John Molyneux

Executive Vice President, Field Operations

John Molyneux joined Palma Ceia SemiDesign in 2018, where he is responsible for Worldwide Field Operations, providing sales and support services to customers worldwide. John has over 30 years of senior and executive management experience in the semiconductor and EDA industries. Starting his career with Fairchild Semiconductor and LSI Logic, John also led the sales of Exemplar Logic, eventually acquired by Mentor Graphics for $200 million and successfully listing TransEDA on the London Stock Exchange. John also held executive positions at TSMC and served as vice president of global channel sales for Magma Design Automation, which was eventually acquired by Synopsys in 2012. John holds a BS in Physics and Mathematics from San Jose State University.