from Shivaji University in Sangli, India.
Charlie Shin Vice President, Sales – Asia Pacific
Charlie Shin manages Magma sales in China, Korea and Taiwan, having joined Magma in 2005 as the Country Manager for Korea. Before joining Magma he was CEO of SysVery, where his responsibilities included direct oversight of worldwide sales. Shin previously held various sales and management positions for Davan Tech, the sole distributor in Korea for EDA supplier Avant! Corporation. Shin holds a master's degree in Business Administration from Joong-Ang University and a bachelor’s degree in Electronic Data Processing from the Soong-Sil University.
Peter S. Teshima Corporate Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer
Peter S. Teshima became Magma's Chief Financial Officer in 2006, having joined Magma in 2004 as Vice President, Finance. He has served in financial management and operational roles in EDA and other technology industries. Before joining Magma, Teshima served as chief operating officer for Hier Design Automation and previously was CFO at InTime Software, Cyclone Commerce, Avant! Corporation, InterHDL and High Level Design Systems. He holds a B.S. degree in commerce from Santa Clara University.
Milan G. Lazich Vice President, Corporate Marketing
Milan Lazich has served as Vice President, Corporate Marketing since joining Magma in 2001, and manages marketing programs and investor relations for the company. Prior experience includes serving as a marketing manager at Avant! Corporation and as Director of Marketing at Technology Modeling Associates. Lazich received a bachelor's degree in economics from UCLA and an MBA from Santa Clara University.
Camellia Ngo Vice President, Human Resources
Camellia Ngo joined Magma in 2000 to oversee Magma’s compensation practices, later assumed overall management of Magma's global Human Resources team and was named Vice President, Human Resources in 2005. Her team focuses on building the company’s competitive people advantage through HR initiatives reinforcing Magma’s winning culture and inspiring Magma employees to excel and contribute to the company’s dynamic growth and success. Prior to joining Magma, Ngo was a Senior Compensation Consultant with CompAnalysis. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Development Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a J.D. degree from UC Hastings College of the Law. She has been a member of the California Bar since 1994.