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Mr. Bass brings to the Board extensive experience in the technology industry and has spent nearly two
decades in management roles within Autodesk. As our President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Bass
possesses a deep knowledge and understanding of Autodesk’s business, operations, employees, the opportunities
and risks faced by the Company and management’s strategy and plans for accomplishing Autodesk’s goals.
His service on the board of directors of McAfee provided Mr. Bass with a strong understanding of his role as
a director.
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 for as long as he is employed by
the Company.
Crawford W. Beveridge is the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Autodesk. From
April 2006 until January 2010, Mr. Beveridge served as Executive Vice President and Chairman EMEA, APAC
and the Americas of Sun Microsystems, Inc. From March 1985 to December 1990 and from March 2000 to
April 2006, Mr. Beveridge held other positions at Sun Microsystems, Inc., including Executive Vice President
and Chief Human Resources Officer. From January 1991 to March 2000, Mr. Beveridge served as the Chief
Executive Officer of Scottish Enterprise. Mr. Beveridge is a director of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies,
Chairman of Scottish Equity Partners Ltd. and a non-executive board member of eSilicon Corporation.
Mr. Beveridge is independent and his three decades of experience in the high technology industry provide
him with a deep understanding of Autodesk’s technology and business. His management positions with Sun
Microsystems have also provided him with critical insight into the operational requirements of a global company
and the management and consensus-building skills required to lead our Board as non-executive Chairman.
Mr. Beveridge’s extensive international experience, gained from his roles as Chief Executive of Europe’s largest
economic development agency and as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers for Scotland, provides a
valuable perspective to our Board.
J. Hallam Dawson has served as Chairman of the board of directors of IDI Associates, a private
investment bank specializing in Latin America, since September 1986. Mr. Dawson is a director of One Pacific
Coast Bank.
Mr. Dawson, our longest serving independent director, brings to our Board over five decades of experience
with finance, capital markets and accounting. He has a deep understanding of Autodesk’s business and
technology. As the former president of one of the country’s largest banks, Mr. Dawson has the financial acumen
necessary to serve on our Audit Committee. His deep international experience also provides him with an
understanding of the challenges facing a global company. Mr. Dawson also brings strong consensus-building
skills and a functional understanding of the role of the board of directors developed through his service as a
director of public and private companies and a charitable organization.
Per-Kristian Halvorsen has served as Chief Innovation Officer and Senior Vice President of Intuit, Inc.
since December 2008. Previously, he served as Intuit’s Chief Technology Innovation Officer from 2006 to 2007
and Chief Technology Officer from 2007 to 2008. He was Vice President and Director of the Solutions and
Services Research Center at HPLabs from 2000 to 2005. Prior to holding these positions, Dr. Halvorsen was a
laboratory director at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, where he worked for 17 years. Dr. Halvorsen is a
member of the board of directors of Iron Mountain Incorporated and finn.no.
Mr. Halvorsen is independent and has extensive experience in the technology industry. His over two
decades of experience working with various technology companies provides him with a firm understanding
of Autodesk’s industry, business and technology. His past service on the board of directors of Symantec
Corporation gives Mr. Halvorsen a clear understanding of his role as a director. His years of service as an
executive officer at technology companies, including Intuit and HPLabs, provide him with the executive
compensation knowledge necessary to serve on our Compensation and Human Resources Committee.
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