New Leaders for Mentor?

It’s one thing when one high-profile corporate raider wants a piece of you. But three?

That’s the queasy situation Mentor finds itself in today. The company’s board, which fended off Cadence a couple years ago, is now fighting for its life, having incurred the ire of two of its major shareholder groups by switching the date of its annual meeting, thus making it difficult for the dissidents to propose their own slates of directors. And they aren’t the only ones who could make life difficult for the EDA software company.

It’s never good to be in the middle of a battle with shareholders whose funding and access to capital is several times greater than yours. It’s especially not good when you have lost a net $65 million over three years and are seen as a bountiful treasure chest that just needs unlocking.

For 18 years Wally Rhines has been a steady hand at the helm of Mentor. Sadly, it’s looking more and more likely he won’t make it to 19.

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Mike Buetow is president of the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (pcea.net). He previously was editor-in-chief of Circuits Assembly magazine, the leading publication for electronics manufacturing, and PCD&F, the leading publication for printed circuit design and fabrication. He spent 21 years as vice president and editorial director of UP Media Group, for which he oversaw all editorial and production aspects. He has more than 30 years' experience in the electronics industry, including six years at IPC, an electronics trade association, at which he was a technical projects manager and communications director. He has also held editorial positions at SMT Magazine, community newspapers and in book publishing. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois. Follow Mike on Twitter: @mikebuetow

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