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2013 Proxy Statement 9
Carl Bass
President and Chief Executive
Officer, Autodesk, Inc.
Age: 55
Director since 2006
Mr. Bass joined Autodesk in September 1993 and has
served as President and Chief Executive Officer since May
2006. Mr. Bass served as Interim Chief Financial Officer
from August 2008 to April 2009. From June 2004 to April
2006, Mr. Bass served as Chief Operating Officer. From
February 2002 to June 2004, Mr. Bass served as Senior
Executive Vice President, Design Solutions Group. From
August 2001 to February 2002, Mr. Bass served as
Executive Vice President, Emerging Business and Chief
Strategy Officer. From June 1999 to July 2001, he served
as President and Chief Executive Officer of Buzzsaw.com,
Inc., a spin-off from Autodesk. Mr. Bass has also held
other executive positions within Autodesk. Mr. Bass was a
director of McAfee, Inc. from January 2008 until its
acquisition by Intel Corporation in February 2011. Mr.
Bass has served on the board of directors of E2open, Inc.
since July 2011.
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, and employees; the opportunities and risks we
face; and management's strategy and plans for
accomplishing Autodesk's goals. His service on the boards
of directors of McAfee and E2open provided Mr. Bass with
a strong understanding of his role as a director.
Pursuant to Mr. Bass' employment agreement, Autodesk
has agreed to continue to nominate Mr. Bass to serve as a
member of the Board for as long as he is employed by
Autodesk.
Crawford W. Beveridge
Non-Executive Chairman of the
Board of Directors, Autodesk, Inc.
Age: 67
Director since 1993
Mr. Beveridge is the non-executive Chairman of the Board
of Directors. 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, 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. Before
joining Sun Microsystems in 1985, he held HR
management positions in the United States and Europe
with Hewlett-Packard, Digital Equipment Corporation and
Analog Devices Inc. Mr. Beveridge has served as a non-
executive board member of iomart Group plc since
September 2011.
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.
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