At Mentor Graphics Matthias Knoppik was named as Area Director for Central Europe. The 38-years old Knoppik comes from Infineon where he held the post of Vice President Sales Europe. Further stations in his career were, among others, Siemens Semiconductor, Bouvier Darling, d’Etudes Nucléaires and ACC-Asia-Chip-Card. In his new function he is responsible for Mentor’s activities in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary and further Eastern Europeans countries. His office is in Munich.