On February 15, 2024, ANSYS, Inc.?s Board of Directors appointed Rachel Pyles as Senior Vice President of Finance of the Company, effective as of February 22, 2024. Ms. Pyles, age 40, joined the Company in April 2023 as Vice President, Strategic Finance. She previously served as Senior Vice President, Finance, at financial technology solutions provider Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. from July 2019 to April 2023, where she led the finance team for the merchant solutions segment.

Ms. Pyles joined FIS through its acquisition of payment processing provider Worldpay, Inc. in July 2019. While at Worldpay and its predecessors, Ms. Pyles held various leadership positions in corporate finance, finance transformation, and financial planning and analytics since its spin-off from Fifth Third Bancorp in 2009. Ms. Pyles holds a B.S. in Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Investment Management from Duquesne University.

On February 15, 2024, the Board appointed Jennifer Gerchow as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, effective as of the Transition Date. In her role as Chief Accounting Officer, Ms. Gerchow will be the Company?s principal accounting officer within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Ms. Gerchow, age 45, joined the Company in 2003 and over the past twenty years has held roles of increasing responsibility within Finance, most recently serving as Vice President, Global Accounting and Reporting.

Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Gerchow held assurance positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers, from January 2001 to October 2003. Ms. Gerchow holds a B.S. in Business Administration in Accounting and in Finance from The Ohio State University and is a Certified Public Accountant.