Delaware, November 17, 2021/PRNewswire/–Chip Design Systems (CDS) announced today the appointment of Charles Thuss to their Advisory Board.

Charles Thuss is an accomplished finance and operations executive (CFO & COO) with extensive international experience managing organizational transformation and alignment, financial activities, process improvement and multi-national teams to improve margins, increase efficiencies and manage risk. In various roles in public and private companies, he has led teams to build, integrate and downsize organizations in the United States, Middle East, Europe and Canada in professional services, US Federal Contracting, construction, telecom and physical security. He started his career in emerging market private equity in Russia.

He holds an MBA from the Wharton School and Masters and Bachelors degrees in International Relations from Stanford University. He volunteers his skills in the community to support homelessness intervention, music and Float building for the Pasadena Rose Parade.