Dr. Pradip K Dutta, Corporate Vice President and Managing Director, Synopsys (I) Pvt Ltd is the new Chairman and Dr. Satya Narayan Gupta, Chief Executive Officer & President, Concept2Silicon Systems Pvt. Ltd has been elected as the Vice Chairman of India Semiconductor Association (ISA) for the year 2011-12. Ms. Poornima Shenoy will continue to serve as the President of ISA.

Widely acknowledged for his contributions in the field of Electronic Design and Automation (EDA), Dr. Dutta takes charge at a time when ISA is set to play a crucial role, in driving the growth of the electronics system design and manufacturing industry in India.

Speaking on the occasion Dr. Pradip K Dutta said, "There is a lot of positive energy that can be seen in the industry today. The electronics sector in India has the potential to drive inclusive growth in the country. Acknowledging this potential, the government too is rolling out initiatives and policies to propel growth in the semiconductor and electronics industry. We at ISA are committed to working with the government and the industry to drive this agenda forward".

The members of the Executive Council of ISA for 2011-12 are:

* Dr. Pradip K Dutta, Corporate Vice President and Managing Director, Synopsys (I) Pvt Ltd (ISA Chairman)
* Dr. Satya Narayan Gupta, Chief Executive Officer & President, Concept2Silicon Systems Pvt. Ltd (ISA Vice Chairman)
* Sanjeev Keskar , Managing Director- Sales ( India & SEA), PMC Sierra (I) Pvt. Ltd (ISA Treasurer)
* Poornima Shenoy, ISA President
* Dr. Praveen Vishakantaiah, President Intel India, Intel Technology (I) Pvt. Ltd.
* Sanjay Nayak, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Tejas Networks Ltd
* Rajesh Ram Mishra, Vice President - Product Engineering Solution, Wipro Technologies Ltd.
* Guru Ganesan,Managing Director, ARM Embedded Technologies Pvt Ltd. Bangalore
* Neeraj Paliwal, Vice President and NXP India Country Manager, NXP Semiconductors India Bangalore
* Ganapathy Subramaniam, Chief Executive officer, Cosmic Circuits Pvt. Ltd. Bangalore
* Parag Mehta, Managing Director and General Manager, Qlogic India Pvt. Ltd. ,Pune