John J. Hanlon
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

John Hanlon joined Synplicity as senior vice president of finance, and chief financial officer in October 2005. His responsibilities, as leader of the finance team, will include overseeing worldwide finance-related activities including; accounting and external reporting, investor relations, strategic financial planning, as well as spearheading new financial opportunities.

Mr. Hanlon has more than 22 years of public and private sector financial management experience in high technology companies, with emphasis on software, Internet and manufacturing. Most recently, he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Accelrys, Inc., formerly Pharmacopeia, Inc. Previously, Mr. Hanlon was senior vice president and chief financial officer at MDL Information Systems for 10 years and also spent 10 years in public accounting at Coopers & Lybrand, LLP.

Mr. Hanlon holds a B.S. from California State University, Hayward, and is a Certified Public Accountant.