Forte Design Systems today announced that David Sear has been named President and Chief Executive Officer and elected to its Board of Directors.
David Sear has been named President and Chief Executive Officer and elected to the Board of Directors at Forte Design Systems. Dr Sear will oversee all daily operations to drive the company’s global growth strategy. Dr Sear joins Forte with more than 25 years of senior management experience in the semiconductor industry.

Most recently he was a strategic consultant, serving as an interim CEO for various pre-IPO semiconductor companies.

Prior to his consulting work, Dr Sear held numerous executive management positions, including: President and CEO of Vaishali Semiconductor; COO of Quality Semiconductor (now part of IDT); President and CEO of integrated circuit Systems; and President and COO of Catalyst Semiconductor, taking that company public.

‘We are excited to have such a high calibre executive as David join Forte’, said Lucio Lanza, Managing Director of Lanza Tech Ventures and Forte Board member.

He added: ‘David brings the level of business acumen we believe the company needs to fully capitalise on its potential’.

‘His extensive experience in the semiconductor industry and demonstrated leadership abilities will complement Forte’s existing strengths’.

‘Under his management, the company will continue to expand its technology leadership, grow its customer base toward a more global expansion, and strengthen its leading position in the ESL market’.

‘I am pleased to be joining Forte as ESL design is gaining traction on a worldwide basis’, said the incoming CEO Sear.

‘Forte has an outstanding team, is backed by a very strong board of directors and investors, and has already built a strong customer base and partnership network’.

‘I look forward to working with the rest of the team to take our company to the next phase of growth’.