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Maria M. Pope is the vice president and chief financial officer of Mentor Graphics. Pope a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of financial and operational experience is responsible for treasury tax accounting internal audit corporate development and investor relations at the company. Additionally she manages facilities and purchasing. Previously Pope held various senior management positions at Pope & Talbot Inc. most recently vice president and general manager of the Wood Products Division. She has also held financial management positions at Levi Strauss & Co. and at Morgan Stanley & Co. Her extensive experience also includes board of director positions with Premera Blue Cross where she is a member of the executive committee and chairs the audit committee and Portland General Electric Company where she is a member of the finance and audit committees. Pope has an MBA degree from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BA degree from Georgetown University. | 