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well as Autodesk’s international operational challenges. Mr. Maloney’s years of service as an executive officer at
Intel provide him with the executive compensation knowledge necessary to serve on our Compensation and
Human Resources Committee. His service as a director for Clearwire Corporation also provides him with a firm
understanding of his role as a director.
Mary T. McDowell has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer of Nokia
Corporation since January 2008. Previously, she served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of
Enterprise Solutions of Nokia from January 2004 to December 2007. Prior to joining Nokia, Ms. McDowell
spent seventeen years in various executive, managerial and other positions at Compaq Computer Corporation and
Hewlett Packard Company, including most recently as Senior Vice President, Strategy and Corporate
Development of Hewlett-Packard Company. Ms. McDowell is also a director NAVTEQ Corporation.
Ms. McDowell, the newest member of our Board of Directors, is independent and brings to our Board of
Directors 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.
Charles J. Robel has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of McAfee, Inc. since October
2006. 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. In addition to his service to McAfee, Inc., Mr. Robel is also a director of Informatica
Corporation and DemandTec, Inc., and previously served on the boards of directors of Adaptec, Inc. and Borland
Software Corporation.
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 of
Directors 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 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.
Steven M. West is a founder and partner of Emerging Company Partners, LLC, which was formed in
January 2004. Mr. West served as Chief Operating Officer of nCUBE Corporation, a provider of on-demand
media systems, from December 2001 to July 2003. Prior to joining nCUBE, he was the President and Chief
Executive Officer of Entera, Inc. from September 1999 until it was acquired by Blue Coat Systems, Inc.
(formerly CacheFlow Inc.) in January 2001. Mr. West is a director of Cisco Systems, Inc.
Mr. West is independent and has extensive experience in the information technology industry. His three
decades of experience, which includes founding Emerging Company Partners, LLC, a technology consulting
firm, provide Mr. West with a firm understanding of Autodesk’s industry, business and technology. His past
service on the boards of directors of several public and private companies provides Mr. West with a firm
understanding of his role as a director. His service as a director of Cisco Systems and Gadzooks Networks, and
his participation in numerous audit committee and compensation committee focus groups provide Mr. West with
the leadership skills and executive compensation knowledge necessary to serve as the Chairman of our
Compensation and Human Resources Committee.
Pursuant to the employment agreement between the Company and Carl Bass, the Company has agreed to
continue to nominate Mr. Bass to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors for as long as he is
employed by the Company.
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