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Mary T. McDowell has served as Executive Vice President in charge of Nokia’s Mobile Phones unit
since July 2010. Previously, Ms. McDowell served as Executive Vice President and Chief Development
Officer of Nokia Corporation from January 2008 to July 2010 and as Executive Vice President and General
Manager of Enterprise Solutions of Nokia from January 2004 to December 2007. Prior to joining Nokia in
2004, Ms. McDowell spent 17 years in various executive, managerial and other positions at Compaq Computer
Corporation and Hewlett Packard Company, including serving as Senior Vice President, Industry-Standard
Servers of Hewlett-Packard Company. Ms. McDowell also served as a director of NAVTEQ Corporation until
July 2010.
Ms. McDowell is independent and brings to our Board extensive management experience in the technology
industry. Her two and a half decades of experience working for global technology companies focused on
innovation and collaboration provide her with a firm understanding of Autodesk’s core mission, business
and technology. Ms. McDowell is also a frequent public speaker on topics including strategy leadership and
consumer centricity. Her years of service as an executive officer at Nokia and other technology companies,
including Compaq Computer Corporation and Hewlett Packard Company, provide her with the executive
compensation knowledge necessary to serve on our Compensation and Human Resources Committee.
Lorrie M. Norrington has over 30 years of operating experience in technology, software, and Internet
businesses. Most recently, Ms. Norrington served as an executive at eBay Inc., serving as President of eBay
Marketplace from July 2008 to September 2010. Previously, she served in a number of senior management roles
at eBay from July 2006 until July 2008. Prior to joining eBay, Ms. Norrington served from June 2005 to July
2006 as President and CEO of Shopping.com, Inc., an online shopping comparison site acquired in 2005 by
eBay. Ms. Norrington also served as executive vice president in the office of the CEO of Intuit Inc., a business
and financial management software company, from August 2001 to January 2005. Prior to joining Intuit, she
served in a variety of executive positions at General Electric Corporation over a twenty-year period, working
in a broad range of industries and businesses. Ms. Norrington currently serves on the board of DIRECTV since
February 2011. She served on the boards of McAfee, Inc. from December 2009 until its acquisition by Intel in
February 2011, and Shopping.com, from June 2004 to August 2005.
Ms. Norrington is independent and has extensive experience in online commerce as well as valuable
management experience in the technology industry. Her three decades of building businesses and adapting to
and capitalizing on rapid technological advancement provide Ms. Norrington with a strong understanding of
Autodesk’s industry, business and technology and the challenges Autodesk faces as it evolves its business model
and adapts to its customers’ needs and demands. In addition, her experience as a chief executive officer provides
her with the financial acumen necessary to serve on our Audit Committee.
Charles J. Robel served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of McAfee, Inc. from October 2006
until its acquisition by Intel Corporation in February, 2011. Previously he was a Managing Member and
the Chief of Operations for Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, a venture capital firm, from June 2000 to
December 2005. Prior to joining Hummer Winblad, Mr. Robel led the High Technology Transaction Services
Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Silicon Valley from 1995 until 2000 and served as the partner in
charge of the Software Industry Group at PricewaterhouseCoopers from 1985 to 1995. Mr. Robel is the lead
director of Informatica Corporation and a director of Jive Software, Inc., and previously served on the boards
of directors of Adaptec, Inc., Borland Software Corporation, DemandTec, Inc., and as referenced above,
McAfee, Inc.
Mr. Robel is independent and has extensive experience in accounting and the technology industry. His
twenty-six years of experience at PricewaterhouseCoopers brings a valuable perspective to our Board and a
strong understanding of Autodesk’s industry, business and technology. Mr. Robel’s service on the boards of
directors of other public companies, such as Adaptec, DemandTec, Informatica, Jive Software, and McAfee, has
provided a firm understanding of his role as a director. His public accounting experience, investment experience
with Hummer Winblad, service on the audit committee of Informatica and role as chairman of the audit
committees of DemandTec, Borland Software and Adaptec provide Mr. Robel with the financial acumen and
leadership skills necessary to serve as the Chairman of our Audit Committee.