SAN JOSE, CA – Cadence Design Systems Inc. has promoted three senior staff members to executive management positions. The company believes the promotions reinforce it commitment to maintaining core technology leadership and customer service.

Tom Cooley has been named senior vice president of Worldwide Field Operations. He will be responsible for worldwide sales, product marketing and technical field operations. Prior to joining Cadence in 1995, Cooley worked for Cadnetix, Mentor Graphics and Racal-Redac. He has over 23 years of experience in sales and marketing.

Chi-Ping Hsu has been promoted to senior vice president of research and development for the Implementation Products Group. His responsibilities include development of analog design, implementation and verification, digital implementation and sign off and physical verification. Prior to joining Cadence in 2003, he was president and CEO of Get2Chip.

Nimish Modi has been named senior vice president of research and development for the Front End Group. He is responsibilities include system design, SoC IP integration and hardware/software co-validation. Prior to joining Cadence, Modi spent 18 years with Intel Corporation.