Magma appoints Noriaki Kikuchi as president of Magma KK

SAN JOSE, USA & YOKOHAMA, JAPAN: Magma Design Automation Inc. has named Noriaki Kikuchi president of Magma KK, Magma's Japanese subsidiary.

Kikuchi, with more than 30 years experience in electronic design automation and other technology industries, reports to Magma president and COO, Roy E. Jewell.

"Kikuchi-san has the proven track record to make him an exceptional fit to lead our team in Japan," Jewell said. "I believe his background and perspective will enhance our Japan team's ability to build on our past successes here."

"I'm delighted to join such an innovative and forward-thinking company as Magma," Kikuchi said. "Magma technology is well regarded in Japan – the new Tekton static timing analysis platform has been met with great enthusiasm – and I believe the company's commitment to making customers successful will continue to be key to attaining even greater accomplishments."

With a history of sales and senior management positions with increasing responsibilities, 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.