Danny Perng

Biography

      Danny Perng has been with Mentor Graphics since October of 1988 and has had an impressive track record of success. He started as a software developer in R&D and later became a member of the Corporate Architect Council representing the IC Division. He returned to Taiwan in 1996 as the PacRim Technical Marketing Manager for IC design and IP products. In 1998, Danny took the role of Foundry Program Manager to establish Calibre’s Golden Sign-off status at TSMC, UMC, and Chartered Semiconductor. Two years later, Danny became the PacRim Marketing Director. Due to Danny’s success in the tremendous growth of Mentor’s business and market share in China, where he set-up a direct channel in China, opening offices in Shanghai, Beijing, and ShenZhen, he became General Manager of Mentor Graphics China and was promoted to the PacRim Managing Director in 2009. In January 2012, Danny was promoted to Vice President, PacRim. Danny has a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Tsinghua University in Taiwan, and MS degrees from the University of Nebraska in Chemical Engineering and Computer Science, as well as a BMA degree from the Marylhurst University in Portland, Oregon. Danny is based in Mentor’s PacRim headquarter in Shanghai, China.

Research Interest

 business and engineering