John Bennice

John Bennice is currently Director of Account Technology Management for Mentor Graphics (Calypto Division), driving the growth of the Catapult (High-level Synthesis) and PowerPro (RTL Power Estimation and Optimization) technologies in the Semiconductor Design space. John is an EDA veteran in the sector, working with Semiconductor design companies since 1992.

Bennice has held notable positions such as Vice President of Sales for Calypto Design Systems, Kilopass, and Barcelona Design Systems. Bennice also ran Global Account Sales in Japan while working for Synopsys in their NSKK org residing in Tokyo. He managed over $100M of annual business in the 1999-2000 timeframe, growing the business 30% YOY in a difficult time for Japanese semiconductor companies.

Bennice’s career has spanned broadly across the Semiconductor design*(EDA) software sector. John understands the semiconductor design business and has a knack for resonating with customers to get to the bottom line so the business can be closed positively for both sides.

Bennice was born and raised in upstate New York and graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering specializing in Energy Systems/Power Plant Design.